Requiem for a Dream (2000) - Quotes

Critique of Addiction and Its Consequences

Harry: [about the failed drug score] Some dumbass junkie...

Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

A Mother's Unconditional Love and Support

Young Tyrone: I told you I would make it Mama.

Tyrone's Mother: Oh, you don't have to make anything, my sweet, you just have to love your mother.

Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

Concerns Over Appearance and Priorities

Tyrone: [about the TV] Shit, this muthafucka's startin to look a little seedy, man.

Harry: What's the matter, you particular all the sudden?

Tyrone: Hey, baby, I don't care if the motherfucker's growing hair just so long as we get our braid.

Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

Searching for Comfort in Uncertainty

Harry: [Waking up after his arm was amputated] Marion? Marion?

Angelic Nurse: Don't worry, you're in a hospital.

Harry: Marion?

Angelic Nurse: Who's that? She'll be sent for, she'll come.

Harry: No... she won't.

Angelic Nurse: She'll come.

Harry: [crying] No... she won't come.

Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

A Chance to Succeed Together

Harry: This is our only chance to make it big.

Tyrone: C'mon baby let's do this... naturally.

Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

Miscommunication about travel destinations and tanning

Tyrone: California, here we come.

Harry: It's Florida, Ty. Florida.

Tyrone: California, Florida, whatever. Either way, your pale ass is getting a tan.

Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

Celebration and Surprise in a Contest Scene

Tappy Tibbons: We got a winner, I said we got a winner, we got a winner! Our next winner is that delightful personality, straight from Brighton beach Brooklyn, Please give a juicy welcome to Mrs. Sarah Goldfarb!

The Audience: Juice by Sarah, juice by Sarah, juice by Sarah oh, Sarah's got juice, Sarah's got juice, ohhhhhhhh Sarah

Tappy Tibbons: I'm delighted to tell you, that you've just won the grand prize!

Sara: Oh no!

Tappy Tibbons: Now let me tell you what you've won. Your prize has a sweet smile, and his own private business. He just got engaged, and is about to get married this summer, please give a warm, and juicy welcome, Harry Goldfarb!

The Audience: Juice by Harry, juice by Harry, ohhhh Harry's got juice, Harry's got juice ohhhhhh Harry.

Sara: I love you Harry.

Harry: I love you too, ma.

Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

The Struggle for Connection and Purpose

Sara: I'm somebody now, Harry. Everybody likes me. Soon, millions of people will see me and they'll all like me. I'll tell them about you, and your father, how good he was to us. Remember? It's a reason to get up in the morning. It's a reason to lose weight, to fit in the red dress. It's a reason to smile. It makes tomorrow all right. What have I got Harry, hm? Why should I even make the bed, or wash the dishes? I do them, but why should I? I'm alone. Your father's gone, you're gone. I got no one to care for. What have I got, Harry? I'm lonely. I'm old.

Harry: You got friends, Ma.

Sara: Ah, it's not the same. They don't need me. I like the way I feel. I like thinking about the red dress and the television and you and your father. Now when I get the sun, I smile.

Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

Knowledge and Expertise in Unconventional Places

Sara: How come you know more about medicine than a doctor?

Harry: Believe me, Ma: I know.

Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

Love and Dreams in Troubled Times

Marion: I love you Harry. You make me feel like a person.

Harry: Marion, you are the most beautiful girl in the world. You are my dream.

Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

A Provocative Statement on Desperation

Uncle Hank: Ass to ass! Ass to ass!

Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

Acknowledgment of Unnecessary Display

Big Tim: I know it's pretty baby, but I didn't take it out for air.

Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

Three Steps to Transform Your Life

Tappy Tibbons: Three things is all I did to change my life. Three things.

Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

Call to Create Excellence

Tappy Tibbons: Join us in creating excellence!

Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

The Madness of Number Three

Tappy Tibbons: [Rule] number three. Whoa, number three! This... drives... most... people... crazy.

Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

Embrace Excitement and Enthusiasm

Tappy Tibbons: [Chanting] Be excited, be, be excited.

Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

Celebrating Success and Victory

Tappy Tibbons: We got a winner.

Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

Broken Promises and Sacrifices

Marion Silver: You promised me that everything was going to be okay, remember? I fucked that sleaze-bag for you, then I put myself through fucking hell for you?

Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

Expression of Frustration and Anger

Marion Silver: [in a what-if sequence, where she stabs her therapist with a fork, yelling at the top of her lungs] You smug fuck!

Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

Love and Identity in Relationships

Marion Silver: I love you, Harry. You make me feel like a person.

A Promise to Marion Amid Regret

Harold Goldfarb: [pause] Yeah, I'll come today. You just wait for me, alright? Marion...I'm really sorry, Marion.

A Dream of Beauty and Love

Harold Goldfarb: [to Marion] You are beautiful. You're the most beautiful girl in the world. You're my dream.

Questioning a Mother's Substance Use

Harold Goldfarb: Ma. You on uppers?

Hope and Dependence in Relationships

Harold Goldfarb: Somebody like you can really make things all right for me.

A Moment of Triumph and Anticipation

Sarah Goldfarb: I'm walkin across the stage!!

The Struggle for Connection and Purpose

Sarah Goldfarb: I'm somebody now, Harry. Everybody likes me. Soon, millions of people will see me and they'll all like me. I'll tell them about you, and your father, how good he was to us. Remember? It's a reason to get up in the morning. It's a reason to lose weight, to fit in the red dress. It's a reason to smile. It makes tomorrow all right. What have I got Harry, hm? Why should I even make the bed, or wash the dishes? I do them, but why should I? I'm alone. Your father's gone, you're gone. I got no one to care for. What have I got, Harry? I'm lonely. I'm old. Now when I get the sun, I smile.

A Hopeful Perspective on Life's Endings

Sarah Goldfarb: In the end it's all nice.

Desire for Recognition and Connection

Sarah Goldfarb: And you should see my Harry on television. We're giving the prizes away. I just wanted to be on the show!

Colorful Reflections on Daily Life

Sarah Goldfarb: [on her pills; to her refrigerator] Purple in the morning, blue in the afternoon, orange in the evening. There's my three meals, Mr. Smartypants. And green at night. Just like that, one, two, three, four.