Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)

Elizabeth Olsen: Martha

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• Martha : I am a teacher and a leader. You just never let me be that. But now, I am... I know who I am.

• [as Marcy May introduces a new 'recruit' to their home and shows her one of the babies] 

  Sarah : All the kids here are boys.

  Martha : [referring to Patrick]  He only has boys.

• Martha : [about their robbery victim]  Zoe, I can't stop thinking about that man.

  Zoe : Yeah. I know. We're never really dead or alive; we just exist. So he's still existing, but it's in a parallel time. Just don't think about it.

• Lucy : We're trying to have a family and I don't feel safe with you here.

  Martha : Lucy?

  Lucy : What?

  [louder] 

  Lucy : What?

  Martha : You're gonna be a terrible mother.

• Martha : Is it true married people don't fuck?

• Lucy : Why would you think it's okay to come in here like that?

  Martha : I don't know. It's a big bed. You guys were on the other side.

  Lucy : You can't come into our room when we're having sex. That's not normal. It's private.

  Martha : Sorry.

  Lucy : You don't need to apologize. Just - I need you to understand why it's not okay.

  Martha : Okay.

  Lucy : Do you?

  Martha : Yeah.

  Lucy : Well?

  Martha : Because it's private and not normal.

  Lucy : Oh, God.

• Martha : [to Lucy]  Just because we're sisters doesn't mean we need to talk about everything that comes into your head!

• Martha : I am a teacher and a leader.