Degrassi: The Next Generation (TV Series)

Modern Love (2005)

Lauren Collins: Paige Michalchuk

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Quotes 

• Paige : Marco's not scary. Marco's afraid of bees and Heather Sinclair, not scary. Unless maybe you see her in her granny panties after gym.

• Paige : You do know you can be secrecy-challenged sometimes, right?

• Alex : [helping Paige pour nacho cheese into vat at movie theater concession stand]  You know, fake cheese is one ingredient away from being plastic.

  Paige : Hmm. Just like Manny Santos.

  Alex : It's Mr. O you should be mad at. You know, that wasn't exactly a Prince Charming thing to do.

  Paige : But what if I, sorta, miss him already. Is that bad?

  [Alex sighs and gives Paige a look] 

  Paige : Shoot me. Drown me in fake cheese!

• Manny Santos : [to Paige]  Happy weekend, Paige!

  [Paige ignores her] 

  Manny Santos : Why, thanks, Manny, and thanks for taking my practice this morning.

  Paige : You want me to thank you? For what? Dropping a dirty bomb on my life?

  Manny Santos : Practice went awesome without you and if you ask some of us, that wasn't a coincidence.

  Paige : You told Hazel when you swore that you wouldn't.

  Manny Santos : I thought she knew, okay? Chill.

  Paige : Don't use your outdated slang on me. I doubt that your mouth is even connected to your tiny, shriveled boy-obsessed brain.

  Manny Santos : I'm the dumb one? Who still hasn't figured out no to chase older guys? Guys so out of her league it's not funny.

  Paige : Big words for someone who picks up my leftovers.

  [People start looking at the two. Paige walks away and Manny pulls her arm back] 

  Manny Santos : Could you be more self-obsessed? All you think about is your own butt which would require a lot of though given that it's huge!

  [Manny kicks Paige's butt as Paige walks away. Paige turns around and slaps Manny in the face. Manny drops her books and starts pulling on Paige's hair. People crowd and watch the fight until Principal Hatzilakos and Mr. Oleander break up the fight. Mr. Oleander grabs Manny and Mrs. Hatzilakos grabs Paige] 

  Matt Oleander : MANNY! Calm down!

  Manny Santos : Hey Mr. Pedophile-I MEAN, Mr. Oleander. Don't make your girlfriend Paige even more jealous of me!

  Principal Daphne Hatzilakos : Manny. My office - Monday. Paige, Mr. Oleander, now!

• Paige : Whole world is gonna hate me if I get him fired.

  Marco Del Rossi : You're in love. What were you supposed to do?

  Paige : Abstain from contact with male humans, seeing as how I'm Paige, the Bermuda triangle of love.

• Principal Daphne Hatzilakos : [in her office with Paige]  Well, this was a rather upsetting day.

  Paige : Manny Santos is a liar, okay? She lies.

  Principal Daphne Hatzilakos : Nothing ever happened between you and Mr. Oleander?

  Paige : That would be wrong. He was tutoring me and that's all.

  Principal Daphne Hatzilakos : Mr. Simpson has already left for the day, as has Mr. Oleander's advisor and frankly I'm less than comfortable discussing this without one of your parents being here.

  Paige : Is that totally needed?

  Principal Daphne Hatzilakos : We're all gonna meet Monday at 8:00, but I think I should warn you there's a pretty big discrepancy in your reports.

  Paige : Reports?

  Principal Daphne Hatzilakos : Takes on the situation. Mr. Oleander has a very different one. He told me that you were obsessed with him, that you followed him, you wouldn't leave him alone. You stalked him.

• Matt Oleander : [to Paige when she comes over to his apartment]  Hi.

  Paige : Hi. You're just gonna say hi?

  Matt Oleander : Look, I tried calling. You weren't picking up your phone. I'm glad you came over.

  Paige : Gee, why didn't I put a microphone in my bra? That's such a novice psycho stalker mistake.

  Matt Oleander : I know you're upset. Me too.

  Paige : No, I'm not. I'm livid, boiling, pissed beyond all recognition.

  Matt Oleander : Can we talk about this?

  Paige : You have three minutes.

  Matt Oleander : Paige, you know what this job means to me. You know what school means to me.

  Paige : I'm waiting for the us part.

  Matt Oleander : Us? I, I figured we'd leave time to let it blow over and when it's summer we're home free.

  Paige : And in the meantime I get what, expelled? Referred to as that sad, desperate loony who stalks TA's?

  Matt Oleander : I didn't know what else to say!

  Paige : Please, you wanted to look like the good guy. Don't kid yourself!

  Matt Oleander : Okay, Paige, you had a public fight with Manny Santos after promising me nothing else would be said!

  Paige : She was really mean. Why am I doing this?

  Matt Oleander : My entire future is on the line.

• Paige : Monday. Um. I'll go along with it. With your story. I lost my temper with Manny. Michalchuks: we have temper.

• Paige : [in Ms. Hatzilakos' office]  I don't need my parents to protect me. I'm only telling the truth. I was inappropriate with Mr. Oleander and I'd like to transfer out of his class, immediately.

  Archie 'Snake' Simpson : It's the only media immersion class offered in Grade 11. You will fail the course.

  Paige : So I'll repeat it next year.

  Archie 'Snake' Simpson : Every Grade 12 credit is taken, Paige, for university applications.

  Paige : Well, then maybe I should just transfer schools entirely, now.

  Principal Daphne Hatzilakos : It's May! Transferring so late, chances are you can't complete the academic year. You will fail entirely.

  Archie 'Snake' Simpson : [to Paige]  Have you really thought this through? You should be getting set for university, not acting like you're in kindergarten.

  Principal Daphne Hatzilakos : Mr. Simpson!

  Archie 'Snake' Simpson : I'm sorry, but I'm not buying what she's selling. Anything I saw didn't look too one sided.

  Principal Daphne Hatzilakos : You saw something?

  Paige : Leave it, sir. Please leave it.

  Archie 'Snake' Simpson : No, I can't.

  [to Matt] 

  Archie 'Snake' Simpson : I trusted you with my kids. My kids trusted you, including her.

  Paige : Please stop it. Can we just stop?

  Matt's Advisor : Students often have feelings for their teachers. You just took your feelings too far. We can help.

  Archie 'Snake' Simpson : Okay, I'm not going to sit here and watch this.

  Paige : I don't care if I fail! Can we just finish this now, please?

  Archie 'Snake' Simpson : Daphne, whose side are we on, huh? The students or the teachers?

  Principal Daphne Hatzilakos : I need to know what you saw, Archie. How can I make a decision if I don't know what you saw?

  Matt Oleander : We had...

  Principal Daphne Hatzilakos : There's a lot at stake here.

  Matt Oleander : We had a relationship.

  Paige : What are you doing?

  Matt Oleander : We were seeing each other outside of school. It shouldn't have happened. I take full responsibility.