American Beauty quotes

97 total quotes

View Quote Jane: [referring to Lester] Somebody should just put him out of his misery.
Ricky: Do you want me to kill him?
Jane: Yeah, would you?

View Quote I need a father who's a role model, not some horny geek-boy who's gonna spray his shorts every time I bring a girlfriend home from school.

View Quote Lester: How's Jane?
Angela: What do you mean?
Lester: I mean, how's her life? Is she happy? Is she miserable? I'd really like to know, and she'd die before she'd ever tell me about it.
Angela: She's... she's really happy. She thinks she's in love.
Lester: Good for her.
Angela: How are you?
Lester: God, it's been a long time since anybody asked me that... I'm great.
Angela: I've gotta go to the bathroom.
Lester: I'm great.

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 This isn't life, it's just stuff. And it's become more important to you than living. Well, honey, that's just nuts.

View Quote 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.

View Quote Our marriage is just for show. A commercial for how normal we are when we're anything but.

View Quote Ricky: I was filming this dead bird.
Angela: Why?
Ricky: Because it's beautiful.

View Quote Lester: You don't think it's kinda weird & fascist?
Carolyn: Possibly, but you don't want to be unemployed.
Lester: Oh well, alright, let's all sell our souls and work for Satan because it's more convenient that way.

View Quote I know you think my dad's harmless, but you're wrong.

View Quote I am so sick of people taking their insecurities out on me.

View Quote I want to look good naked!

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

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

View Quote [To Carolyn] You don't get to tell me what to do ever again.