American Beauty quotes

View Quote Well then, I guess I'm not a very nice girl then, am I?

View Quote [To Lester] What do you expect? You can't just suddenly become my best friend because you've had a bad day! I mean, come on...you've barely spoken to me for months.

View Quote Dad! You stare at her all the time! Like you're drunk! It's disgusting!

View Quote It would be nice if I was nearly as important to him as she is...

View Quote Mom, do we ALWAYS have to listen to this elavator music?

View Quote Then so am I! And we'll always be freaks and we'll never be like other people and you'll never be a freak because you're just too... perfect.

View Quote Welcome to America's weirdest home videos.

View Quote I didn't mean to scare you. I just think you're interesting.

View Quote I'm not obsessing. I'm just curious.

View Quote 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 realized 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.

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

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

View Quote Yes you are. And you're boring. And totally ordinary...and you know it.

View Quote [To Frank] What a sad old man you are.

View Quote [To Barbara] Mom...I wish things could have been better for you. Take care of Dad.