Love means never having to say you 're sorry - wikipedia Love means never having to say you 're sorry `` Love means never having to say you 're sorry '' Actor Ali MacGraw First used in Love Story Voted # 13 in AFI 's 100 Movie Quotes poll `` Love means never having to say you 're sorry '' is a catchphrase based on a line from the Erich Segal novel Love Story and was popularized by its 1970 film adaptation starring Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal. The line is spoken twice in the film : once in the middle of the film, by Jennifer Cavalleri ( MacGraw 's character ), when Oliver Barrett ( O'Neal ) apologizes to her for his anger ; and as the last line of the film, by Oliver, when his father says `` I 'm sorry '' after learning of Jennifer 's death. In the script the line is phrased slightly differently : `` Love means not ever having to say you 're sorry. '' The line proved memorable, and has been repeated in various contexts since. In 2005 it was voted # 13 in the American Film Institute 's list AFI 's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes. The band Sounds of Sunshine had a Top 40 hit in the United States with a song titled `` Love Means You Never Have to Say You 're Sorry '' in 1971. `` Love means never having to say you 're... '' is the opening sentence in the popular song `` Ca n't Help but Love You '' by The Whispers, from their album named after the movie, issued in 1972. The line has also been criticized or mocked, for suggesting that apologies are unnecessary in a loving relationship. Another character played by O'Neal disparages it in the 1972 screwball comedy What 's Up, Doc ? : Barbra Streisand 's character coos that `` Love means never having to say you 're sorry '' while batting her eyelashes, and O'Neal's character responds, deadpan, `` That 's the dumbest thing I ever heard. '' In popular culture This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( February 2017 ) In the 34th episode of the second season of Small Wonder, entitled `` You Gotta Have Heart, '' little robot girl Vicki 's parents explain love to her as `` love means never having to say you 're sorry. '' In a 2004 episode of The Simpsons ( `` Catch ' Em If You Can '' ), the Simpson family watches the film, and Lisa retorts, `` No it does n't ! '' The line has also been parodied countless times, usually substituting another word or phrase for `` love '' and / or `` you 're sorry, '' especially the latter. The quote is also shown in TV series Love Rain. On iZombie Season 2, Episode 19, titled `` Salivation Army '', Liv says, `` A massive zombie outbreak means never having to say you 're sorry. '' On Weeds, Nancy Botwin, after the death of her drug dealer mentor, U-Turn, explains to the tattoo artist her reason for getting a U-Turn traffic sign tattoo is that `` It just reminds me that Thug means never having to say you 're sorry. '' When asked by the tattoo artist if she does n't mean `` love '', Nancy replies, `` Absolutely not. Love means you 're constantly apologizing. '' IN THE 1972 movie What 's Up Doc Barbara Stresisand charecter says it to Ryan O'Neal charecter who responds `` That 's the Dumbest Thing I ever Heard '' References Jump up ^ `` Frankly, My Dear, I Do n't Give A Damn '', AFI 's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes, American Film Institute. Jump up ^ Press release by AFI : 100 greatest movie quotes of all time External links `` Ali MacGraw 's Definition of Love ( Love Story Reunion Show ) ''. The Oprah Winfrey Show. October 11, 2010. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Love_means_never_having_to_say_you%27re_sorry&oldid=801817862 '' Categories : Quotations from film and television English phrases Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from February 2017 All articles needing additional references All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from March 2015 Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 22 September 2017, at 01 : 38. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who said love means never having to say you're sorry
Answer: Ali MacGraw