American Beauty quotes

97 total quotes

View Quote Carolyn: Are you trying to look unattractive?
Jane: Yes.
Carolyn: Well, congratulations. You've succeeded admirably.

View Quote Ricky: It's like God's looking right at you, just for a second, and if you're careful you can look right back.
Jane: And what do you see?
Ricky: Beauty.

View Quote Lester: You don't think it's kinda weird & fascist?
Carolyn: Possibly, but you don't want to be unemployed.
Lester: Oh well, alright, let's all sell our souls and work for Satan because it's more convenient that way.

View Quote Jane: [On Lester] Could he be any more pathetic?
Angela: I think it's sweet. And I think he and your mother have not had sex in a long time.

View Quote Ricky: Mom, I don't eat bacon.
Barbara: I'm sorry, I must have forgotten...

View Quote Angela: Yeah? Well at least I'm not ugly!
Ricky: Yes you are. And you're boring. And totally ordinary...and you know it.

View Quote Jane: [Referring to Lester] He has this crush on my friend Angela and it's disgusting.
Ricky: You'd rather he had the crush on you?
Jane: No! But it would be nice if I was anywhere near as important to him as she is...

View Quote Carolyn: Don't you mess with me, mister, or I'll divorce you so fast it'll make your head spin!
Lester: On what grounds? I'm not a drunk, I don't **** other women, I've never hit you, I don't mistreat you... I don't even try to touch you since you've made it so abundantly clear how unnecessary you consider me to be! But I did support you when you got your license, and some people might think that entitles me to half of what's yours. So, turn off the light when you come to bed!

View Quote Carolyn: Well, I see you're smoking pot now. I think using psychotropic drugs is a very positive example to set for our daughter.
Lester: You're one to talk, you bloodless, money-grabbing freak.

View Quote Lester: When I was your age, I flipped burgers all summer just to be able to buy an eight-track.
Ricky: That sucks.
Lester: No, actually it was great. All I did was party and get laid. I had my whole life ahead of me.

View Quote Colonel Frank Fitts: Don't placate me like I'm your mother, boy.
Ricky: Excuse me for speaking so bluntly sir. But those ****s make me want to puke my ****ing guts out.
Colonel Frank Fitts: [cautiously, after a long pause] Well, me too son. Me too.

View Quote Lester: So Janie, how was school?
Jane: It was okay.
Lester: Just okay?
Jane: [sarcastically] No dad, it was spectacular.

View Quote Ricky: I was filming this dead bird.
Angela: Why?
Ricky: Because it's beautiful.

View Quote Angela: So, you're ****ing psycho-boy on a regular basis now? Tell me, has he got a big dick?
Jane: It's not like that.
Angela: What, hasn't he got one?
Jane: I'm not going to talk about his dick with you, OK?

View Quote Jane: I don't think we can be friends anymore.
Angela: You're way too uptight about sex.
Jane: Just don't **** my dad, all right? Please?
Angela: Why not?