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American Beauty

American Beauty quotes

97 total quotes

Angela Hayes
Buddy King
Carolyn Burnham
Jane Burnham
Lester Burnham
Ricky Fitts




View Quote I'm not obsessing. I'm just curious.
View Quote If people I don't even know look at me and want to **** me, it means I really have a shot at being a model.
View Quote In order to be successful, one must project an image of success at all times.
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 It would be nice if I was nearly as important to him as she is...
View Quote It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself.
View Quote 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?
View Quote Janie's a pretty typical teenager. Angry, insecure, confused. I wish I could tell her that's all going to pass, but I don't want to lie to her.
View Quote Janie, today I quit my job. And then I told my boss to go **** himself, and then I blackmailed him for almost sixty thousand dollars. Pass the asparagus.
View Quote Look at me, jerking off in the shower — this will be the high point of my day. It's all downhill from here.
View Quote Look mom, I really don't feel like having a Kodak moment here, okay?
View Quote Man, oh man. Man, oh man, oh man, oh man, oh man. * [Last Words]
View Quote Mom, do we ALWAYS have to listen to this elavator music?
View Quote My dad thinks I paid for all this with catering jobs. Never underestimate the power of denial.
View Quote My name is Lester Burnham. This is my neighborhood; this is my street; this is my life. I am 42 years old; in less than a year I will be dead. Of course I don't know that yet, and in a way, I am dead already.