American Beauty (1999)
Thora Birch: Jane Burnham
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Quotes
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Ricky Fitts : It's like God is looking right at you, just for a second, and if you're careful... you can look right back.
Jane Burnham : And what do you see?
Ricky Fitts : Beauty.
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Carolyn Burnham : Are you trying to look unattractive?
Jane Burnham : Yes.
Carolyn Burnham : Well, congratulations. You've succeeded admirably.
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Angela Hayes : *Jane, he's a freak!*
Jane Burnham : *Well, then so am I!* And we'll always be freaks and we'll never be like other people and you'll never be a freak because you're just too... perfect!
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[first lines]
Jane Burnham : I need a father who's a role model, not some horny geek-boy who's gonna spray his shorts whenever I bring a girlfriend home from school. What a lame-o. Someone really should just put him out of his misery.
Ricky Fitts : Want me to kill him for you?
Jane Burnham : Yeah. Would you?
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Jane Burnham : Are you scared?
Ricky Fitts : I don't get scared.
Jane Burnham : My parents will try to find me.
Ricky Fitts : Mine won't.
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Jane Burnham : [turning the camera on Ricky] Don't you feel naked?
Ricky Fitts : [looking down, grinning] I am naked.
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Lester Burnham : So, Janie, how was school?
Jane Burnham : It was okay.
Lester Burnham : Just okay?
Jane Burnham : No, Dad, it was spectacular.
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Angela Hayes : So, you're fucking psycho-boy on a regular basis now? Tell me, has he got a big dick?
Jane Burnham : It's not like that.
Angela Hayes : What, hasn't he got one?
Jane Burnham : I'm not going to talk about his dick with you, OK?
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Jane Burnham : I don't think we can be friends anymore.
Angela Hayes : You're way too uptight about sex.
Jane Burnham : Just don't fuck my dad, all right? Please?
Angela Hayes : Why not?
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Jane Burnham : Could he be any more... pathetic?
Angela Hayes : I think he's sweet. And I think he and your mother have not had sex in a long time.
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[Lester eavesdrops on Jane and Angela through Jane's bedroom door]
Jane Burnham : Sorry about my dad.
Angela Hayes : Don't be. I think it's funny.
Jane Burnham : Yeah, to you, he's just another guy who wants to jump your bones. But to me, he's just... too embarrassing to live.
Angela Hayes : Your mom's the one who's embarrassing. What a phony. But, your dad's actually kind of cute.
Jane Burnham : Shut up.
Angela Hayes : He is. If he just worked out a little, he'd be hot.
Jane Burnham : Shut up!
Angela Hayes : Oh, come on. Like you've never sneaked a peek at him in his underwear? I bet he's got a big dick.
Jane Burnham : You are so grossing me out right now.
Angela Hayes : If he built up his chest and arms, I would totally fuck him.
Jane Burnham : [covers her ears and sings 'la la la' over and over again]
Angela Hayes : I would! I would suck your dad's big fat dick, and then I'd fuck him until his eyes rolled back in his head!
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[after meeting Ricky Fitts for the first time]
Angela Hayes : What a freak! And why does he dress like a bible salesman?
Jane Burnham : He's just so confident, it can't be real.
Angela Hayes : I don't believe him. I mean, he didn't even like, look at me once!
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Jane Burnham : [seeing Lester having just been shot] Oh, my God...
Ricky Fitts : [looks at Lester, curiously intrigued] Wow...
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Angela Hayes : Who are you looking for?
Jane Burnham : My parents are coming tonight. They're trying to, you know, take an active interest in me.
Angela Hayes : Gross. I hate it when my mom does that.
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Jane Burnham : Somebody should just put him out of his misery.
Ricky Fitts : Do you want me to kill him?
Jane Burnham : Yeah, would you?
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Jane Burnham : Mom, do we always have to listen to this elevator music?
Carolyn Burnham : No. No, we don't.
Carolyn Burnham : As soon as you've prepared a nutritious yet savory meal that I'm about to eat, you can listen to whatever you like.
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Jane Burnham : I know you think my dad's harmless, but you're wrong.
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Jane Burnham : [in car, laughing] I'm so sorry my Dad was weird tonight.
Angela Hayes : That's okay. I'm used to guys drooling over me. It started when I was about twelve. I'd go to dinner with my parents. Every Thursday night: Red Lobster.
[scoffs]
Angela Hayes : And every guy there would stare at me when I walked in. And I knew what they were thinking. Just like I knew guys at school thought about me when they jerked off.
Jane Burnham : [disgusted] Vomit.
Angela Hayes : No, I liked it. And I still like it. If people I don't even know look at me and wanna fuck me, it means... I really have a shot at being a model. Which is great. Because there's... nothing worse in life than being ordinary.
Jane Burnham : [made self-conscious] I really think it'll happen for you.
Angela Hayes : [nods] I know. Because everything that was meant to happen, does... eventually.
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Ricky Fitts : You know, that's not a very nice thing to do... hiring someone to kill your dad.
Jane Burnham : Well, I guess I'm not a very nice girl then, am I?
