Annie So what are you hiding from the law or is it just a bad nose job?
Penelope Mhm, bad nose job.
Played by Christina Ricci 
Penelope (2006) · 13 quotes
Penelope (2006) · 13 quotes
Most-quoted character in Penelope (2006): in 8 of its 13 quotes
Most scenes with: Jessica Wilhern (2), Max (2)
Scenes with Penelope
8 scenes Annie Penelope Penelope Helleborus orientalis. They're amazing; they bloom even in the winter.
Annie That's cool.
Penelope They just pop up without any help from anyone.
Annie [laughs]
Kind of like my ex-boyfriend, if you know what I mean.
Penelope [telling her class her story]
And we lived happily ever after - well, happily ever after so far at least.
Child #1
I don't get it. What does it mean?
Penelope Well, you tell me what you think it means.
Child #2
Rich people stink!
Child #3
It's always the mother's fault.
Child #4
It's not the power of the curse - it's the power you give the curse.
All Halloween I've been running into someone I used to know.
Penelope [wearing a pig mask]
This someone - she meant a lot to you?
Yes, yes she did.
Penelope What happened?
I couldn't give her what she wanted.
Penelope What did she want?
To be free.
Journalist #1
Do you have any other pig parts?
Penelope No!
Journalist #2
With such a large nose, do you smell better than the rest of us?
Penelope [laughs]
You tell me.
Wanda Wait! He's still a blue-blood! He can break the curse.
Penelope Max, I know this face repulses you... And I wouldn't, I wouldn't dream of asking you to accept it.
No... No... No...
Penelope But this isn't me, the real me is inside here somewhere just waiting to get out and you can make that happen and once the curse is broken I'll be just like anybody else.
What if the curse doesn't get broken? What if the curse can never be broken?
Penelope Then I'll kill myself. I promise, I promise I will. Marry me, Max. Marry me.
I can't.
Penelope Get out.
I'm...
Wanda Get out. Get out!
Penelope I'm not the one who ran, Mother!
Well, of course they run, dear. [suddenly angry] When you spring yourself on them like that! Do you think I showed your father my mole on our first date? No. I had the good sense to wait until after we were married!
Penelope I didn't show him my "mole", Mother. I showed him (leans over the bannister) my face!
Penelope Just speeding things up!
Penelope (opening a mini-pack of Ho-Ho's)
No, that’s already been done for me!
Stop that! (knocks Ho-Ho's out of her daughter’s hand)
Penelope That was the last of the Ho-Ho’s! (gets up in a rage) Where’s your credit card? I’m going to the store!
No, no, no! Hey! Look, you want more Ho-Ho’s? We’ll send Jake for some!
Penelope (fighting for her mom’s purse)
I’m old enough to get my own!
Wanda (takes a handful of popcorn)
Pick me up some chocolate!
Penelope And he’ll run too, they always run! I mean, why can’t you accept that? For seven years, I’ve been watching them run! Do you have any idea how that makes me feel? Do you?
I’m sorry but we just can’t stop!
Penelope We can because as much as I want to believe that there’s one man who won’t run away, one man who... who... (stares at the TV set and sees Max)
Sweet loving angels of all things merciful!
Penelope (shocked)
Did he see?
Wanda He had to. He was there!
Wanda Yes! Go!
Penelope No! I can't just...
Jessica and Wanda Oh, just go!
