The Neon Demon (2016) - Quotes

The Wicked Die Young

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Innuendo and Tension in a Pharmacy Inquiry

Dean: Is there a pharmacy around here?

Hank: Why? She send you out for tampons, too?

Dean: You know, you've got a real attitude problem, you know that?

Hank: [[w:Sandusky, Ohio|Sandusky, Ohio] I'm just being friendly. I just wanna make sure you're getting something out of this deal. Cause if you're not, got plenty of other girls here. Take a peek in room 214 if you get a chance. Rented it this week to a girl from ]. Runaway. Thirteen years old. Real lolita shit. Room 214. Gotta be seen.

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Invitation to a Mysterious Party

Ruby: Hey, you wanna go somewhere?

Jesse: Where?

Ruby: A party.

Jesse: What kind of party?

Ruby: [''Beaming smile''] The fun kind.

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Aftermath of a Successful Encounter

Jesse: [''After the shoot''] You're still here?

Ruby: How did it go?

Jesse: It went good. It was great actually.

Ruby: Did he say anything?

Jesse: My agency said if the pictures turned out good, he might consider them for an editorial. Do you think he would?

Ruby: [''Shakes her head''; ''Nods''] I think he makes a lot of promises to young girls.

Jesse: [''Looks down, then up again''] I should go, before my meter runs out.

Ruby: [''Shakes her head''] I don't think you should be alone with him.

Jesse: [''Shakes her head''] He seemed fine to me.

Ruby: [''Smiling''] That's not what I'm saying, Jesse.

Jesse: [''Looks down, then up again''] I'm not as helpless as I look.

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Questioning Relationships and Perceptions of Value

Gigi: Well, you certainly move fast.

Jesse: What do you mean?

Gigi: You must be fucking him. Sarno doesn't let just anyone walk his collection.

Jesse: [''Scoffs''] I don't think I'm his type...

Gigi: Why not? You're very masculine.

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The Pursuit of Perfection in Beauty

Gigi: [''Jesse stares intently''; [w:liposuction|outer lipo...] You wanna know what I had done, don't you? Well I thought I'd get more work if I went down a cup size. So I'd look like a hanger, ya know? But then my surgeon, Dr. Andrew, he pointed out a lot of other problems with my body. So I had them: shave my jaw, I had a slight eyebrow lift, new nose, cheeks, inner and ] oh, and they pinned my ears.

Jesse: Why?

Gigi: So I could wear a ponytail?

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Waiting for Makeup in the Spotlight

Gigi: Jesse? What are you doing here?

Jesse: They told me to wait.

Gigi: For what?

Jesse: For makeup.

Gigi: You're in the show?

Jesse: [''Smirks''] Yeah.

Gigi: This show?

Jesse: ...yes.

Gigi: [''Pauses in disbelief''] That's my chair.

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The Pain of Beauty and Self-Acceptance

Jesse: Didn't it hurt?

Gigi: Anything worth having hurts a little. Besides, nobody likes the way they look.

Jesse: [''Gigi scoffs with disgust''] I do.

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Questions of Identity and Desire

Sarah: All she really wants to know is, who are you fucking?

Jesse: Sorry?

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A Mysterious Presence in the Room

Jesse: Something's in my room!

Hank: What do you mean something's in your room?

Jesse: I saw something in my room!

Hank: Are you high?

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A Debate on Gigi's Identity

Roberto Sarno: Dean, we're having a little debate over here. We need your expertise.

Dean: Okay.

Roberto Sarno: You know Gigi, right?

Dean: Well - I mean, we just met.

Roberto Sarno: [''To Gigi''; ''Gigi stands up''] Will you stand up so that he can take a look at you? Go on, stand up. Well...

Dean: Well, what?

Roberto Sarno: What do you think? You think she's beautiful?

Dean: I don't know - I mean, yeah, I guess she's fine.

Roberto Sarno: [''He touches Gigi's right arm''] Yes, yes, that's exactly the word I was looking for. She's fine! Right? You can sit down now, thanks. Thank you, Dean.

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A Unique Introduction Between Two Characters

Ruby: Am I staring?

Jesse: A little.

Ruby: Sorry... you just have such beautiful skin. I'm Ruby, by the way. Do you have a name or you want me to guess?

Jesse: Jesse.

Ruby: Jesse. And you just got to LA, Jesse?

Jesse: How'd you know?

Ruby: You've got that look. Oh, don't worry, honey, that whole deer in the headlights thing is exactly what they want.

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The Psychology Behind Lipstick Color Names

Gigi: [''While looking at herself and applying lipstick in a bathroom mirror in a club''] God, I love this color on me.

Ruby: Red rum.

Gigi: What?

Ruby: That's what it's called. They say women are more likely to buy a lipstick if it's named after food or sex. Just think about it. Black honey, plum passion, peachy keen.

Gigi: [Sucking on her finger and looking at herself in the mirror] Pink pussy.

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The Importance of Acknowledging Effort

Waitress: Would you like to hear the specials?

Gigi: Sure!

Sarah: Ugh, you're not going to eat it...

Gigi: But they work so hard to memorize them.

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Dreams and Reflections Under the Moon

Jesse: When I was a kid, I would sneak out to the roof at night; I thought the moon looked like a big round eye. And I would look up and I'd say, "Do you see me?". Ya know, I'd stay out there for hours. Sometimes I'd fall asleep, just dreaming.

Dean: About what?

Jesse: What I would be.

Dean: What was that?

Jesse: I could never figure it out.

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Perceptions of Compliments in Relationships

Gigi: He calls me the bionic woman.

Jesse: Is that a compliment?

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The Feeling of Being the Center of Attention

Sarah: What's it feel like?

Jesse: What do you mean?

Sarah: To walk into a room, and it's like in the middle of winter. You're the sun.

Jesse: It's everything.

Debate on the Value of Beauty

Roberto Sarno: True beauty is the highest currency we have. Without it, she would be nothing.

Dean: I think you're wrong.

Roberto Sarno: Excuse me?

Dean: I said, I think you're wrong.

Roberto Sarno: So are you gonna tell me that it's what's inside that counts?

Dean: Yeah, that's exactly what I think.

Roberto Sarno: Well I think, that if she wasn't beautiful... you wouldn't have even stopped to look.

Authenticity Amidst Deception

Roberto Sarno: [''Referring to Jesse''] Nothing fake, nothing false. A diamond in a sea of glass.

The Primacy of Beauty

Roberto Sarno: Beauty isn't everything. It's the only thing.

The Allure of an Unexplainable Quality

Ruby: She has that... thing.

The Importance of Grooming in Beauty Standards

Gigi: Sweetie, plastics is just good grooming. Imagine going a year without brushing your teeth.

The Perception of Beauty and Existence

Sarah: People see you, they notice. Do you know how lucky you are? I'm a ghost.

Preference for freshness over the old and stale

Sarah: Who wants sour milk when you can get fresh meat?

Dreams and Pressure in the Modeling World

Roberta Hoffmann: I see twenty or thirty girls come in here everyday. From small towns, with big dreams. Some girls crack under the pressure. You... You're going to be great.

Invitation to Celebration or Gathering

Jesse: Are we having a party or something?

Self-Perception and Beauty Standards

Jesse: I know what I look like. Women would kill to look like this.

Embracing Beauty and Its Consequences

Jesse: [''Standing on the diving-board''] I know what I Iook like. And what's wrong with that anyway? Women would kill to look like this. They carve and stuff, and inject themselves. They starve to death, hoping, praying that one day they'll look like a second-rate version of me.