Gracie Hart Look, she's gonna cry again. [imitating winner] 'Oh, if I only had a brain."'
2nd most-quoted character in Miss Congeniality (2000): in 13 of its 19 quotes
Most scenes with: Victor Melling (8), Eric Matthews (5)
I am in a dress, I have gel in my hair, I haven't slept all night, I'm starved, AND I'm armed! Don't MESS with me!
More lines from Gracie Hart
2 quotes Gracie Hart Gracie Hart Hey! I'm GLIDING here!
Scenes with Gracie Hart
10 scenes
Why is New Jersey called "The Garden State"?
Gracie Hart Because "Oil and Petrochemical Refinery State" wouldn't fit on a license plate?
Your hair should make a statement.
Gracie Hart As long as it doesn't say 'Thank you very much for the Country Music Award'!
[teaching Gracie how to glide]
See? Glide. It's all in the buttocks. Don't I look pretty?
Gracie Hart It takes a very secure man to walk like that.
Just imagine that she's me and there's something you wanna know but I don't wanna talk about it. What would you do?
Gracie Hart You want me to beat it out of her?
You gotta admit, part of you is going to miss this.
Gracie Hart I know I am going to miss the heels because they do something for my posture. And I'm suddenly very aware and proud of my breasts.
Funny, so am I.
All right, here are your new IDs. For pageant identity.
Gracie Hart Gracie Lou Freebush?
Yeah, remember, you like that name.
Gracie Hart Yeah, well, my IQ just dropped ten points.
so i was thinking, you know, when we get back to the city, after we write up our reports, and you get all ugly again, i dont know maby we could have dinner you know...
Gracie Hart What do you mean? Like a date?
No! Just casual dinner... If we happen to have sex afterwards so be it!
Gracie Hart you think i'm gorgeus, you wanna date me, love me and marry me!
Cheryl "Rhode Island" Frasier
Once I stole a pair of red underwear from the department store. My mom wouldn't buy them for me - she said they were Satan's panties!
Is this you not arguing? 'Cause you suck at it.
Gracie Hart I would so love to hurt you right now.
As long as you smile.
What, no armored car?
Gracie Hart That would be in my other dress.
Kathy Morningside Of course he had a gun. This is Texas! Everybody has a gun. My florist has a gun!
Stan Fields I don't own a gun. My ancestors were Quakers.
Vic
The interview is the single most important part of the pageant. It accounts for 30% of your total score.
Gracie Yeah? And what's the other 70%? Cleavage?
Stan [as he is being commented by interviewers]
I was right in the middle of my song...and then, there was this BIG explosion!
Kathy [Eric and Gracie are shown escorting Frank and Kathy to the police, arresting them both] [unamused]
You people got nothing on me. This is ridiculous. [Frank smiles]
[to Kathy]
Don't worry, Miss Morningside. Where you're going, they'd love to meet a former beauty queen.
Gracie Yeah, and when he says "meet", he means M-E-A-T. [Gracie takes Kathy to a police car, but Kathy stops and turns to her]
Kathy [calmly]
Sweetheart, you don't understand. All I'm guilty of is trying to make the world a more beautiful place! Look at yourself. Why, Dennis Rodman looked better in a dress, but now you're a lady. I did that.
Gracie No, Vic did that and a team of highly federal manicurists and people who make you...you know, like...beautiful. You know what? You're under arrest. Get in the car. [she tries to put Kathy in the back of the car, but she gets up]
Kathy [growing angry]
No, you think you saved something tonight, but all you did was to destroy the dream of young women all over this country.
Gracie What, you think their dream is to get blown up? Y'know, you got a really good shot at that insanity plea.
Kathy [as Gracie places her in the car]
Yeah? Well, I earned it, honey! 25 years of bitching beauty queens and what do I get?! FIRED! They STEAL my life, they steal my beauty pageant!
Gracie Hey, hey! It is not a beauty pageant. It is a scholarship program.
Kathy Yeah, yeah.
Gracie Yes.
Gracie [Kathy turns to Gracie in shock, then Gracie shuts the police car's door, and it drives off with Kathy inside]
Enjoy your run in the the Miss San Antonio Women's Correctional Facility Pageant. Huh? Huh? [laughs and snorts; to Eric] Get it? "The Women's Correctional Facility"?
