Nancy Downs You know, if I was pathetic as you are, I would have killed myself ages ago. You should get on with it.
Played by Fairuza Balk 
The Craft (1996) · 31 quotes
The Craft (1996) · 31 quotes
Most-quoted character in The Craft (1996): in 28 of its 31 quotes
Most scenes with: Sarah Bailey (17), Chris Hooker (7), Bonnie (7)
You know, in the old days, if a witch betrayed her coven, they would kill her.
More lines from Nancy Downs
5 quotes Nancy Downs Nancy Downs If God and the Devil were playing football, Manon would be the stadium that they played on.
Nancy Downs Have you ever heard of invoking the spirit? It's when you called him... Manon. It's like... it's like you take him into you. It's like he fills you. He takes everything that's gone wrong into your life and makes it all better again.
Nancy Downs [after finding out that Chris had tried to rape Sarah]
I'm gonna go play.
Nancy Downs He's sorry? Oh, he's sorry, he's sorry, he's sorry! He's sorry! He's sorry! He's sorry! Sorry my ass!
Scenes with Nancy Downs
22 scenes
Driver Watch out for the weirdos, girls.
Nancy Downs We are the weirdos, mister.
Nancy Downs I drink of my sisters, and I take into myself... all the power of Manon.
That's all?
Mr. Bailey
Can I help you?
No one can help me.
What's wrong with her?
Her spell's not working.
What spell?
I don't know. She doesn't want to be white trash anymore. I told her, "You're white honey! Just get over it."
Nancy Downs What's wrong with your scars, Sarah. [cuts her]
No, it's real.
Nancy Downs Then why are you still bleeding? Run, run like the little coward that you are! She's so pathetic!
Relax... it's only magic. Now who's pathetic?
Did you tell your friends?
...what?
That you're a lying sack of shit.
No... b-but I will.
All these songs are by Connie Francis.
Grace Downs
Yeah, isn't that great? Since I was a little girl, I've always wanted in life a jukebox that played nothing but Connie Francis records.
That's great.
Who's Connie Francis?
Grace Downs
Who's Connie Francis? Honey, listen and learn! Connie Francis!
Nothing makes everything all better again.
Nancy Downs Maybe not for you...
Laura Lizzie Ow! You're pulling my hair out!
Sorry, I thought I saw a bug. They have shampoo for that, you know.
Laura Lizzie Stupid bitch.
Hey, can I talk to you for a second, Chris?
Mitt I'm sorry. Chris is really busy, maybe we could set something up for-- nice jacket-- later in the week. What do you think?
Why did you lie about me?
Look, I don't want to go out with you again, okay? Please stop begging. It's pathetic.
Hey, Chris, **** you!
Nah.
Trey But I will.
Mitt [looks at Trey as Sarah runs off, upset]
She gonna cry, then I'm gonna cry, and we're all gonna cry!
Sarah, come on, I mean... you look like you need to talk to somebody anyway.
How do you know what I look like? We're talking on the phone.
You're just jealous!
Nancy Downs Jealous? Jealous! You don't even exist to me! You don't exist! You are nothing! You are shit! You don't exist. The only way you know how to treat women is by treating them like whores! Well, you're the whore! And this is gonna stop! Do you understand? Hmm?
Nancy Downs Oh, he's sorry! He's sorry, he's sorry, he's sorry, he's sorry, he's sorry! [shouts] Sorry, me ass! [kills him]
Why didn't you answer the phone?
It's three in the morning, Chris.
Oh. Yeah, I guess that's a good reason... hey, you know, I was thinking we should move in together.
I don't think I'm ready for that level of commitment.
Oh. Sarah, I can't stop thinking about you. I can't eat, I can't sleep. I think I love you. I've never loved anyone before... well, except for my mom and this little puppy I had when I was little...
You're in big trouble with Manon. He says you've abused the gifts he's given you and now you have to pay.
Nancy Downs [her fingers turn top snakes]
What's going on?
Where did Bonnie and Rochelle go? They just ran out of here without even saying good-bye. That's bad manners.
Lirio You know how to use the candles?
Yeah, you light the wick.
Yeah right... wait, did you call me an asshole?
Nancy Downs He comes on anything with tits, Sarah.
Except me.
I'm not watching him.
Nancy Downs He spreads disease. [uncomforably] I speak from personal experience. [after yelling at Chris] He's a jerk.
Nancy Downs [noticing Sarah's cuts]
What's up with this?
What you'd do with it?
A-a kitchen knife.
Nancy Downs [reassuring her]
Punk rock! Let's go.
The right way? How do you know the right way?
Well how you do know?
Nancy Downs So, hot stuff, how did it go?
How did what go?
Nancy Downs Your date with Chris.
Chris already told everybody.
That you guys did it.
But we didn't... do it.
Nancy Downs Well then he was just trying to save-face then, because he's going around the whole school saying that you were the lousiest lay he's ever had, and coming from him, that's pretty bad.
[looking over to the other girls in the classroom who were giggling]
No, he didn't [hoping it wasn't true]
Nancy Downs He did.
He said the same stuff about Nancy.
Nancy Downs Told you he was a jerk.
The almanac says today will bring an arrival or something.
Nancy Downs Yeah, wonderful. I'm getting a rag.
A new wholeness and with it a new balance, earth, air, fire, water... maybe it's our fourth.
Nancy Downs We don't need a fourth.
Nancy What's going on? Why aren't you dead?
Manon. He came to me. Saved me. Oh, and by the way. He wanted me to give you a message. You're in deep shit. He says you've abused the gifts that he's given you, and now you're going to have to pay the price.
Nancy [her fingers turn to snakes]
What's going on?
Where did Bonnie and Rochelle go? They just ran out of here without even saying good-bye. That's bad manners.
Nancy He comes on to anything with tits, Sarah.
Except me.
I'm not watching him.
Nancy He spreads disease. [uncomfortably] I speak from personal experience. [mockingly cheers on Chris on the field] Run, Chris! Go long! Go for the pass, baby!
Nancy [Chris falls down] [to Sarah]
He's a jerk.
