10 Things I Hate About You (1999) - Quotes

Expressions of Love and Loathing

Taglines: How do I loathe thee? Let me count the ways.

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Material Gifts Don't Solve Relationship Issues

Kat: You can't just buy me a guitar every time you screw up, you know.

Patrick: [[w:Drum and bass|drums and bass; [w:tambourine|tambourine] Yeah, I know. But then, you know, there's always ] and maybe even one day a ].

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Unforeseen Feelings in Unexpected Circumstances

Patrick: Some asshole paid me to take out this really great girl.

Kat: Is that right?

Patrick: Yeah, but I screwed up. I, um, I fell for her.

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Fathers and Daughters: The Challenge of Independence

Dr. Stratford: [[w:Baseball metaphors for sex|let's me play a few innings; [w:Sarah Lawrence College|Sarah Lawrence] You know fathers don't like to admit it when their daughters are capable of running their own lives. It means we've become spectators. Bianca still ] - you've had me on the bench for years. When you go to ], I won't even be able to watch the game.

Kat: When I go?

Dr. Stratford: Oh, boy. Don't tell me you changed your mind. I already sent em a check.

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Sister's Plans and Dance Reflections

Dr. Stratford: Where's your sister going?

Kat: She's meeting some bikers. Big ones. Full of sperm.

Dr. Stratford: [''A little curious''] Funny. So, tell me about this dance, was it hoppin'?

Kat: Ugh. Parts of it.

Dr. Stratford: Which parts?

Kat: [''Laughingly''] The part where Bianca beat the hell out of some guy.

Dr. Stratford: Bianca did what?

Kat: What's the matter, upset that I rubbed off on her?

Dr. Stratford: [''Proud''] No, impressed.

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Unexpected Confessions and Misunderstandings

Patrick: [''While dancing''] Milwaukee.

Kat: What?

Patrick: [[w:Marilyn Manson|Marilyn Manson; [w:Wheel of Fortune|Wheel of Fortune; [w:Spaghettios|Spaghettios] That's where I was last year. I wasn't in jail, I don't know ], and I didn’t sleep with a Spice Girl--I don’t think. You see, my grandpa, he was ill, so I spent most of the year on his couch watching ] and making ]. End of story

Kat: [''Laughs''] No way!

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Confrontation and Consequences Among Friends

Joey: You messed with the wrong guy, and now you're gonna pay. You and that little bitch.

Cameron: All right, that's enough, okay! You crossed the line.

Joey: [''Bianca finger pose, turn around and punches Joey in the nose,''] Oh. come on! Get up, you little punk! Shit Bianca! I'm shooting a nose spray ad tomorrow!

Bianca: [''punches him again''; ''knees him in crotch''; to Cameron] That's for making my date bleed, That's for my sister, and that's for me! Are you okay?

Cameron: [''Smiling big''] Never been better.

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Discussion of Truth and Rumors

Patrick: None of that stuff is true.

Kat: State trooper?

Patrick: Fallacy. Uh, Dead guy in the parking lot?

Kat: Rumor. The Duck?

Patrick: Hearsay. Bobby Ridgeway's balls?

Kat: Fact. But he deserved it. He tried to grope me in the lunch line.

Patrick: Fair enough.

Kat: The accent?

Patrick: It's real. I lived in Australia until I was 10.

Kat: [[w:Pygmy peoples|Pygmies] With the ]?

Patrick: Close. With my mom.

Kat: Where were you last year? I know the porn career's a lie.

Patrick: Do you?

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Teenager's Desire for Normalcy Amid Concerns

Dr. Stratford: Do you know what happens at proms?

Bianca: Yes. We'll dance, we'll kiss, we'll come home. It's not quite the crisis situation you imagine.

Dr. Stratford: [[w:placenta|placenta] Kissing? That's what you think happens? I've got news for you. Kissing isn't what keeps me up to my elbows in ] all day long.

Bianca: Can we, for two seconds, ignore the fact that you're severely unhinged and discuss my need for a night of teenage normalcy?

Dr. Stratford: [[Dawson's Creek|Dawson's river kids] What's normal? Those damn... ] sleeping in each other's beds and whatnot?

Bianca: Daddy that is so not...

Dr. Stratford: [[w:4-1-1|the 411] I've got news for you. I'm down, I've got ], and you are not going out and getting jiggy with some boy, I don't care how dope his ride is. Mamma didn't raise no fool.

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Navigating Teenage Emotions and Relationships

Patrick: You're right. She's still pissed.

Michael: Sweet love, renew thy force!

Patrick: Hey, man! Don't say shit like that to me. People can hear you.

Cameron: Look. you embarrassed the girl. Sacrifice yourself on the alter of dignity and even the score.

Michael: Listen. Don't say shit like that to him. People can hear you.

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Defying Expectations in Relationships

Patrick: So what's your excuse?

Kat: For?

Patrick: Acting the way we do.

Kat: I don't like to do what people expect. Why should I live up to other people's expectations instead of my own?

Patrick: So you disappoint them from the start and then you're covered, right?

Kat: [''Smiles''] Something like that…

Patrick: Then you screwed up.

Kat: How?

Patrick: You never disappointed me.

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Unexpected Encounter in a Study Group

Dr. Stratford: [''Bianca and Chastity are sneaking past Bianca's father''] Shoulda used the window!

Bianca: Hi Daddy!

Dr. Stratford: Hi... where're we going?

Bianca: Well, if you must know... a small study group of friends.

Dr. Stratford: Otherwise known as an orgy?

Chastity: Mr. Stratford, it's just a party!

Dr. Stratford: [[w:sauna|sauna] And hell is just a ].

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Debating the Value of a Dance Event

Kat: [''About the Prom''] Who would go to that antiquated mating ritual?

Mandella: I would! But I don't have a date!

Kat: [[w:Drakkar Noir|Drakkar Noir; [wikt:dexter|Dexter; [w:Erection|boner; [w:frotteurism|feel you up] Do you really want to get all dressed up so some ] wearing ] with a ] can ], all while you're forced to listen to a band that, by definition, blows?

Mandella: All right, all right, we won't go. It's not like I have a dress anyway.

Kat: You're looking at this from entirely the wrong perspective! We're making a statement!

Mandella: [''Mockingly''] Oh goody! Something new and different for us!

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Perceptions of Character in 10 Things I Hate

Ms. Perky: People perceive you as somewhat...

Kat: [[w:The Tempest|Tempestuous] ]?

Ms. Perky: Heinous bitch" is the term used most often.

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Classroom Debate on Shakespeare's Relevance

Mr. Morgan: [''After reading [[w:Shakespeare's sonnets|a Shakespearean sonnet] Now, I know Shakespeare's a dead white guy, but he knows his shit, so we can overlook that. I want you all to write your own version of this sonnet.

Mr. Morgan: Yes, Miss "I-Have-An-Opinion-About-Everything"?

Kat: [[w:iambic pentameter|iambic pentameter] Do you want this in ]?

Mr. Morgan: [''Stares at Kat''] You're not going to fight me on this?

Kat: No, I think it's a really good assignment.

Mr. Morgan: [''Chuckles''] You're just messing with me aren't you?

Kat: No, I'm really looking forward to writing it.

Mr. Morgan: Get out of my class.

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Tension and Conflict Among Friends

Kat: [''As Joey walks away after blocking Kat's car in''] Argh! What is it: Asshole day? Do you mind?

Joey: [''smirking as he walks past''] Not at all!

Joey: You bitch!

Kat: Whoops!

Dr. Stratford: [[w:premenstrual syndrome|PMS] Whoops? My insurance does not cover ]!

Kat: Well, then tell them I had a seizure!

Dr. Stratford: [''Sighs''] Is this about Sarah Lawrence? Are you punishing me because I want you to stay close to home?

Kat: Aren't you punishing me because Mom left?

Dr. Stratford: Do you think you could leave her out of it?

Kat: Fine! Then stop making my decisions for me!

Dr. Stratford: I'm your father. That's my right.

Kat: So what I want doesn't matter?

Dr. Stratford: You're 18! You don't know what you want! And you won't know what you want until you're 45, and even if you get it you'll be too old to use it!

Kat: I want to go to an East Coast School! I want you to trust me to make my own choices and I want you stop trying to control my life just because you can't control yours!

Dr. Stratford: [''pager goes off''] Yeah? Well I want... Damn! We'll talk about Sarah Lawrence later!

Kat: Can't wait!

Bianca: [''Runs down the stairs with the phone in her hand''] Did you just maim Joey's car?

Kat: Yeah! Looks like you're gonna have to take the bus!

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Significance of Color in Relationships

Bianca: [''Pulls out black underwear''] Ah-ha! Black panties!

Cameron: Well, what does that tell us?

Bianca: She wants to have sex some day, that's what!

Cameron: You know she could just like the color!

Bianca: You don't buy black lingerie unless you want someone to see it!

Cameron: So um... Can I see "your" room?

Bianca: No! A girl's room is very personal!

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Conflict Over Personal Feelings and Reactions

Patrick: Someone still has her panties in a twist.

Kat: Don't, for one minute, think that you had any effect whatsoever on my panties.

Patrick: Then what did I have an effect on?

Kat: Other than my upchuck reflex? Nothing.

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A Lighthearted Exchange Between Father and Daughter

Dr. Stratford: Hello Katarina. Make anybody cry today?

Kat: Sadly no, but it's only 4:30.

Assessing Worth in Unrequited Love

Cameron: She never wanted me. She wanted Joey the whole time.

Patrick: Cameron, do you like the girl?

Cameron: Yeah.

Patrick: Yeah, and is she worth all this trouble?

Cameron: Well, I thought she was, but you know, I...

Patrick: Well, she is or she isn't. See first of all, Joey is not half the man you are. Secondly, don't let anyone ever make you feel like you don't deserve what you want. Go for it.

Sibling Rivalry and Dating Rules

Bianca: Where did you come from? Planet Loser?

Kat: As opposed to Planet Look-at-Me, Look-at-Me?

Dr. Stratford: [''Claps''; Bianca smiles, Kat with a shocked face; ''Points at Kat''] Ok, here's how we solve this one: Old rule out. New rule: Bianca can date when she does.

Bianca: But she's a mutant! What if she never dates?

Dr. Stratford: Then you'll never date. Oh I like that. And I'll get to sleep at night, the deep slumber of a father whose daughters aren't out being impregnated.

Unexpected Encounters and Communication Styles

Patrick: I was in the laundromat, I saw your car and came over to say hi!

Kat: Hi!

Patrick: Not much of a talker are you?

Kat: Depends on the topic. My fenders don't whip me into a verbal frenzy.

Patrick: You're not afraid of me are you?

Kat: Afraid of you? Why would I be afraid of you?

Patrick: Some people are.

Kat: Well I'm not.

Patrick: You may not be afraid of me but I'll bet you've thought of me naked.

Kat: Am I that transparent? I want you, I "need" you. Oh baby, oh baby.

Consequences of Ignoring Parental Advice

Dr. Stratford: This morning I delivered a set of twins to a fifteen-year-old girl, and you know what she said to me?

Bianca: I'm a crack-whore who should have made my skeezy boyfriend wear a condom"?

Dr. Stratford: Close...but no. She said, "I should have listened to my father.

Bianca: She did not!

Dr. Stratford: Well, that's what she would have said if she wasn't so doped up.

Distinguishing Between Like and Love

Bianca: [[w:Skechers|my Skechers; [w:Prada|Prada backpack] You know, there's a difference between like and love. I mean, I like ] but I love my ].

Chastity: But I love my Skechers.

Bianca: That's because you don't have a Prada backpack.

Chastity: Oh.

Self-Confidence in Seeking Adoration

Bianca Stratford: I happen to like being adored, thank you.

Bianca's Playful Response to a Proposal

Bianca Stratford: You're asking me out? That's so cute! What's your name again?

Unexpected Acts of Support in Detention

Patrick Verona: It's not everyday you find a girl who'll flash someone to get you out of detention.

Patrick's Confusion About Kat's Uniqueness

Patrick Verona: What is it with this chick? She got beer flavored nipples?

Parental Restrictions on Teenage Freedom

Dr. Walter Stratford: No drinking, no drugs, no kissing, no tattoos, no piercings, no ritualistic animal slaughters of any kind. Oh, God, I'm giving them ideas.

Complex Emotions of Love and Hate

Katarina "Kat" Stratford: I hate the way you talk to me, and the way you cut your hair. I hate the way you drive my car, I hate it when you stare.I hate your big, dumb combat boots and the way you read my mind. I hate you so much it makes me sick — It even makes me rhyme. I hate the way you're always right. I hate it when you lie. I hate it when you make me laugh — Even worse when you make me cry. I hate it when you're not around. And the fact that you didn't call. But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you — Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all.