Memorable Quotes from Bel Powley
5 quotesSignificance of a Father's Death Date
Kelsey
What are those numbers on your arm?
Scott Carlin
That's the date my dad died.
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Confrontation at Abandoned Property
Security guard
Hey, hey, wait. Hey, hey, guys. Look, look. You can't be here, man. Y-You got to go.
Tara
Why?
Security guard
It's private property, that's why.
Scott
It's an abandoned orphanage. Why can't we be here?
Richie
Who gives a shit, man? What are you doing here? You fucking protecting the ghosts of dead orphans?
Security guard
Look, ], shut your damn mouth. I'll be back in five minutes for you assholes. If you're still here, I'm calling the cops, period.
[[w:Kanye West|fat Kanye; ''Oscar [[w:the finger|raises middle finger; ''Walks away'']
Oscar
You better get the cops, man, cause you're a fake cop. You need the real ones. Motherfuckers.
Scott
Fuck all of y'all.
Igor
I feel bad. We- we were a little too mean.
Scott
Yeah. He's nice.
Igor
Yeah, he's a really good guy.
Kelsey
See that guy is what is wrong with Staten Island. We don’t get any of the cool people from any of the other boroughs. No one comes here. We’re stuck with the pricks who live here.
Oscar
You’re talking about us, right in front of us.
Kelsey
Kind of. I mean no one comes here! There’s no flow of people. That guy’s like two hundred. We’ve known him since we were six.
Tara
Why can’t this be like ]?
[[w:Brooklyn|Brooklyn]
Kelsey
There’s no reason we shouldn’t be cool like Brooklyn. We’ve got amazing views. It’s close to the city. It’s cheap. Nice people. It makes no sense.
Scott
We’re like the only place New Jersey looks down on. You could see the garbage dump from space. This place is never gonna change.
Kelsey
No. ]. Brooklyn used to be a shithole. We’re next. I’m gonna take my civil service test. I’m gonna work for the city in city planning. You watch, this place is going to be fucking Williamsburg in ten years.
[[w:gentrification|It happened to the Meatpacking District, the Village]
Richie
Nobody wants that.
Scott
Why do you wanna work in the city and do city planning? That sounds so boring.
Tara
I feel like Brooklyn is better. I dated a guy that lived in Brooklyn. He was a mixologist. He made ice cubes out of milk. He was so classy.
Oscar
Shut up.
Kelsey
I love Staten Island. It’s amazing. And people are gonna see it soon. Trust me.
Scott
If you love it so much, why don’t you let me tattoo it on you?
Kelsey
No, I’m not letting you tattoo me again.
Scott
Well I need somebody to tattoo. Come on Rich, what about you man?
Richie
Don’t even look at me, dude.
Scott
Why?
Richie
] tattoo on his arm] Your work is mad inconsistent. Obama ain’t right.
[''Points to tattoo of [[w:Barak Obama|Obama]
Scott
I got the eyes wrong, okay?
Richie
He’s not right! This has hurt me. I don’t have any black friends anymore. I can’t go to a barber shop no more. You got Obama wrong. Ain’t nothing worse than that.
Scott
What about you, Igor? You want a dragon or something?
Igor
I love your tattoos. My brother? It’s the spitting image. It’s my favorite. No this is my favorite.
[''Lifts his shirt to reveal a tattoo of a cat with his navel implied to be the anus'']
Igor
You killed that.
Scott
I really worked hard on the eyes.
Igor
He’s so cute. I love his butthole. It reminds me that I have a belly button. So I’m good.
Kelsey
I gotta go. Watching you beg to give tattoos is too sad. And that’s freaking me out.
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Awkward Compliments and Misunderstandings
Jake
I gotta be honest Kelsey, you look exactly like your picture. Or you’re thicker, more robust.
Kelsey
Thank you. It’s a compliment. You look a little bit like Antonio Banderas if I squint really hard.
Jake
Please squint all night long! That's great, you look, Chelsea, I mean- Kelsey. I'm sorry.
Kelsey
That's alright. What's your name again?
Jake
Um, it's Jake, sorry about that. So, uh, what do you do?
[''Scott appears clearing tables'']
Kelsey
I’m studying to work in the city. I want to make Staten Island a great place again.
Jake
Staten Island’s already cool, what’re you talking about?
Kelsey
Yeah it is. You’re the first person here to say that.
Jake
It’s the best place on Earth. At least on the East Coast.
Kelsey
Excuse me. Oh. Hey.
[''To Scott'']
Scott
Oh, hey. Hey.
Kelsey
Hello. Hey.
Scott
Would you guys want still or sparkling water?
Kelsey
Um, you pick.
[''To date'']
Jake
I’m more of a sparkling guy.
Kelsey
Sparkling it is.
Jake
I do like tequila if I could get ]?
[[w:Patrón|a Patrón with a rock]
Kelsey
That’s fine.
Jake
Tequila on rock. You guys want ]? Or olive oil.
[[w:garlic bread|warm bread]
Deena
Oh bro, did you scare off another customer? What's wrong with you?! I’m so sorry about that. He has like, nepotism, you know?
[''Scott takes off after Kelsey and Deena turns to Kelsey's date'']
Kelsey's date
Is that a disease?
Deena
Yeah. It’s a bad one.
Kelsey
I brought that guy here to make you jealous so that you could give a fuck!
Scott
To make me jealous?!
Kelsey
You don’t seem jealous or upset at all!
Scott
I do care. Of course I care.
Kelsey
I chose the hottest guy on Tinder. Look at me! Look at my tits. It’s literally the Eiffel Tower holding them up in there.
Scott
You look great.
Kelsey
Thank you.
Scott
Please don’t cry here. Please.
Kelsey
You look awful.
Scott
What do you mean?
Kelsey
Your skin looks see-through and the circles around your eyes are so dark you look like an anorexic panda.
Scott
I know I do.
Kelsey
You always look sick and pale like you have a disease but you don’t know it yet. You literally look like if I touched you, you’d just turn to dust.
Scott
I’m sorry. I’m not doing very well.
Scott
What do I tell your date?
Kelsey
Tell him to fuck off. I met him ten minutes ago. He’s ].
[[w:Disc jockey|a DJ]
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Mixed Feelings About Intimacy and Communication
Kelsey
Thanks for the sex. It was wonderful until you started talking.
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A Humorous Observation on Physical Resemblance
Kelsey
You look a little like ], if I squint my eyes a bit.
[[w:Antonio Banderas|Antonio Banderas]
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