Slackers (2002) - Quotes

Fate and Growth in Relationships

Dave: It was my fate to meet her.

Jeff: But it wasn't your fate to be with her. Unfortunately, my friend, fate has a different plan for you. You will grow up, go out into the world. You'll forget all about the things that happened here. Ethan, Angela... the shit we pulled. Those hookers that we thought were girls. And you're going to go out there and no-one - no-one can shoot you down because a woman one time stepped on your heart and left a scar in its wake. That is your fate, Dave. Just as it is my fate to some day become shogun.

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Accusations and Denials in a Heated Argument

Angela: You are a child and you are manipulative and even worse... you're a whore.

Dave: I am not a whore.

Dave: [talking to himself] A whore? How am I a whore? FUCK! How am I a whore?

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Misunderstandings Among Friends and Romantic Interests

Angela: I'm really happy that we got this cleared up because the guy that I like is your friend Dave.

Ethan: Dave?

Angela: Yeah!

Ethan: Fudge!

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Conflict Over Seating Arrangement in Class

Ethan: He's in my seat.

Head T.A. Philip: Yeah... and we're grown-ups. We don't argue over seats. Now go sit over there. There are plenty of empty seats there.

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Body Confidence and Self-Acceptance

Reanna: Remember what I always say, show the boobs and work the ass.

Angela: I have no boobs.

Reanna: You're right, well just work the ass.

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Misunderstanding Over a Hair Doll

Angela: Is this a hair doll?

Ethan: I didn't make that. It fell out of your hair that way and I want it back.

Angela: It fell out this way? I don't think so.

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Unexpected Encounters in the Food Industry

Ethan: Angela? Weird!

Angela: Ethan? What are you doing here?

Ethan: Well, I'm in the food service industry, and I like bums, so it's kinda my duty.

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Identity Confusion in a Casual Introduction

Mr. Leonard: Good afternoon, Mr. Dulles.

Dave: Call me Jack.

Mr. Leonard: But is says here your first name is Ethan?

Dave: Nah, just call me Jack.

Mr. Leonard: All right, Jack. If you could describe yourself in one word, what would it be?

Dave: Hmmm, I'd have to say... slave to the freaky ass booty.

Mr. Leonard: That's more than one word.

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Unexpected Encounter in a Disruptive Moment

Jeff: Yoo-hoo, it's Steve Pasternack, looking for Angela! Angela, please!

Reanna: Do I fucking know you?

Jeff: Uh, I lent Angela my notebook, because I take such world "famous" notes. So I was wondering if I could... are you busy with something?

Reanna: Yeah. I was masturbating.

Jeff: Heh. Hoo! Masturbating. In the dorms. Well, that's what you get when you go to art school.

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Ethan's Strict Room Rules

Dave: I brought you coffee.

Ethan: I don't touch that stuff.

Dave: Can I come in?

Ethan: No. No one comes into Ethan's room. Ethan's rules.

Dave: What's that smell?

Ethan: Maybe it's the smell of your ass getting kicked out of school.

Challenging Societal Expectations of Relationships

Jeff Davis: We have been getting screwed by the system. The system that forces us guys to like girls. All right? We're getting pushed into this. What if we just take the girls out of it? We can have our own system, it's a counter-system. And then, you do things together, you swim, you row, you... boat, you eat, you stink. We can just be guys! You can have sex, you can do it, you know, many guys at a time, but it's not gay.