Sing (2016)
Tori Kelly: Meena
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Quotes
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Buster Moon : [Hears Meena singing 'Hallelujah' on her headphones] You think you can sing like that? In front of an audience?
Meena : I don't know. But I'd like to try.
Buster Moon : Good. Because I want to see it.
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[after Buster goes back to sleep, Meena knocks and opens the slide door]
Meena : Mr. Moon?
Buster Moon : [in his sleep] Meena, please.
Meena : I baked a cake for you 'cause... Well, I know you're sad right now and probably afraid to try again and...
Buster Moon : [gets up] Yeah, I am afraid. I'm afraid that this... This, me, right now, this is who I am. This is-this is my lot for life. That I'm not the guy that my dad wanted me to be. Not by a million miles.
Meena : But you told me...
Buster Moon : [interrupts] What? What did I say?
Meena : Well, you know... "Don't let fear stop you from doing the thing you love."
Buster Moon : [groans] That's just a bunch of stupid, corny...
Meena : No, it's not.
Buster Moon : What? You really believe that you're gonna be a singer?
Meena : Well, yeah, maybe...
Buster Moon : [snapped] WELL, THEN YOU'RE JUST AS BIG A FOOL THAN I AM!
[Meena gasps quietly]
Buster Moon : Look, kid... you and me, we're both afraid for good reason. 'Cause deep down, we know... We just don't have what it takes.
[Buster looks down to the ground. Broken-hearted, Meena sets down the cake in frustration and runs away]
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Meena's Mother : [comforting Meena after she fails to sing at Buster Moon's audition] Oh, honey, please don't cry. You are not a failure. There'll be other chances, you just...
Meena's Grandfather : Bah! The heck, there will!
Meena's Mother : Dad, please.
Meena's Grandfather : Come on! Don't you want this?
Meena : Well, sure, but I messed it up.
Meena's Grandfather : Then you gotta go back there tomorrow and say, Mr. Moon, I demand you let me re-audition! Be confident! Show 'em you ain't gonna be pushing around! You got that, Meena?
Meena : Um...
Meena's Grandfather : Good. Now go get my cocoa.
