[about Carol Connelly's promise to never sleep with him]
"Never," she says. "Never," she says.
Melvin Udall
Jack Nicholson · 51 quotes
Carol Connelly
Helen Hunt · 25 quotes
Simon Bishop
Greg Kinnear · 18 quotes
Frank Sachs
Cuba Gooding Jr. · 15 quotes
Most scenes together: Melvin Udall & Carol Connelly (15), Melvin Udall & Frank Sachs (10), Melvin Udall & Simon Bishop (5)
As Good as It Gets quotes
Page 3 of 6[introducing Carol Connelly and Simon Bishop to each other]
Carol, the waitress, Simon, the ****.
[to Brian]
I'll be quiet. Just let me stay here. No problem. Go get Carol. Get her here. I'm not a - a prick. You are. I'm not judging. I'm a great customer. This day has been a disaster. I'm not sure if I can handle this, too.
[to Carol Connelly]
But you're beautiful, Carol. Your skin, your long neck, the back, the line of you. You're why caveman chiseled on walls.
[to Melvin Udall]
Is this fun for you? Hm? You lucky devil. It just keeps getting better and better, don't it? I'm losing my apartment, Melvin. And... and Frank, he wants me to beg my parents, who haven't called me for help. And I won't. And... I... I don't want to paint anymore. So, the life that I was trying for is over. The life that I had is gone, and I'm feeling so damn sorry for myself that it's difficult to breathe. It's high times for you, isn't it, Melvin?! The gay neighbor's terrified! TERRIFIED!
[to Melvin Udall]
When you first came into breakfast, when I first saw you, I thought you were handsome. Then, of course, you spoke.
[to Melvin Udall]
You look so s- . . . [She stops herself from saying "sexy" and regathers.] You look, uh, great. You look great.
[to the bartender]
The next thing I know, she's sitting right there next to me. Well, it's not right to go into details. I got nervous. I screwed up. I said the wrong thing. Where if I hadn't, I... I could be in bed right now with a woman who, if you make her laugh, you got a life. Instead, I'm here with you. No offense, but a moron pushing the last legal drug.
[to Verdell]
Do you miss the tough guy? [imitating Melvin] Well here I am, sweetheart! Happy to see me, ya little piss-ant mop!? How 'bout another ride down the chute?!
[to Verdell]
I think it's a beautiful day for our walk today. Very nice. [Verdell is avoiding the cracks in the sidewalk, just like Melvin does. Melvin slows and observes the dog mirroring his behavior. Verdell carefully places his paws again to avoid a crack in the sidewalk.] What? Huh? [to Verdell] Hey! Hey! [He laughs out loud.] Look at that! Look at him! [He puts on plastic gloves.] I've gotta give you something. I gotta give you something real good, too. Now, I'm gonna show it to you. Come on, buddy. [He lifts Verdell to eye level.] Don't be like me, don't you be like me. You stay just the way you are 'cause you are a perfect man, and I'm gonna take you home and get you something to eat.
[to Vincent Lopiano]
Okay. Wh - What I do is I watch. You ever watch somebody who doesn't know that you're watching them? An old woman sitting on a bus or kids going to school or somebody just waiting, and you see this flash come over them, and you know immediately that it has nothing to do with anything external because that hasn't changed. And when you see it, they're just sort of realer, and they're more alive. I mean, you look at someone long enough, you discover their humanity.
[trying to write]
"Love was..." [Simon Bishop knocks on his door] Son of a BITCH! Pansy-ass stool pusher!
As long as you keep your work zipped up around me, I don't give a rat-crap when or where you shove your show. Are we done being neighbors for now?