Donnie Darko (2001) - Quotes

Questioning the Human Experience

Taglines: Why are you wearing that stupid man suit?

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Exploring the Depths of Darkness

Taglines: Dark. Darker. Darko.

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Fear of the Dark

Taglines: Be Afraid of the Dark.

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Contemplating the Knowledge of the Future

Taglines: What would you do if you knew the future?

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Limits of Distance and Possibility

Taglines: You can never go too far.

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Navigating the Insanity of Life

Taglines: Life is one long insane trip. Some people just have better directions.

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Tragic Incident Involving a Jet Engine

Gretchen: Hey. What's going on?

David: Horrible accident. My neighbor, he got killed.

Gretchen: What happened?

David: Got smushed by a jet engine.

Gretchen: What was his name?

David: Donnie. Donnie Darko.

Gretchen: Hmm.

David: I feel bad for his family.

Gretchen: Yeah.

David: Did you know him?

Gretchen: [waves to Mrs. Darko] No.

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A Mother's Love for Her Unconventional Son

Donnie: How's it feel to have a wacko for a son?

Rose Darko: It feels wonderful.

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The Absurdity of Seeking Connection

Dr. Lillian Thurman: Do you feel alone right now?

Donnie: [[absurd] I... I don't know... I mean, I'd like to believe that I'm not, but I just... I've just never seen any proof, so I... I just don't debate it anymore. You know, it's like I could spend my whole life debating it over and over again, weighing the pro's and con's and in the end, I still wouldn't have any proof, so I just... I just don't debate it anymore. Heh, it's ]...

Dr. Thurman: The search for God is absurd?

Donnie: It is if everyone dies alone.

Dr. Thurman: Does that scare you?

Donnie: I don't wanna be alone.

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Defense Campaign for Jim Cunningham

Kitty Farmer: [[Pedophilia|the horrible allegations] Rose, I'm sure that you're aware of ] against Jim Cunningham.

Rose Darko: [[W:child pornography|kiddie porn] I know. I saw it on TV. Something about a "] dungeon.

Kitty Farmer: Please, please! Don't use those words! It's obviously some kind of conspiracy to destroy an innocent man. And I have taken it upon myself to spearhead the Jim Cunningham defense campaign. Rose, I have to appear at his arraignment tomorrow morning. And as you know, the girls are scheduled to leave for Los Angeles in the morning. Now, as their coach, I was the obvious choice to chaperone them on their trip, but...

Rose Darko: But now, you can't go.

Kitty Farmer: Yes.

Rose Darko: Hmm.

Kitty Farmer: Now, believe me, of all the other mothers, I would never dream of asking you. But none of the other mothers are available to go.

Rose Darko: I don't know, Kitty. It's a bad weekend. Eddie's in New York.

Kitty Farmer: [tearfully] Rose! I don't know if you realize what an opportunity this is for our daughters! This has been a dream of Samantha's and all of ours for a long time! I made her lead dancer! Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion.

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Unfulfilled Christmas Wishes and Their Impact

Donnie: [discussing his parents] They didn't buy me what I wanted for Christmas.

Dr. Lilian Thurman: What did you want for Christmas that year?

Donnie: [[W:Hungry Hungry Hippos.|Hungry Hungry Hippos.] ]

Dr. Lilian Thurman: And how did you feel, being denied these Hungry Hungry Hippos?

Donnie: Regret.

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Questioning Appearances and Identity

Donnie Darko: Why do you wear that stupid bunny suit?

Frank: Why are you wearing that stupid man suit?

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A Question of Motivation and Identity

Donnie: Good morning.

Jim Cunningham: Good morning.

Donnie: Um... how much are they paying you to be here?

Jim Cunningham: Uh, excuse me? What is your name, son?

Donnie: Gerard.

Jim Cunningham: Gerald, I think you're afraid.

Donnie: Are you telling us this stuff so we can buy your book because, I gotta tell ya, if you are, that was some of the worst advice I ever heard.

Jim Cunningham: You see how sad this is-

Donnie: You want your sister to lose weight? Tell her to get off the couch, stop eating Twinkies and maybe go out for field hockey. You know what? No one ever knows what they want to be when they grow up. You know, it takes a little- little while to find that out. Right, Jim? And you. Yeah, you. Sick of some jerk shoving your head down the toilet? Well, you know what? Maybe you should lift some weights or, uh, take a karate lesson. And the next time he tries to do it, you kick him in the balls!

Jim Cunningham: [laughs] Son... do you see this?

Donnie: Right?

Jim Cunningham: This is an anger prisoner. A textbook example.

Donnie: Anger prisoner.

Jim Cunningham: Do you see the fear, people? This boy is scared to death of the truth. Son, it breaks my heart to say this, but I believe you are a very troubled and confused young man. I believe you are searching for the answers in all the wrong places.

Donnie: [[Antichrist] You're right, actually. I am pretty- I'm pretty troubled and I'm pretty confused, but I... And I'm afraid. Really, really afraid. Really afraid. But I- I think you're the fucking ].

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A Moment of Unspoken Feelings

Donnie: Well I-I, sorry I...

Gretchen: Donnie wait...

Donnie: I like you a lot...

Gretchen: I just want it to be... at a time when... it...

Donnie: When what?

Gretchen: When it reminds me just...

Donnie: When it reminds you of how beautiful the world can be?

Gretchen: [turns her head] Yeah... and right now there's some fat guy over there staring at us.

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The Complexity of Fear and Love

Donnie: [reading lifeline card; Scoffs] Ling Ling finds a wallet on the ground filled with money. She takes the wallet to the address on the driver's license but keeps the money inside the wallet." I'm... I'm sorry, Mrs. Farmer. I don't get this.

Kitty Farmer: What don't you get?

Donnie: Well, life isn't that simple. I mean, who cares if Ling Ling returns the wallet and keeps the money? It has nothing to do with either fear or love.

Kitty Farmer: Fear and love are the deepest of human emotions.

Donnie: Okay. But you're not listening to me. There are other things that need to be taken into account here, like the whole spectrum of human emotion. You can't just lump everything into these two categories and then just deny everything else.

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Casual Conversation About Preferences and Humor

Sean Smith: Beer and pussy. That's all I need.

Ronald Fisher: [[W:Smurfette|Smurfette] Well we gotta find ourselves a ].

Sean Smith: Smurfette?

Ronald Fisher: [gulps beer] Mmm-hmm . Not some like tight-ass Middlesex chick, y'know? Like this cute little blonde that'll get down and dirty with the guys. Like Smurfette does.

Sean Smith: [nods agreement] Hmm.

Donnie: Smurfette doesn't fuck.

Ronald Fisher: [[W:The Smurfs|Smurfs; [W:Papa Smurf|Papa Smurf] That's bullshit. Smurfette fucks all the other ]. Why do you think ] made her? It's because all the other Smurfs were getting too horny.

Sean Smith: [[W:Vanity Smurf|Vanity; [Homosexuality|homosexual] No, no, no, not ]. I heard he was a ].

Ronald Fisher: Okay well you know what then, she fucks them while Vanity watches, okay?

Sean Smith: Well what about Papa Smurf? I mean, he must get into all the action.

Ronald Fisher: [[W:group sex|gangbang; [Masturbation|beats off] Yeah. What he does: He films the ], later on...he ] to the tape.

Donnie: [earnestly; [W:Gargamel|Gargamel; [goodness; [W:asexuality|asexual; [Human penis|dick] First of all: Papa Smurf didn't create Smurfette - ] did! She was sent in as Gargamel's evil spy with the intention of destroying the Smurf village. But the overwhelming ] of the Smurf way of life transformed her. And as for the whole gangbang scenario - Huh! I - it just couldn't happen. Smurfs are ], th-they don't even have... reproductive organs under those little... white... pants. That's what's so illogical, y'know, about being a Smurf. Y'know what's the point of living... if you don't have a ]?

Sean Smith: [sighs] Dammit, Donnie, wh-why you gotta get so smart on us?

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Countdown to the End of the World

Frank: 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, 12 seconds. That is when the world will end.

Donnie: Why?

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Confronting Troubled Family Dynamics

Gretchen: My mom had to get a restraining order against my stepdad. He has emotional problems.

Donnie: Oh, I have those too! What kind of emotional problems does your dad have?

Gretchen: He stabbed my mom four times in the chest.

Donnie: Oh.

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Understanding Unconventional Compliments

Gretchen: You're weird.

Donnie: Sorry.

Gretchen: No, that was a compliment.

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Questioning Identity and Perception of Heroism

Gretchen Ross: [[hell; [name] Donnie Darko? What the ] kind of ] is that? It's like some sort of superhero or something.

Donnie: What makes you think I'm not?

Adolescent Thoughts on Girls and School

Dr. Lilian Thurman: Do you still think about girls a lot?

Donnie: [under hypnosis] Yeah.

Dr. Lilian Thurman: How are things going at school?

Donnie: I think about girls a lot.

Dr. Lilian Thurman: I asked you about school, Donnie.

Donnie: I think about fucking a lot during school.

Dr. Lilian Thurman: What else do you think about during school?

Donnie: [[Married... with Children] ].

Dr. Lilian Thurman: Do you think about your family?

Donnie: [[Christina Applegate] I just turn down the volume and think about fucking ].

Dr. Lilian Thurman: I asked you about your family, Donnie.

Donnie: [chuckling] No. I don't think about fucking my family. That's gross.

A Tense Family Conversation Escalates Quickly

Donnie: You're such a fuck-ass!

Rose Darko: Please.

Elizabeth: What? Did you just call me a "fuck-ass"?

Rose Darko: Elizabeth, that's enough.

Elizabeth: You can go suck a fuck!

Donnie: Oh, please, tell me, Elizabeth, how exactly does one suck a fuck?

Elizabeth: You want me to tell you?

Donnie: Please, tell me.

Rose Darko: We will not have this at the dinner table. Stop!

Donnie: [Mouthing] I'm all ears!

Samantha: [After period of silence] What's a "fuck-ass"?

The Nature of Existence and Connection

Roberta Sparrow: [[living; [earth; [dies; [alone] Every ] creature on this ] ] ].

Embrace Truth Amidst Deception

Eddie Darko: [laughs] I-I know I'm not the best communicator, but... whatever happens to you, be honest, tell the truth, even if they do look at you funny. They will. But what you gotta understand, Son, is that almost all of those people are full of shit. They're all part of this great big conspiracy of bullshit. And they're scared of people like you, because those bullshitters know that you're smarter than all of them. You know what you say to people like that? Hmm? "Fuck you.

Struggles of Understanding Today's Youth

Karen Pommeroy: [to Principal Cole] I don't think that you have a clue what it's like to communicate with these kids. And we are losing them to apathy, to this prescribed nonsense. They are slipping away.

Children's Responsibility Amid Parental Unawareness

Karen Pommeroy: The children have to save themselves these days because the parents have no clue.

Encouraging Concentration in Challenging Situations

Kitty Farmer: [[Failure] Okay, now girls... I want you to concentrate. ] is not an option. And Bethany, if you feel the need to vomit up there... just swallow it.

Reflecting on the Past for a Better Future

Gretchen Ross: [[time; [pain; [darkness] What if you could go back in ] and take all those hours of ] and ] and replace them with something better?

The Burden of Inherent Tragedy

Gretchen Ross: [[blood] Some people are just born with tragedy in their ].

Self-Judgment and Personal Legacy

Dr. Lillian Thurman: [[sky; [law; [rule; [memories; [choices; [people; [life; [ends] If the ] were to suddenly open up... there would be no ]... there would be no ]. There would only be you and your ]... the ] you've made and the ] you've touched. The ] that has been carved out from your subconscious is the only evidence by which you will be judged... by which you must judge yourself. Because when this world ], there will only be you and him... and no one else.

Seeking Answers in Uncertainty

Donnie Darko: [[end; [book; [work; [fiction; [hope; [sleep; [world; [end] Dear Roberta Sparrow, I've reached the ] of your ] and there are so many questions that I need to ask you. Sometimes I am afraid of what you might tell me. Sometimes I am afraid this is not a ] of ]. I can only ] that the answers will come to me in my ]. I hope that when the ] comes to an ], I can breathe a sigh of relief, because there will be so much to look forward to.