Wayne's World Quotes
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Source: Wayne's World
Speaker: Wayne and Garth
We're not worthy! We're not worthy!
Context
This line is spoken by Wayne and Garth, played by Mike Myers and Dana Carvey, in the film Wayne's World, directed by Penelope Spheeris (1992).
Lovable losers Wayne and Garth idolized metal and rock icons like Alice Cooper and Aerosmith. When they meet their heavy metal idols, they bow down and plead, "We're not worthy! We're not worthy!"
Where you've heard it
You hear this when you're meeting one of your favorite idols, whether it's Alice Cooper, Taylor Swift, or the fourth girl from the left in Fifth Harmony.
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
Your musical idol may be pretentious, but the person saying this is not.