Amy AdamsQuotes

Amy Adams
Birthday
August 20th, 1974
From
Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
Actor

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day - Embracing Pretend: No Judgment in Life

Delysia Lafosse: [After Guinevere confesses her 'pretending'] Guinevere, Sarah Grubb is not going to judge anybody for pretending'.

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day - Distrust Among Men Explored in Delysia's Words

Delysia Lafosse: Men are so untrusting. I can't think why

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day - Delysia's Ambitious Theatre Aspirations

Delysia Lafosse: [Holds up lingerie and giggles] Phil's a theatre producer! Well, his father is. Phil's got his first show on at the Ambassador, and I've got the lead. Well, I'm pretty sure I have now.

Disenchanted - A Mother's Connection to Her Daughter

Giselle: You are a true daughter of Andalasia. Because, you are my daughter Morgan.

Disenchanted - One Villain in This Town

Giselle: You know, there's only room for one villain in this town.

Disenchanted - A Fairytale Wish Gone Wrong

Giselle: Oh, Morgan I’m so sorry. I wished for a fairytale life and it’s all gone terribly wrong.

Disenchanted - A Land Full of Adventure

Giselle: A land filled with adventure.

Disenchanted - Beginning a New Chapter in Life

Giselle: Let's start our new life.

Disenchanted - Embracing Change: Fear and Excitement Combined

Giselle: I know that change can be scary, but it can also be exciting.

Junebug - A Disagreement About Origins

Madeleine: I was born in Japan.
Ashley: You were not!

Junebug - Desire for Lost Love and Connection

Ashley: [pause; pause] You always know what I need. You know, all I want in the whole world is for Johnny to love me like he did in high school. You held him, didn't you? Aw, he was beautiful. He was perfect.

The Master - Commitment Beyond Trends and Time

Peggy Dodd: This is something you do for a billion years or not at all. This isn't fashion.

The Master - Defending Through Attack in a Hostile Environment

Peggy Dodd: And this is where we are at. At the lowest level. To have to explain ourselves, for what? For what we do, we have to grovel? The only way to defend ourselves is to attack. If we don't do that we will lose every battle that we are engaged in. We will never dominate our environment the way we should unless we attack! And the city, city's just noise. I know the city. I know its rotten secrets, its filthy lies and secrets. They... invited us here and welcomed us. Only to throw us down. And kick us out. It's a grim joke.

Enchanted - A Conversation About Departure and Expectations

Giselle: [from inside the bathroom] Hello?
Robert: Okay, you know what? You gotta go. Look, I don't know what your deal is, if you're waiting around for Prince Charming or you're just...?
Giselle: [from inside] Prince Edward.
Robert: [Giselle emerges from the bathroom in a bright blue and pink dress] Whatever. Look, I'll get you to a bus, a train, a plane, a whatever, then, that's it. After that, I can't...I can't get involved after that. Where did you get that?
Giselle: [Robert notices dress-shaped holes in his curtains and looks quite shocked] I made it. Do you like it? You're unhappy.
Robert: [angrily] You made a dress out of my curtains?
Giselle: Oh, you are unhappy! I'm so sorry.
Robert: Oh, I'm not unhappy. I'm angry. An unpleasant emotion. Ever heard of it?

Enchanted - Seeking a Place to Rest

Giselle: Now, if only I can find a place to rest my head for the night.
Robert: What kind of place?
Giselle: I don't know. Maybe a nearby meadow or a hollow tree.
Robert: A hollow tree?
Giselle: Or a house full of dwarves. I hear they're very hospitable.

Enchanted - Navigating Kindness in a Big City

Giselle: You see, I've been wandering very far and long tonight, and I'm afraid nobody has been very nice to me.
Robert: [cynically] Yeah, well, welcome to New York.
Giselle: [sincerely] Thank you!
Robert: [looks at her strangely] You sure you're okay?
Giselle: Yes.
Robert: Would you like me to call someone for you?
Giselle: Well, I don't think they would hear you from here.

Enchanted - A Request for Entry

Giselle: Hello, please open the door.

Enchanted - A Wish for Happiness

Giselle: I wish you every happiness.

Enchanted - Joy in Every Task, No Matter What

Giselle: [singing] We adore each filthy chore that we determine. So, friends, even though you're vermin, we're a happy working throng!

Enchanted - Hope for True Love's Rescue

Giselle: I'm sure that Edward is already searching for me. No doubt by morning he'll come and rescue me from this strange land. Take me home so that the two of us can share a true love's kiss.

Enchanted - Giselle's Disappointment in an Unpleasant Encounter

Giselle: [after an old man steals her tiara] You... are not a very nice old man!!

The Fighter - Choosing to Avoid Nicknames

Mickey Ward: [about his sisters] Don't use their nicknames.
Charlene Fleming: Rather not fuckin call em anything.

The Fighter - Struggles of Self-Worth and Family Expectations

Mickey Ward: I don't have a girlfriend, all right? I... I like you. I came here because I don't wanna show my face in Lowell. I told everybody I was gonna win that fight and get back on track. I told my daughter I was gonna get a bigger apartment so she could move in. You don't think I wanted to call you? I was embarrassed. I mean, I'm sick of bein a fuckin disappointment. I...
Charlene Fleming: You really think your family's lookin out for you?

The Fighter - Introducing Ourselves to Each Other

Alice Ward: I'm sorry. I don't know who you are. Why are you talking?
Charlene Fleming: I'm Charlene. We just met. We're together. Do we need to do this again? Hi, I'm Charlene.

The Fighter - Introductions and Mutual Recognition Among Characters

Mickey Ward: Alice, this is Charlene.
Alice Ward: I've heard a lot about you.
Charlene Fleming: Really? I've heard a lot about you too.
Alice Ward: What's that supposed to mean?
Charlene Fleming: Same thing you meant.

The Fighter - Defending Dignity Against Insults

Charlene Fleming: Don't call me a skank. I'll rip the nasty hair right outta ya fuckin head bitch!

The Fighter - Defining Identity Beyond Stereotypes

Charlene Fleming: Oh, stop callin me an MTV girl, whatever the fuck that means.

The Fighter - Disappointment with a Subtitled Movie Choice

Charlene Fleming: That's the movie you wanted to see? There wasn't even any good sex in it. Had to read the whole fuckin movie. Fuckin subtitled. Some guy from a road crew recommended it to you, a fuckin subtitled movie?

Trouble with the Curve - Self-Sufficiency and Independence Asserted

Mickey Lobel: I can provide for myself just fine.

Trouble with the Curve - The Passage of Time Through Hard Work

Mickey Lobel: Time flies when you're working your ass off.

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian - The Joy of Pursuing Passions

Amelia Earhart: Do you know why I became a pilot?
Larry Daley: I have no idea.
Amelia: For the fun of it. Why else would anyone do anything?

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian - Acknowledging the Pioneers of Aviation

Tuskegee Airman #2: Ma'am, I'd just like to thank you.
Amelia Earhart: For what?
Tuskegee Airman #2: [salutes] Well, a lot of people didn't think we could fly, either. Thanks for clearing the runway.

Justice League - The Return of Hope in Darkness

Lois Lane: [Writing a story for the Daily Planet] Darkness, the truest darkness, is not the absence of light. It is the conviction that the light will never return. But the light always returns to show us things familiar, Home, family, and things entirely new, or long overlooked. It shows us new possibilities and challenges us to pursue them. this time, the light shone on the heroes coming out of the shadows to tell us we won't be alone again. Our darkness was deep and soon to swallow all hope. But these heroes were here the whole time to remind us that hope is real. That you can see it. All you have to do is look, up in the sky.

Man of Steel - The Meaning Behind the "S" Symbol

Lois Lane: What's the "S" stands for? .....well, here it's an S. ...well, how about "Super...".

Man of Steel - Lois Lane Welcomes to the Planet

Lois Lane: Welcome to the Planet.

Man of Steel - The Elusiveness of a Hidden Presence

Lois Lane: How do you find someone who has spent a lifetime covering his tracks? For some, he was a guardian angel. To others, a ghost who never quite fit in.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - Confrontation Over Missed Communication

Swannick: [''Lois approaches him washing hands in restroom''] Wrong room Miss.
Lois: Secretary Swannick, you haven't been returning my phone calls.
Swannick: Miss Lane, if you'd like an interview, Major Farris is just outside that door.
Lois: You're treating me like a stranger?
Swannick: I'm treating you like a reporter.
Lois: All right. Is the U.S. government providing experimental military arms to rebels in Africa?
Swannick: [''Walks away''; [w:Tin foil hat|A tin-foil hat?] You know, with balls like yours, you belong in here. What's your source on this? ]
Lois: [''Follows him holding up a baggie of bullet''; [w:The Pentagon|The Pentagon] No, not tin. But it's metal. Fired in the Superman incident. Experts at ] can't ID it. We haven't been told the truth.
Swannick: [''Walks up to her''; ''Walks away''] Here's the truth. A reporter got greed for a scoop and went where she shouldn't have. Superman acted like some rogue combatant to rescue her, and people died. Don't invent a conspiracy theory to put back his halo. Or yours.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - Dangerous Discoveries and Professional Responsibilities

Clark: So why didn't you tell me? You're digging up snakes Lo'. It's kind of dangerous.
Lois: [''Condescendingly smirks''] That is why I didn't tell you.
Perry: Lane, don't you have a plane to catch?
Lois: [''Walks away''] Yes, sir.
Perry: [''Hands paper to Clark''; ''Walks away''] Benefit for the Library of the Metropolis. Someone on the committee that Clark Kent cover it. Probably some old charity crone who's got a thing for nerds.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - Media Coverage and Crime in Gotham

Kent: [''To Perry in meeting room''] It's like a one-man reign of terror. This bat vigilante has been consistently targeting the port and the adjacent projects and tenements. And, as far as I can tell, the cops are actually helping him.
Perry: [''Makes a sweeping gesture''] Crime Wave in Gotham". Other breaking news; "Water. Wet". Did you file the football yet?
Kent: Why aren't we covering this this? Poor people don't buy papers?
Perry: People don't buy papers, period, Kent.
Kent: Perry, when you assign a story, you're making a choice about who matters. And who's worth it.
Perry: [[w:Robert F. Kennedy|Robert; [w:Martin Luther King, Jr.|Martin; [w:John F. Kennedy|John] Good morning, Smallville. The American conscience died with ], ] and ].
Lois: [''Enters meeting room''; ''Holding up [[w:Pactiv Evergreen|a baggie] Sorry. I'm sorry. ] of a bullet] No match. No guys in the crime lab ever seen one before.
Perry: [''Snatches bag from Lois''] It's called a bullet. You shoot people with them.
Lois: Recovered from scene of the firefight in the desert. Not sold anywhere commercially in the world, even black market.
Perry: So?
Lois: [[w:Tuareg people|Tuareg fighters; [w:Sahara|the Sahara] So who gave prototype military rounds to ] in ]?
Perry: You're the reporter. Tell me.
Lois: [[w:Federal government of the United States|the U.S. government] I think ] is arming the rebels while claiming to support the elected government!
Perry: The Ask, Lois!
Lois: [[w:Washington, D.C.|D.C.] Flight to ] Couple of days there.
Perry: Go! Coach. No extra leg room!
Lois: [''Opens door and turns around pointing''] Economy plus.
Perry: Coach!

Her - Embracing Joy Amid Self-Doubt

Amy: You know what, I can over-think everything and find a million ways to doubt myself. And since Charles left I've been really thinking about that part of myself and, I've just come to realize that, we're only here briefly. And while I'm here, I wanna allow myself joy. So fuck it.

Her - The Freedom Found in Sleep

Amy: It's how we spend a third of our lives asleep, and maybe that's the time when we feel the most free.

Her - The Madness of Falling in Love

Amy: Falling in love is a crazy thing to do. It's like a socially acceptable form of insanity.