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Quotes from the movie American Beauty
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[To Jane] Honey, I'm so proud of you. I watched you very closely, and you didn't screw up once!
Carolyn Burnham


You cannot count on anyone except yourself.
Carolyn Burnham


You ungrateful little brat! Just look at everything you have. When I was your age, we... lived in a duplex! We didn't even have our own house!
Carolyn Burnham


I will sell this house today, I will sell this house today...
Carolyn Burnham


[To Lester] Honey, don't be weird!
Carolyn Burnham


I see you're smoking pot now! I'm so glad. I think using illegal psychotropic substances is a very positive example to set for our daughter.
Carolyn Burnham


There happens to be a lot about me that you don't know, Mr. Smarty Man. There's plenty of joy in my life.
Carolyn Burnham


I refuse to be a victim!
Carolyn Burnham


I need a father who's a role model, not some geek-boy who's gonna spray his shorts every time
Jane Burnham


I bring a girlfriend home from school.
Jane Burnham


I know you think my dad's harmless, but you're wrong.
Jane Burnham


Welcome to America's weirdest home videos.
Ricky Fitts


I didn't mean to scare you. I just think you're interesting.
Ricky Fitts


I'm not obsessing. I'm just curious.
Ricky Fitts


It was one of those days when it's a minute away from snowing and there's this electricity in the air, you can almost hear it. And this bag was, like, dancing with me. Like a little kid begging me to play with it. For fifteen minutes. And that's the day I knew there was this entire life behind things, and... this incredibly benevolent force, that wanted me to know there was no reason to be afraid, ever. Video's a poor excuse, I know. But it helps me remember... and I need to remember... Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world I feel like I can't take it, like my heart's going to cave in.
Ricky Fitts


My dad thinks I paid for all this with catering jobs. Never underestimate the power of denial.
Ricky Fitts


[To Angela on Jane] She's not your friend. She's just someone you use to feel good about yourself.
Ricky Fitts


[To Jane on Ricky] I don't believe him. I mean, he didn't even like, look at me once!
Angela Hayes


It's that psycho next door. Jane, what if he worships you? What if he's got a shrine with pictures of you surrounded by dead people's heads and stuff?
Angela Hayes


You total slut, you have a crush on him. You're defending him, you love him, you wanna have, like, ten thousand of his babies.
Angela Hayes


I don't think that there's anything worse than being ordinary.
Angela Hayes