Memorable Quotes from Cher
28 quotesConflict Between Mother and Son
Rocky Dennis
I hate you going out every night and coming home wasted all the time!
[smashing some plates]
Rusty Dennis
It's none of your goddamn business!
Rocky Dennis
You're my mother!
Rusty Dennis
Well, you're not my warden!
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Perspectives on Size and Preference
Sukie Ridgemont
Huge.
Jane Spofford
I prefer small.
Sukie Ridgemont
Oh, yeah, right...
Jane Spofford
No, no, no, Sam was huge, and there were times when I just could not face it.
Alexandra Medford
Really? Well, I'm sort of in the middle myself. But hey, as long as it works, it's in.
Sukie Ridgemont, Alexandra Medford, Jane Spofford
It's in.
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Desire and Competition in Business Relationships
Tess
You know, not that I give a shit, but why is it that you want my club so badly?
Marcus
I like it. When I see something I like, I have to have it. Been that way since I was a kid.
Tess
That must have made you very popular in the sandbox.
Marcus
I did okay.
[grins]
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Acknowledging Cultural Identity in Mermaids
Rachel Flax
Charlotte, we're Jewish.
[Charlotte is praying at a shrine she has made in her room to the Virgin Mary]
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Choosing Strength Over Negativity
Rocky Dennis
What's his problem, mom?
Rusty Dennis
Nothing. He just another asshole. You let that negative dreck in and it'll put you away. You can be a chicken shit and die or be a mensch and keep makin yourself well.
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Business Hours and Personal Boundaries
Vince
Have you read this letter from the bank?
Tess
Vincent. How many times have I told you? No business during business hours.
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Guidance on Personal Choices and Freedom
Rachel Flax
Don't do anything I wouldn't do… Or don't do anything I would!
[to Charlotte as she goes out to spend time with Joe; pause]
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The Art of Makeup Application
Tess
Let me help you. First of all, you gotta wet it if you want a clean line... close your eyes, when you're putting on your makeup it's like you're an artist, but instead of painting a canvas you're painting a face. Didn't you ever watch your mom put on her makeup?
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Questioning the Focus on Men
Alexandra Medford
I don't think that men are the answer to everything.
Sukie Ridgemont
No.
Jane Spofford
Then why do we always end up talking about them?
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Encouraging Rest Before a Test
Cher
Go to bed. You have a geography test in the morning.
[to extremely young lover, while in bed together]
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Avoidance in Relationships
Vince
This isn't going away. You won't talk to me before the show, you won't talk to me after the show. It's like you're avoiding me.
Tess
Well, I didn't divorce you to spend more time with you.
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Comparison of Two Situations
Cher
This makes ] look like ].
[[Touched By An Angel; [Trainspotting (film)|Trainspotting]
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A Quirky Exchange About Seasons and Lunch
Daryl Van Horne
Of course, I wouldn't know a snowy egret if I were pissing on one. Lunch?
Alexandra Medford
I think it's a little late in the season.
Daryl Van Horne
For lunch?
Alexandra Medford
No, pissing on birds.
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Encouragement and Realism in Performance
Tess
Hey Dave, cut it.
[Ali is auditioning]
Ali
H-hold on a second, I can do this!
Tess
And I think that it's sweet that you think that you can.
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Fans Seek Autographs from Cher Outside
1st AD
Excuse me, Miss ], there's a few fans outside hoping for autographs.
[[Cher]
Cher
Allright, but I am not taking any pictures.
Cute Autograph Girl
Oh shit, it's just ].
[[Cher]
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Self-Reflection on Past Behavior
Cher
I was a bitch with a capital C.
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Conflict Over Responsibility and Independence
Gar
If you're gonna get wasted off that crap, I'm not gonna sit here and babysit you.
[gets a beer from the fridge]
Rusty Dennis
You must be confusing me with someone who gives a shit.
[scoffles]
Gar
Must be.
Rusty Dennis
You know, this just isn't going to work. You're telling me to do things and I'm just gonna end up hating you.
[looks at the drugs in her hand and sighs sadly]
Gar
Oh, come on, baby. You and your old man have been going through this shit forever. Got to you again, didn't he? Got you ready for another one of those 2-hour screamers. Gets you to the place where I wanna put you through the goddamn wall.
Rusty Dennis
Well, go ahead. Then put me through the goddamn wall. Why should you be different than any other guy I've ever been with.
[snaps back]
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Humanitarian Award Discussion Between Friends
Walt
Are you kidding? You could win a humanitarian award for how nice you were to us.
Cher
Aww... no. Well, really, is there talk of me getting one?
Walt
No, no, it's just a figure of speech.
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Business Decisions and Personal Secrets Unveiled
Marcus
Remember, you got that balloon payment due on the first.
Tess
Did you also tell him I have a tattoo on my ass?
[annoyed, to Vince]
Vince
No... it's business.
Marcus
I don't think you're gonna get another opportunity like this. So take it.
Tess
No.
[after some contemplation]
Vince
She means not now.
Tess
No, no. "Not now" means not now, Vince. "No" means no. Marcus, I don't care what you're offering. My club is not for sale.
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Power Dynamics Between Men and Women
Daryl Van Horne
I see men running around, trying to put their dicks into everything, trying to make something happen. But it's women who are the source, the only power. Nature. Birth. Rebirth. Cliché. Cliché, sure, but true.
Alexandra Medford
Why are you telling me this?
Daryl Van Horne
Because you're an honest woman and I'm being honest with you. I like women. I admire them. But if you want me to treat you like a dumb twit, I will. But what's the point? You have brains, Alex, more than brains. And you don't even know it, do you? Well, most women do not.
[he stands]
Alexandra Medford
Are you married?
Daryl Van Horne
Good question! You see? Brains. The answer is no. I don't believe in it. Good for the man. Lousy for the woman. She dies. She suffocates. I've seen it. And then the husband runs around complaining to everyone that he's fucking a dead person. And he's the one who killed her. Where is your husband?
[laughs]
Alexandra Medford
Dead.
Daryl Van Horne
Well, sorry, but you're one of the lucky ones. When a woman unloads a husband, or a husband unloads a woman, however it happens - death, desertion, divorce - the three D's - when that happens, a woman blooms. She blossoms. Like flowers. Like fruit. She is ripe. That's the woman for me. Would you like to see my house?...In case anybody ever needed any exercise, the uh, pool's right over there, past the piano, where the, uh, ballroom used to be. Interesting word - ballroom.'... And, uh, over there is, uh, my study. Ah, this is my bedroom...The Borgias once owned the bed. Of course, you have to pay for it with your soul, but, uh, what the hell, I deserve a little luxury. You have to take care of yourself. No one's gonna do that for you, are they, hmm?
[he lights a cigar; he reclines on the bed]
Alexandra Medford
What is it that you think you're doing?
Daryl Van Horne
Being as direct with you as I know how. I thought you might appreciate it. And, uhm, anyway, I always like a little pussy after lunch. Whaddya say?
Alexandra Medford
Are you trying to seduce me?
Daryl Van Horne
I wouldn't dream of seducing you, Alexandra. I wouldn't insult your intelligence with anything as trivial as seduction. But, uh, I would love to fuck you.
Alexandra Medford
Well, you know, I have to admit that I appreciate your directness, Daryl. And I will try and be as direct and honest with you as I possibly can be. Uh, I think - no, I-I am positive that you are the most unattractive man I have ever met in my entire life. You know, in the short time we've been together, you have demonstrated every loathsome characteristic of the male personality and even discovered a few new ones. You are physically repulsive, intellectually retarded. You're morally reprehensible, vulgar, insensitive, selfish, stupid. You have no taste, a lousy sense of humor and you smell. You're, you're not even interesting enough to make me sick.
Daryl Van Horne
Uhm, would you like to be on the top or the bottom?
Alexandra Medford
Good-bye Daryl, and thank you for a lovely lunch.
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Freedom to Explore New Horizons
Rusty Dennis
Now you can go anywhere you want, baby.
[her final line, after finding out that Rocky has passed away in his sleep and she re-tacks his map of Europe]
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A Mysterious Encounter with a Charming Stranger
Alexandra Medford
Who are you?
Daryl Van Horne
Just your average, horny little devil.
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Questioning the accessibility of authority figures
Rusty Dennis
Why do you try and call the Pope while you're at it? At least he would be easier to reach.
[asked about where is Rocky's true father]
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Frustration with Misguided Predictions and Assumptions
Rusty Dennis
You know, for 12 years, I've been listening to you guys bullshit. First you told me that he was gonna be retarded, then you told me that he was gonna be blind and deaf. If I dug his grave every time one of you geniuses told me he was gonna die, I would be eating fuckin chop suey in China by now! Anything else?
[to the doctor who insisted speaking to Rusty]
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Casual Confession of Calmness
Rachel Flax
OK, I've had a little scotch...I'm real calm.
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Embracing Change Over Dwelling on the Past
Rachel Flax
Death is dwelling on the past or staying in one place too long!
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Cultural Identity in Mermaids Film
Rachel Flax
Charlotte, we're Jewish.
[Charlotte has a newfound obsession with Greek mythology]
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Confronting Fear of True Identity in Love
Loretta Castorini
That woman didn't leave you, OK. You can't see what you are, and I see everything... You are a wolf!... That woman was a trap for you. She caught you and you couldn't get away. So you, you chewed off your own foot. That was the price you had to pay for your freedom... And now, now you're afraid because you know the big part of you is a wolf that has the courage to bite off its own hand to save itself from the trap of the wrong love. That's why there's been no woman since that wrong woman. OK? You're scared to death of what the wolf would do if you try and make that mistake again!
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