Catherine O'Hara Quotes

Home Alone

Family Dynamics in a Crisis Situation

Kevin I made my family disappear!

[has a flashback to what his family told him the night before]

Megan Kevin, you're completely helpless.

Linnie You know, Kevin, you're what the French call les incompétents.

Buzz Kevin, I'm going to feed you to my tarantula.

Jeff Kevin, you are such a disease!

Kate There are 15 people in this house, and you're the only one who has to make trouble.

Frank Look what you did, you little jerk!

Kevin I made my family disappear.

[smiles, to himself]

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A Mighty Wind

Confusion Over Kids' Praise in Music

Mickey Crabbe Then there's the kids - we're hearing: "You rock... you rock me... you rock my world!" What?

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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Searching for Kevin in New York

Cop What's the child's name?

Kate Kevin.

Peter K-E-V-I-N.

Cop When did you see him last?

Kate Curbside check-in?

Peter No, I saw him at the door. He was with us in the terminal.

Cop Most people get separated at security checkpoints. Did everyone get through security?

Kate I don't know. Peter...

Peter We were in a hurry. We had to run all the way to the gate.

Cop When did you notice he was missing?

Kate When we picked up our baggage here.

Cop Has the boy ever run away from home?

Peter No.

Cop Has he ever been in a situation where he's been on his own?

Kate As a matter of fact, this has happened before. It's becoming a McCallister family tradition.

Peter Funnily enough, we never lose our luggage.

Kate He was left at home, by accident, last year.

Peter That's what my wife meant calling it a McCallister family tradition.

Cop We'll call Chicago and notify them of the situation. The odds are that's where he is.

Peter Thanks.

Cop It's very unlikely he'd be anywhere else.

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Home Alone

Sibling Dispute Over Movie Restrictions

Kevin Mom, Uncle Frank won't let me watch the movie, but the big kids can. Why can't I?

Kate Kevin, I'm on the phone. When do you come back? Not till then?

[on the phone]

Kevin It's not even rated R. He's just being a jerk.

Kate Kevin, if Uncle Frank says no, then it must be really bad. No, we're not bringing the dog, we're putting it in the kennel for the... Hey, get off! Kevin, out of the room.

[on the phone]

Kevin Hang up the phone and make me, why don't you?

Kate This kid.

Peter Hey, did you pick up a voltage adapter thing, by any chance?

Kate No, I didn't have time to do that.

Peter Then how do I shave in France?

Kate Grow a goatee.

Kevin Dad, nobody'll let me do anything.

Peter I've got something for you to do. Why don't you pick up those Micro-Machines that are in there? Aunt Leslie stepped on one and almost broke her neck.

Kate He was in the garage again playing with the glue gun.

Peter Didn't we talk about that?

Kevin Did I burn down the joint? I don't think so. I made ornaments out of fishhooks.

Peter My new fishhooks?

Kevin I can't make ornaments out of the old ones with dry worm guts stuck on them.

Kate Peter.

Peter Come on, Kevin. Out.

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Home Alone

Travel Challenges on Christmas Eve

Scranton ticket agent Everything's full.

Kate Everything's full?

Scranton ticket agent I'm very sorry, but it is Christmas Eve.

Kate What about another airline?

Scranton ticket agent Nothing available. May I help you get a hotel room in the city? Tomorrow afternoon we can get you a flight to Chicago.

Kate I can't wait that long.

Scranton ticket agent I'm terribly sorry, ma'am, but we're doing absolutely everything we can.

Kate Go ahead. I'm in your way. I'm sorry. You've got places to go, people to see. You got a ticket there. That's good. Excuse me. Look, I have been awake for almost 60 hours. I'm tired and I'm dirty. I have been from Chicago to Paris to Dallas to... Where the hell am I?

[to woman waiting; pushes woman out of the way]

Scranton ticket agent Scranton.

Kate I'm trying to get home to my 8-year-old son! Now you're telling me it is hopeless?

Scranton ticket agent I'm sorry.

Kate No, no, no, no, no! No way! This is Christmas! The season of perpetual hope! I don't care if I have to get on your runway and hitchhike. If it costs me everything I own, if I have to sell my soul to the Devil himself, I am going to get home to my son.

Scranton ticket agent Ma'am, if there was anything at all I could do for you...

Kate Do it. Do anything.

Scranton ticket agent I can get you a hotel room.

Kate What?

Gus Can you excuse us for a sec? Can I see you for a second, please? Excuse us. You got a bit of a dilemma. We got a crisis ourselves. Allow me to introduce myself. Gus Polinski. Polka King of the Midwest? The Kenosha Kickers? No? That's okay. I thought you might have recognized I had a few hits a few years ago. That's why I just... "Polka, Polka, Polka"? "Twin Lakes Polka"? "Yamahoozie Polka" a.k.a. "Kiss Me Polka"? "Polka Twist"?

[pulls Kate aside; singing]

Kate These are songs?

Gus Yeah, we... Some fairly big hits for us. You know, in the early 70s. Yeah, we sold about 623 copies of that.

Kate In Chicago?

Gus No, Sheboygan. Very big in Sheboygan.

Kate Did you say you could help me?

Gus Anyway, I'm rambling on here. Our flight was canceled, so we gotta drive. See the guy in the yellow jacket over there by the Budget sign? He's gonna rent us a nice big van, and we're gonna drive to Milwaukee. I heard you had some problems getting to Chicago to see your kid or something?

Kate Uh, my son. We left, and he's there.

Gus Aw, geez. If you have to get to Chicago, we'll gladly drive you. It's on the way to Milwaukee.

Kate You'd give me a ride?

Gus Sure, we will. Why not? You've gotta get home to see your kid.

Kate A ride to Chicago?

Gus Sure. Why not? It's Christmastime.

Kate Thank you. Oh, thank you.

Gus If you don't mind going with some polka bums.

Kate No, I'd love to.

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Penelope

Character Descriptions and Misunderstandings in Dialogue

Duty Cop Detailed description?

Jessica Wilhern Brown hair. Brown eyes. A unique... ly pleasant personality.

[pauses]

Franklin Wilhern Think pig.

Duty Cop So she's a fat girl?

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A Mighty Wind

Inquiry About Cockfighting Location

Mickey Crabbe Why didn't somebody follow him? Is there a cockfight arena near here?

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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Kevin's Independence in New York Adventure

Kate Where's Kevin?

Kevin Fourteen. It's a good thing I have my own ticket, just in case you guys try to ditch me.

[He grabs the ticket.]

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Home Alone

Family Conflict Over Pizza Dispute

Kate What is the matter with you?!

[to Kevin]

Kevin He started it! He ate my pizza on purpose! He knows I hate sausage and olives and onions and...

Uncle Frank Look what you did, you little jerk!

[cutting him off]

Kate Kevin, get upstairs right now.

Kevin Why?

Jeff Kevin, you're such a disease.

Kevin Shut up!

Peter Kevin, upstairs!

Kate Say good night, Kevin.

Kevin Good night, Kevin". Why do I always get treated like scum?

[sarcastically]

Kate Oh, I am sorry. This house is just crazy. We've got all these extra kids running around. My brother-in-law drove in from Ohio today. It's just nuts.

[to Pizza Boy]

Kevin How come you didn't bring any more cheese pizzas?

Pizza Boy Nice tip. Thanks a lot.

Kate Thanks.

Harry Having a reunion or something?

Kate My husband's brother transferred to Paris last year. His kids are still there. He missed the family, so he invited us to Paris so we can be together.

Harry You're taking a trip to Paris?

Kate Yes, we hope to leave tomorrow morning.

Harry Excellent, excellent.

Kate If you'll excuse me, this one's a little out of sorts. I'll be right back.

Harry Don't worry about me. I spoke to your husband already. And don't worry about your home. It's in good hands.

Kate There are 15 people in this house. You're the only one who has to make trouble.

[escorting Kevin to the attic after he caused trouble in the kitchen]

Kevin I'm the only one getting dumped on.

Kate You're the only one actin up. Now, get upstairs.

Kevin I am upstairs, dummy. Third floor?

Kate Go.

Kevin It's scary up there.

Kate Don't be silly. Fuller will be up in a little while.

Kevin I don't wanna sleep with Fuller. You know about him. He wets the bed. He'll pee all over me. I know it!

Kate Fine. We'll put him somewhere else.

Kevin I'm sorry.

Kate It's too late. Get upstairs.

Kevin Everyone in this family hates me.

Kate Then maybe you should ask Santa for a new family.

Kevin I don't want a new family! I don't want any family! Families suck!

Kate Just stay up there. I don't wanna see you again for the rest of the night.

Kevin I don't wanna see you again for the rest of my whole life. And I don't wanna see anybody else, either.

Kate I hope you don't mean that. You'd feel pretty sad if you woke up tomorrow morning and you didn't have a family.

[feeling hurt]

Kevin No, I wouldn't.

Kate Then say it again. Maybe it'll happen.

Kevin I hope that I never see any of you jerks again!

[runs upstairs in a huff, and Kate closes the door]

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After Hours

Unexpected Conversations During a Chaotic Night

Paul You wouldn't believe what I've been through tonight. You just, wouldn't believe it.

Gail Oh, I'm an ice cream vendor - Mr. Softee.

Paul What? I - you misunderstood me. I didn't ask what you did for a living. I said, you wouldn't believe what I've been through tonight.

Gail It's not boring. And I have my own Mr. Softee truck. It's not - it's not boring.

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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Packing for the Trip

Kate Honey, are you packed yet?

Kevin Yes.

Kevin on Recorder Yes.

Kate Everything I put out?

Kevin Yes.

Kevin on Recorder Yes.

Kate Did you see what Grandma Penelope sent you for the trip?

Kevin Let me guess. Donald Duck slippers?

Kate Close. An inflatable clown to play with in the pool.

Kevin How exciting. Why do we have to go to Florida? There's no Christmas trees in Florida.

[sarcastically]

Kate Kevin, what is it with you and Christmas trees?

Kevin How can you have Christmas without a Christmas tree, Mom?

Kate We'll find a nice fake silver one. Or decorate a palm tree.

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Peter Where's the camcorder battery?

Kate I put it in the charger. How's this? Oh, much better.

Peter Hey, Kevin, you'd better go put your tie on. We don't wanna be late for the Christmas pageant.

Kevin My tie's in the bathroom and I can't go in because Uncle Frank's taking a shower. He says that if I walked in there and saw him naked, I'd grow up never feeling like a real man. Whatever that means.

[Peter and Kate stare]

Peter I'm sure he was kidding. Just run in there, get your tie, get out, and don't look at anything.

[after a pause, chuckles]

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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Repetitive Request for Kevin's Item

Peter This Kevin's? Give this to Kevin.

Kate Give this... Give this to Kevin.

[tries to pass it to Frank, who waves her off; she passes it to Leslie instead]

Leslie Give this to Kevin.

Tracy Give this to Kevin.

Linnie Kevin.

Buzz Give this to Kevin.

Rod Give this to Kevin.

Sondra Give this to Kevin.

Megan Give this to Kevin.

Jeff Give this to Kevin.

Brooke Give this to Kevin.

Fuller Here you go, Kevin. Kevin's not here.

[notices elderly couple standing next to him instead of Kevin; passes bag up the line]

Brooke Kevin's not here.

Jeff Kevin's not here.

Megan Kevin's not here.

Sondra Kevin's not here.

Rod Kevin's not here.

[passes bag to Linnie, skipping Buzz]

Linnie Kevin's not here.

Tracy Kevin's not here.

Leslie Kevin's not here.

[passes bag to Kate, skipping Frank]

Kate Kevin's not here.

[gives bag to Peter]

Peter What?!

[incredulously]

Kate KEVIN!!!!!!!!!

[laughs, but immediately gasps in shock, then screams at the top of her lungs in alarm; faints]

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Beetlejuice

Family Dinner Conversation in a New Home

Delia I can't believe we're eating Cantonese. Is there no Szechuan up here?

Lydia I plan to have a stroke from the amount of MSG that's in this food.

Delia This is our first meal in this house, so why don't we all do our little private parts to make it a pleasant one?

Charles Don't bait your mother, Pumpkin. As soon as we get settled, we'll build you a darkroom in the basement.

Lydia My whole life is a darkroom. One. Big. Dark. Room.

Delia So you were miserable in ], and now you're going to be miserable out here in the sticks. At least someone's life hasn't been upheaved.

[[New York City]

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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

An Apology for Immature Pranks

Buzz Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I'd like to apologize for whatever displeasure I might've caused you.

Kevin What?

Buzz My prank was immature and ill-timed.

Frank Immature or not, it was pretty gol-dern hilarious.

Buzz I'd also like to apologize to my brother. Kevin, I'm sorry.

Kate Oh, Buzz, that was very nice. Kevin, do you have something to say?

[the whole family claps their hands and stops, waiting for Kevin to say something]

Buzz Beat that, you little trout-sniffer.

Kevin I'm not sorry! I did what I did because Buzz humiliated me! And since he gets away with everything, I let him have it! And since you're all so stupid to believe his lies, I don't care if your idiotic Florida trip gets wrecked or not! Who wants to spend Christmas in a tropical climate anyway?

Kate Kevin!

Peter Kevin, you walk out of here, you sleep on the third floor.

Fuller Yeah, with me.

Kevin So what else is new?

Frank You'd better not wreck my trip, you little sourpuss! Your dad's paying good money for it!

Kevin Oh, I wouldn't want to spoil your fun, Mr. Cheapskate!

Buzz What a troubled young man.

Kevin They're all a bunch of jerks.

Kate Hi. You know, Kevin, the last time we all tried to take a trip, we had a problem that started just like this.

Kevin Yeah, with me getting dumped on.

Kate I don't care for your choice of words. That's not what happened last time, and it's not what's happening this time. Buzz apologized to you.

Kevin Yeah, then he called me a trout-sniffer. He didn't mean what he said. He was just sucking up to you.

Kate Okay, why don't you just sit up here for a while and think things over? When you're ready to apologize to Buzz and the rest of the family, you can come down.

Kevin I'm not apologizing to Buzz! I'd rather kiss a toilet seat!

Kate Then you can stay up here for the rest of the night.

Kevin Fine. I don't wanna be down there anyway. I can't trust anybody in this family. And do you know what? If I had my own money, I'd go on my own vacation, alone, without any of you guys. And I'd have the most fun in my whole life.

Kate Well, you got your wish last year. Maybe you'll get it again this year.

Kevin I hope so!

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After Hours

A Challenging Night of Frustration and Regret

Paul I have had a terrible, terrible night. Do you understand?

Gail I'm just trying to entertain you.

Paul I don't want any entertainment! And, I'm sorry I did that. I'm sorry. I am under - oh God, I - I'm unable to get home tonight, you know. I can't get home.

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Home Alone

Counting Family Members Before Departure

Kate Heather, did you count heads?

Heather 11 including me, 5 boys, 6 girls, 4 parents, 2 drivers and a partridge in a pear tree.

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Penelope

Mother-Daughter Conversations on Beauty Standards

Jessica Wilhern What? I'm being her mother! That's what mothers do with daughters; they talk about how to look prettier.

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Family's Concern for Lost Child in New York

Kate We're goin to New York, move it!

[to everyone]

Buzz Yes!

Kate He ran away from the hotel when they questioned him about the card. He must be so scared, Peter.

Peter I wonder if he'd know enough to go to my brother's place.

Kate Aren't they in Paris?

Peter Maybe they have a house sitter.

Kate I thought you said they were renovating.

Betsy's Wedding

A Character's Frustration with Oscar

Gloria Henner Oh, Oscar... go fuck yourself!

[romantically]

Best in Show

Discussion of Past Relationships

Gerry Fleck She had dozens of boyfriends.

Cookie Fleck Hundreds.

Gerry Fleck Hundreds?

Cookie Fleck Yeah, hundreds.

Gerry Fleck Well, I did not know that.

Betsy's Wedding

Family Betrayal and Accusations Unfold

Oscar Henner How could you do that to your husband? I'm your family!

Gloria Henner Oh, you're quite the family man. You were cheating on your wife. You're cheating on your brother-in-law. You're probably cheating on this poor secretary underpaid and overscrewed.

Oscar Henner I don't wanna hear this. This is ridiculous. I don't have to sit around and listen to that kind of talk.

Gloria Henner You're a rat, Oscar. You don't belong in a family, you belong in a pack!

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Child Checks Into Hotel Alone

Mr. Hector We'd like to offer you a complimentary suite while you're here. It's a penthouse with a view of the park. I think you'll find it satisfactory. It was recently vacated by the Countess of Worcestershire.

Kate What kind of hotel allows a child to check in alone?

Mrs. Stone The boy had a very convincing story.

Kate What kind of idiots do you have working here?!

Mrs. Stone The finest in New York.

Peter Well, I mean, when you discovered that the credit card was stolen, what...

Mr. Hector I made the discovery.

[proudly]

Kate Why did you let him leave?

Mr. Hector When we attempted to confront him, he ran.

Peter You scared him away!

Kate It's Christmas Eve, and because of you, our child is lost in one of the biggest cities in the world.

Peter Could you take our family and our luggage up to the room, please?

[to Cedric]

Cedric Yes, sir!

Mr. Hector Run along, Cedric.

Peter I'm gonnna go down to the police station. I'm gonna make sure that they're doing everything in their power to find Kevin. I want you to stay here with Frank, Leslie and the kids.

[to Kate]

Kate No! I'm going out to look for him.

Peter What?

Mr. Hector With all due respect, madam, your son is lost in one of the biggest cities in the world.

Peter Could you stay out of this, please?

[to Mr. Hector]

Mr. Hector As you wish.

Peter Thank you. I don't think it's a good idea for you to start running around all over New York City all by yourself.

[to Kate]

Kate I think if our son can do it, I can do it.

Peter Kate, if...

Kate Peter, I'll be fine. The way I'm feeling right now, no mugger or murderer would dare mess with me!

Mr. Hector Madam, there are hundreds of parasites out there, armed to the teeth- Do bundle up. It's awfully cold outside.

[Kate slaps him]

Home Alone

Parenting Mistakes and Resilience in Children

Kate I'm a bad parent. I'm a bad parent.

Gus No, you're not. You're just beating yourself up there. This happens. These things happen, you know. You wanna talk about bad parents? Look at us. We're on the road 48, 49 weeks out of the year. We hardly see our families. Joe over there, gosh, you know, he forgets his kids names half the time. Ziggy over there, he's never even met his kid. Eddie... Let's just hope none of them write a book about him.

Kate Tell me, have you gone on vacation and left your child home?

Gus No. But I did leave one at a funeral parlor once. Yeah, it was terrible too. I was all distraught and everything. The wife and I, we left the little tyke there in the funeral parlor. All day. All day. You know, when we went back at night, when we came to our senses, there he was. Apparently, he was there all day with a corpse. Now, he was okay. You know, after six, seven weeks, he came around and started talking again. They get over it. Kids are resilient like that.

Kate You know, maybe we shouldn't talk about this.

Gus Well, you brought it up. I was just trying to cheer you up.

Kate Well, I'm sorry that I did.

A Mighty Wind

Reflecting on Past Misfortunes

Mickey Crabbe He could be lying face down in a ditch! Wouldn't be the first time!

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

A Parent's Response to a Missing Child

Kate Do you have kids?

Cop Yes, ma'am.

Kate And what would you do if one of them was missing?

Cop I'd probably be doing the same thing you're doing.

Kate Thank you.

Cop Look, put yourself in your kid's shoes. Where would you go? What would you do?

Kate Me? I'd probably be lying dead in a gutter somewhere. Oh, but not Kevin. No. Kevin is so much stronger and braver than I am. And I know Kevin's fine. I'm sure he is. But he's still all by himself in a big city, and he doesn't deserve that. He deserves to be at home, with his own family, around his Christmas tree. Oh, dear God. I know where he is! I need to get to Rockefeller Center!

[pauses in realization]

Cop Hop in.

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Missing Wallet Leads to Child's Disappearance

Cop Merry Christmas. No sign of him. We're gonna have to be able to get a hold of you. Do you have hotel arrangements?

Peter Yeah.

Cop Do you have a recent photo of the boy?

Peter I have one in my wallet. I don't have my wallet. My wallet's in my bag. Kevin was looking into my bag at the airport. He was looking for batteries. Kevin has my wallet.

Cop Did you have credit cards in the wallet?

Peter Credit cards, money...

Cop We'll notify the credit card companies immediately. If your son has the cards, we can get a location on him when and if he uses them.

Kate No, I don't think Kevin knows how to use a credit card.

Home Alone

Unsettling Feelings and Forgotten Responsibilities

Peter What's the matter? Honey?

Kate I have a terrible feeling.

Peter About what?

Kate That we didn't do something.

Peter Oh, no, you feel that way because we left in such a hurry. We took care of everything. Believe me, we did.

Kate Did I turn off the coffee?

Peter No, I did.

Kate Did you lock up?

Peter Yeah.

Kate Did you close the garage?

Peter That's it. I forgot to close the garage. That's it.

Kate No, that's not it.

Peter What else could we be forgetting?

Kate KEVIN!!

[after a brief long silence, she shocks and realizes that they’re actually forgetting something]

Memorable Quotes from Catherine O'Hara