American Beauty quotes

97 total quotes

View Quote Angela: [referring to Ricky] Jane, he's a freak!
Jane: 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!

View Quote Jane: [referring to Lester] Somebody should just put him out of his misery.
Ricky: Do you want me to kill him?
Jane: Yeah, would you?

View Quote Ricky: You know, that's not a very nice thing to do. Hiring somone to kill your dad.
Jane: Well then I guess I'm not a very nice girl then, am I?

View Quote Ricky: You're right, I suck dick for money.
Colonel Frank Fitts: Boy...
Ricky Fitts: Two thousand dollars, I'm that good.
Colonel Frank Fitts: Get out.
Ricky: And you should see me ****. I'm the best piece of ass in three states.
[Colonel Fitts threatens to hit Ricky]
Colonel Frank Fitts: Get out! I don't ever want to see you again.
Ricky: What a sad old man you are.

View Quote Colonel Frank Fitts: Where's your wife?
Lester: Uh, I dunno. Probably out ****ing that dorky, prince-of-real-estate asshole. And you know what? I don't care.
Colonel Frank Fitts: Your wife is with another man and you don't care?
Lester: Nope. Our marriage is just for show. A commercial for how normal we are when we're anything but.

View Quote Angela: What do you want?
Lester: Are you kidding? I want you.

View Quote Lester: How's Jane?
Angela: What do you mean?
Lester: I mean, how's her life? Is she happy? Is she miserable? I'd really like to know, and she'd die before she'd ever tell me about it.
Angela: She's... she's really happy. She thinks she's in love.
Lester: Good for her.
Angela: How are you?
Lester: God, it's been a long time since anybody asked me that... I'm great.
Angela: I've gotta go to the bathroom.
Lester: I'm great.