Ghost World 2001 quotes

Cineplex manager

What the hell is wrong with you?

Enid

What? I was just joking around with the customers. It's my schtick.

Cineplex manager

Well, lose it. And why aren't you pushing the larger sizes? Didn't you get training about upsizing?

Enid

Yeah, but I feel really weird. It's pretty sleazy.

Cineplex manager

It's not optional! [leaves her]

Enid

Jesus.

Hi. Can I get a medium 7 Up?

Enid

Medium? Why, sir, do you not know that for a mere 25 cents more, you could purchase a large beverage? And you know, I'm only telling you this because we're such good friends. Medium is really only for suckers who don't know the concept of value.

Do you serve beer or any alcohol?

Enid

I wish. Actually, you wish. After about five minutes of this movie, you're gonna wish you had ten beers.

Enid

It was so cute how he had his own little bags. I thought I was going to start crying.

Rebecca

Yeah, he should totally just kill himself. [looking through the classified ads in a newspaper] Oh, here's one. Oh, but you have to share with a "non-smoking feminist and her two cats."

Enid

I don't know. I kind of like him. He's the exact opposite of everything I really hate. In a way, he's such a clueless dork, he's almost kind of cool.

Rebecca

That guy is many things, but he's definitely not cool.

Enid

God, what a bunch of ****.

Rebecca

God, I know. I thought that chipmunk face was never gonna shut up.

Enid

I know. I liked her so much better when she was an alcoholic crack addict. She gets in one car wreck and all of the sudden she's Little Miss Perfect and everyone loves her.

Enid

Oh, my God. He just ordered a giant glass of milk.

Josh

That's a vanilla milkshake.

Enid

Sometimes I think I'm going crazy from sexual frustration.

Rebecca

And you haven't heard of the miracle of masturbation?

Enid

You know what my number-one fantasy used to be?

Seymour

What?

Enid

I used to think about one day, just not telling anyone and going off to some random place. And I'd just... disappear. And they'd never see me again. Do you ever think about stuff like that?

Seymour

I guess I probably did when I was your age.

Enid

You know what we should do? We should just get in your car right now and just drive off. Just find some totally new place and start a whole new life. **** everybody.

Seymour

I'm, uh, I'm not in any good condition to drive.

Enid

I'm serious! I'm just so sick of everybody. Why can't I just do what I want?

Seymour

What do you want?

Enid

What do you want? [a pause. They look into each other's eyes] Don't you like me?

Garage sale woman

How much for this dress?

Rebecca

God, I can't believe you're selling that.

Enid

That's $500.

Garage sale woman

What?

Enid

500.

Garage sale woman

You're crazy. It should be, like, $2.

Enid

I was wearing that when I lost my virginity.

Garage sale woman

Well, why do I care about that?

Enid

Well, why do you want it? I mean, it would look stupid on you anyway.

Garage sale woman

God! **** you! [tosses the dress back over the rack and walks off]

Rebecca

So, now are you gonna get a regular job?

John

Oh, my God. Didn't they tell you?

Enid

Tell me what?

John

Punk rock is over.

Enid

I know it's over, asshole, I'm not even—

John

You really want to **** up the system? Go to business school. That's what I'm gonna do. Get a job in some big corporation and, like, **** things up from the inside.

Enid

You know, I'm not even trying—

John

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Hey, do you have my money?

John

Oh! Oh, how punk!

Enid

You know that tape sucked, by the way?

John

Oh, I'm so sorry if it offended Jew.

Enid

Go die, asshole!

John

Get a job.

Enid

God, **** you!

Rebecca

Can we go now?

Enid

You know, it's not like I'm some modern punk, dickhead! It's obviously a 1977 original punk rock look, but I guess Johnny ****face over there is too stupid to realize it!

Rebecca

I didn't really get it either.

Enid

Everyone's too stupid!

John

Well, well, well. If it isn't Enid and Rebecca—the little Jewish girl and her Aryan friend.

Enid

You're late, asshole.

John

Fine, and how are you?

Enid

Did you bring the tape?

John

You never paid me for that tape of the lndian dance routine.

Enid

Yes, I did.

John

You Jews are so clever with money.

Enid

**** you! You stupid redneck hick.

Josh

Aren't there a million places like this?

Enid

No. This is the ultimate. It's, like, the Taj Mahal of fake '50s diners.

Maxine

It's really quite something to see you all grown-up like this, Enid. I'd love to know what you're doing now. I can't help but feel I had some small part in how you turned out. What are you studying? You were always such a smart little girl.

Enid

I'm taking a remedial high school art class for ****-ups and ****.

Oh, my God. You guys, I can't believe we made it!

Enid

Yeah. We graduated high school. How totally amazing.

Rebecca

I want to make love to him.

Enid

I'm gonna tell him you said that.

Weird Al

So nice to see you again, ladies.

Enid

Hi, Weird Al. My friend here has—

Rebecca

Shut up!

Enid

She says she wants to—

Rebecca

Shut up!

Rebecca

Wow. This is so bad, it's almost good.

Enid

This is so bad, it's gone past good and back to bad again.