Fairuza Balk Quotes

The Craft

Confrontation of Jealousy and Dismissal

Chris You're just jealous!

Nancy Jealous? Jealous! You don't even exist to me! You don't exist! You are nothing! You are shit! You don't exist. The only way you know how to treat women is by treating them like whores! Well, you're the whore! And that's gonna stop! Do you understand? Hmm?

Chris I'm sorry.

[frightened]

Nancy Oh, he's sorry! He's sorry, he's sorry, he's sorry, he's sorry, he's sorry! Sorry my ass!

[shouts; kills him]

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The Craft

Embracing Unconventional Identity

Driver You girls watch out for those weirdos.

Nancy We are the weirdos, mister.

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The Craft

A Conversation About Self-Harm and Pain

Nancy What's up with this?

[noticing Sarah's cuts]

Sarah I slit my wrists.

[embarrassed]

Bonnie What you'd do with it?

Sarah A-a kitchen knife.

Bonnie You even did it the right way.

[surprised]

Sarah Yeah...

[not sure of what to say]

Nancy Punk rock! Let's go.

[reassuring her]

Rochelle The right way"? How do you know the right way?

[to Bonnie]

Bonnie Shut up, Rochelle.

[defensive]

Rochelle Well how you do know?

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American History X

Debate on Racial Injustice and Historical Context

Derek Vinyard If he had, though? Come on, think about it. If that fucking monkey had run some kid over, everybody would have a very different opinion of this whole matter! They'd be focused on ] and not on these officers. But instead, he just attacked a few cops. And so suddenly, it's Hands Across America for this fucking total son of a bitch. I mean, it blows my mind. We're so hung up on this notion that we have some obligation to help this struggling black man, cut him some slack until he can overcome these historical injustices. It's crap. This stuff just perpetuates it and all this liberal nonsense. Everyone's looking the other way while our country rots from the inside out. I mean, Christ, Lincoln freed the slaves, in like; 130 years ago. How long does it take to get your act together?

[[Rodney King]

Murray Well, Jews have been persecuted for over 5,000 years. Are you saying it's wrong to feel sensitive about anti-Semitism?

Stacey Oh, forget that. I'm with you. I'm with you all the way, baby. I'm so sick of these liberal hypocrites.

Davina Oh, here we go again. I love this part. This is great.

Stacey Well, look at the way how they scapegoated Chief Gates. You tell me to think they would've come down that hard on black Willie Williams? No way. That videotape was a set-up to get rid of Gates!

Davina Can I please be excused?

[To Doris, illuminatingly]

Doris Vinyard Yes…

Derek Vinyard No! No, you cannot. Don't interrupt.

Stacey Excuse me, I was talking. I listened to you.

Derek Vinyard Don't interrupt her!

Davina Who the hell do you think you are?

Derek Vinyard She's right in the middle of making the point!

Davina Who the hell do you think you are?

[Storms up out of her chair; This makes Derek very furious.]

Derek Vinyard Hey! Davina, sit down. No, sit down!

[Storms up too]

Derek Vinyard No, sit your ass down! No, sit down. Shut your mouth. No. Sit down, shut your mouth and give my girlfriend some respect!

[Just as Davina tries to push him]

Murray Derek, what are you trying to prove?

[Annoyed]

Derek Vinyard Murray, stay out of it! Come here! Hey, what do you think you're going?

[Pulls Davina's hair to stop her from leaving]

Doris Vinyard No!!!!

Murray Derek, let her go! Derek, let her go!

[As Derek grabs a piece of ham off the plate]

Derek Vinyard You need to learn some fucking manners, Davina! Shut your fucking mouth!

[Angrily shoves a piece of ham on Davina's mouth]

Danny Vinyard Derek! Stop!

[Davina chokes on the meat, and tries to muffle with no words.]

Murray She can't breathe!

Doris Vinyard Let… her… GO!!!

[Pulls Derek's shoulder]

Derek Vinyard Are you gonna apologize? Are you?!?

Davina You're a fucking asshole!

Doris Vinyard I hate you!

Murray What are you doing Derek? This is your family.

Derek Vinyard Right, my family, my family, so you know what? I don't give two shits about you or anybody else or what they think. You're not a part of it and you never will be.

Murray That has nothing to do with it!

Derek Vinyard Oh it doesn't? You don't think I see what you're trying to do here? You think I'm gonna sit here and smile while some fucking kike tries to fuck my mother? It's never gonna happen Murray! Fucking forget it! Not on my watch, not while I'm still in this family. I will fucking cut your Shylock nose off and stick it up your ass before I let that happen. Coming here and poison my family's dinner with your Jewish, Nigger-loving, hippie bullshit. Fuck you! Fuck you! Yeah, walk out, asshole, fucking Kabbalah reading motherfucker. Get the fuck out of my house. DO YOU SEE THIS!? THAT MEANS NOT WELCOME!

[Flashes swastika tattoo]

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The Craft

Confrontation Over Scars and Cowardice

Nancy What's wrong with your scars, Sarah?

[cuts her]

Sarah No, it's not real.

Nancy Then why are you still bleeding? Run, run like the little coward that you are! She's so pathetic!

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The Craft

Power and Connection Among Witches

Nancy I drink of my sisters, and I take into myself... all the power of Manon.

Sarah That's all?

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The Craft

Confronting the Limits of Healing

Sarah Nothing makes everything all better again.

Nancy Maybe not for you...

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The Craft

Warning About Unwanted Attention and Consequences

Nancy He comes on to anything with tits, Sarah.

Bonnie Except me.

Sarah I'm not watching him.

Nancy He spreads disease. I speak from personal experience. Run, Chris! Go long! Go for the pass, baby!

[uncomfortably; mockingly cheers on Chris on the field]

Nancy He's a jerk.

[to Sarah]

Almost Famous

A Mother's Concern and a Maid's Praise

Elaine May I speak with William, please?

[on the phone]

Sapphire He's not here. He's still in the bar with the band. They just got back from the radio station. Is this Maryann with the pot?... Hello?

Elaine No, this isn't Maryann with the pot. This is Elaine... his mother. Could you please give him a message? Could you tell him to call home immediately? And could you also tell him: I know what's going on.

Sapphire All right. But I'm just going to say this, and I'm going to stand by it. You should be really proud of him. Cause I know men, and I'll bet you do, too. And he respects women, and he likes women, and let's just pause and appreciate a man like that. You created him out of thin air, and you raised him right, and we're all looking out for him. He's doing a great job, and don't worry: he's still a virgin. And that's more than I've ever said to my own parents. So there you go... This is the maid speaking, by the way.

The Craft

Date Gossip Among Friends

Nancy So, hot stuff, how did it go?

Sarah How did what go?

Nancy Your date with Chris.

Rochelle Chris already told everybody.

Sarah Told everybody what?

[confused]

Bonnie That you guys did it.

Sarah But we didn't... do it.

Nancy Well then he was just trying to save face then, because he's going around the whole school saying that you were the lousiest lay he's ever had, and coming from him, that's pretty bad.

Sarah No, he didn't.

[looking over to the other girls in the classroom who are giggling]

Nancy He did.

Rochelle He said the same stuff about Nancy.

Nancy Told you he was a jerk.

The Craft

Confrontation of Consequences and Departure

Nancy What's going on? Why aren't you dead?

Sarah Manon. He came to me. Saved me. Oh, and by the way. He wanted me to give you a message. You're in deep shit. He says you've abused the gifts that he's given you, and now you're going to have to pay the price.

Nancy What's going on?

[her fingers turn to snakes]

Sarah Where did Bonnie and Rochelle go? They just ran out of here without even saying good-bye. That's bad manners.

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