Chasing Amy (1997) - Quotes

A Character's Urgent Request for an Item

Banky: I just have to get something.

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Canadian Melodrama and Pizza Plans

Holden: So, uh, what do you wanna do tonight?

Banky: [[w:Degrassi Junior High|Degrassi Jr. High] I dunno. Get a pizza, watch ].

Holden: You got a weird thing for Canadian melodrama.

Banky: I got a weird thing for girls who say, "Aboot".

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A Shocking Childhood Encounter

Alyssa: [About Banky's argument with his grade school religion teacher] How bad could it have been?

Holden: Put it this way: have you ever heard a nun call an eight year-old boy a fucking cunt rag?

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Ink and Identity in Relationships

Holden: Sorry about him, he's, uh, he's dealing with being an inker.

Alyssa: [sympathetically, to Banky] Aww... you trace.

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Exploring Identity and Perception in Relationships

Hooper: I need to sell the image to sell the book. I mean, would the audience still buy the whole black rage angle if they found out the book was written by a... you know...

Banky: Faggot?

Hooper: [kisses Banky, who pushes him off] When you say it, it sounds so sexy.

Banky: Hey, hey, hey! I'll play your victim, but not your catcher, all right?

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Cultural Differences in Law Enforcement Perspectives

Holden: How do you manage to get away with this all the time? I mean, shouldn't the cops be busting your head open right about now?

Banky: Wrong coast.

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Representation and Identity in Comics and Film

Hooper: For years in this industry, whenever an African American character, hero or villain, was introduced - usually by white artists and writers - they got slapped with racist names that singled them out as Negroes. Now, my book, "White-Hating Coon," don't have none of that bullshit. The hero's name is Maleekwa, and he's descended from the black tribe that established the first society on the planet, while all you European motherfuckers were hiding out in caves and shit, all terrified of the sun. He's a strong role model that a young black reader can look up to. Cause I'm here to tell you, the chickens is coming home to roost, y'all. The black man's no longer gonna play the minstrel in the realm of comics and sci-fi fantasy. We keepin it real, and we gonna get respect by any means necessary.

Holden: Ah, come on, that's a bunch of horse shit! Lando Calrissian was a black guy. You know, and he got to fly the Millennium Falcon, what's the matter with you?

Hooper: Who said that?

Holden: I did! Lando Calrissian is a strong role-model in the realm of science fiction/fantasy.

Hooper: Fuck Lando Calrissian! Uncle-Tom nigger! Some white boy's always gotta bring up the "Holy Trilogy". But those movies is all about how the white man keeps the brotha man down, even in a galaxy far far away. Check this shit. You got cracker farm boy, Luke Skywalker, Nazi poster boy, blond hair, blue eyes. And then you got Darth Vader, the blackest brother in the galaxy, Nubian god!

Banky: What's a "Nubian"?

Hooper: Shut the fuck up! Now, Vader, he's a spiritual brother, down with the Force and all that good shit. Then this cracker, Skywalker, gets his hands on a lightsaber and the boy decides he's gonna run the fucking universe; gets a whole clan of whites together and they go and bust up Vader's hood, the Death Star. Now, what the fuck do you call that?

Banky: Intergalactic Civil War?

Hooper: Gentrification! They gon drive out the black element to make the galaxy quote, unquote, "safe for white folks." And Jedi is the most insulting installment! Because Vader's beautiful black visage is sullied when he pulls off his mask to reveal a feeble, crusty, old white man! They tryin to tell us that deep inside we all wants to be white!

Banky: [''Hooper pulls out a gun and shoots Banky''] Well isn't that true?

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Comic Creation Explained

Collector: So, you draw this comic, or what?

Banky: [sighs] I ink it. I'm also the colorist. The guy next to me draws it, but we both came up with the characters. Next.

Collector: What's that mean, you "ink" it?

Banky: Well, it means that Holden draws the pictures in pencil, and then he gives it to me to go over in ink. Next!

Collector: So, basically, you just trace.

Banky: [annoyed] It's not "tracing", alright? I add depth and shading to give the image more definition. Only then does the drawing truly take shape.

Collector: No, no. You go over what he draws with a pen. That's tracing.

Banky: [getting angry] Not really. Next!

Collector: Hey, lemme ask you something. If somebody draws something, and you draw, like, right on top of it without going outside the original designated art, what do you call that?

Little Kid: I dunno, man...tracing?

Collector: [triumphantly] See?

Banky: You want your book signed or what?

Collector: Hey, hey! Don't get snippy with him just because you've got a problem with your station in life!

Banky: Oh, I'm secure with what I do.

Collector: Then just say it — you're a tracer!

Banky: [about to lose it] Who should I sign it to?

Little Kid: [snatches the comic away] I don't want you to sign it. I want the guy who draws Bluntman and Chronic to sign it. You're just a tracer.

Collector: Tell him, little shaver.

Collector: You're mucking with a "G", you fucking tracer!

Banky: I'LL TRACE A CHALK OUTLINE AROUND YOUR DEAD BODY, YOU FUCK!

Holden: Could you get him out of here?

Collector: Hey! He shoved me! You fucking tracer!

Banky: YOUR MOTHER'S A TRACER!

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Cultural References in Character Dialogue

Fan: [about Bluntman and Chronic] I love these guys! You know what? they're like Bill and Ted meet... Cheech and Chong!

Holden: Yeah... I kinda like to think of them as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern meet Vladimir and Estragon.

Fan: [pause] Yes! Who?

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Life Choices and Boredom in Relationships

Jay: [''to Holden''] Bitch tasted life, yo, now she's settlin for your boring, funny-book-makin ass.

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Essentials of Life: A Simplified Perspective

Jay: You gotta boil it down to the essentials. It's like Cube says, "Life ain't nothin but bitches and money.

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Character Analysis of Archie and Jughead Dynamics

Hooper X: Archie was the bitch and Jughead was the butch. That's why he was always going around wearing that crown-looking hat…he was the king of queen Archie's world.

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The Role of Confidence in Male Sexuality

Hooper X: [[Marco Polo|Marco Fucking Polo] All the boys need to feel like they're ] when it comes to sex.

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Struggles of a Marginalized Identity

Hooper X: Honey, don't give me that "all for one" shit. I got to deal with being a minority in a minority of a minority, ain't nobody supportin my ass.

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Cautionary Words on Distrust and Vigilance

Hooper X: [''pointing at Holden''] See that man over there? He the Devil! Never take your eye off the man.

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Love and Boundaries in Relationships

Alyssa Jones: [slaps Holden] I love you, I always will. Know that. But I'm not your fucking whore.

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Alyssa Jones on Cheering for the Underdogs

Alyssa Jones: Since most of these people are cheering for the home team, I'm going to root for the visitors. I'm a big visitors fan. Especially the kind that make coffee in the morning before they leave!

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Complex Relationships and Affectionate Language

Alyssa Jones: [''on the phone with Holden after she paged him''] One minute and five seconds; you are such my bitch.

A Declaration of Unrequited Love

Holden McNeil: I love you…I love you. And not, not in a friendly way, although I think we're great friends. And not in a misplaced affection, puppy-dog way, although I'm sure that's what you'll call it. I love you. Very, very simple, very truly. You are the-the epitome of everything I have ever looked for in another human being. And I know that you think of me as just a friend, and crossing that line is-is-is the furthest thing from an option you would ever consider. But—I had to say it. I just, I can't take this anymore. I can't stand next to you without wanting to hold you. I can't—I can't look into your eyes without feeling that—that longing you only read about in trashy romance novels. I can't talk to you without wanting to express my love for everything you are.And I know, this will probably queer our friendship—no pun intended—but I had to say it, cause I've never felt this way before, and I-I don't care. I like who I am because of it. And if bringing this to light means we can't hang out anymore, then that hurts me. But, God, I just—I couldn't allow another day to go by without just getting it out there, regardless of the outcome, which by the look on your face is to be the inevitable shoot-down. And, you know, I'll accept that. But I know, I know that some part of you is hesitating for a moment, and if there's a moment of hesitation, then that means you feel something, too. And all I ask, please, is that you just—you just not dismiss that, and try to dwell in it for just ten seconds. Alyssa, there isn't another soul on this fucking planet who has ever made me half the person I am when I'm with you, and I would risk this friendship for the chance to take it to the next plateau. Because it is there between you and me. You can't deny that. Even if, you know, even if we never talk again after tonight, please know that I am forever changed because of who you are and what you've meant to me, which—while I do appreciate it—I'd never need a painting of birds bought at a diner to remind me of.

Consequences of Missed Opportunities in Relationships

Holden McNeil: [train; [w:Charles M. Schulz|Charles Schulz] Look, man, we miss this , and I am gonna shitcan you and just hire ].

The Weight of Unrequited Feelings

Holden McNeil: If this is a crush, I don't think I could take it if the real thing ever happened.

The Essence of Love and Connection

Holden McNeil: It's not who you love, it's how.

Nostalgia for Catholic School Experiences

Banky Edwards: Catholic school girls. The uniform's what does it for me. I wish I had've went with more Catholic school girls when I was a kid. As it stands I have no, "And then she unzipped her jumper," stories.

Concerns About Personal Hygiene and Relationships

Banky Edwards: [[Outbreak] I'm telling you that chick is probably a bigger germ farm than that monkey in ]!

Proving Archie's Interests in Relationships

Banky Edwards: I'm going to prove to you beyond a shadow of a doubt that Archie is all about pussy!

Questioning Language and Its Impact

Banky Edwards: What difference does it make if I refer to her as a dyke? Or if I call the Whalers a bunch of faggots in the comfort of my own office, far from the sensitive ears of the rest of the world?