The Princess Diaries (2001) - Quotes

Avoiding Attention on School Arrival

Mia: Joe, could you park a block from school? I don't wanna cause a riot in this hearse.

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Future of Genovia at Stake

Clarisse Renaldi: Helen, if Amelia refuses to accept the throne, then Genovia will cease to exist as we know it.

Helen Thermopolis: So the future of your country is in the hands of my 15-year-old?

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Life-Changing News Awaits Mia

Mia: Now, what did you want to tell me?

Clarisse Renaldi: Something that, I think, will have a very big impact upon your life.

Mia: I already had braces.

Clarisse Renaldi: No, it's bigger than orthodontia.

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Unexpected Compliments Between Generations

Clarisse: (upon first seeing Mia) You look so... young.

Mia: Uh, thank you. And you look so... (Clarisse raises her eyebrows) clean.

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Morning Greetings Among Friends

Mia: Good morning, Mrs. Gupta.

Geraldine Gupta: (Looks at Lily) Morning, Lily. (Looks at Mia) ...Lily's friend.

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Journey of Courage and Self-Discovery

Helen Thermopolis: [first lines] Time for school! Stop daydreaming, you'll be late for school.

Paolo Puttanesca: I love your eyebrows. We'll call them Frida and Kahlo. If Brooke Shields married Groucho Marx, their child would have your eyebrows.

Suki Sanchez: It was just last night that San Francisco's own little princess partied at the beach. But what started out as innocent fun, soon turned into allegedly, too much fun. This is Suki Sanchez for KPFW.

Philippe Renaldi (Mia's late father): [from his letter to Mia for her 16th birthday] Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear. The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all. From now on you'll be traveling the road between who you think you are and who you can be. The key is to allow yourself to make the journey.

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Genovia Welcomes Its New Princess

Nelson Davenport: No longer does Mia stand for missing in action, Genovia has a new princess!

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Mia's Unique Family Background Explained

Nelson Davenport: Mia Thermopolis is the daughter of local eclectic artist, Helen Thermopolis. They currently live in a refurbished firehouse south of Market Street. Mia is also the only grandchild of Queen Clarisse Renaldi, whose husband, King Rupert, passed away last year. This is Nelson Davenport, KRLH.

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Encouraging Team Spirit at the Ball

Geraldine Gupta: [the cheerleaders freak out when a baseball bounces their way] Oh, come on, girls! It's a ball, not a snake. Back in formation!

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Vice Principal's Assertion of Authority

Geraldine Gupta: [to Clarisse] I’m the vice principal.

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Anticipation of the Queen's Arrival

Geraldine Gupta: [on the phone; hangs up] Gupta... mmhh... mmhh... mmhh. The Queen is coming - to Grove High School.

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Friendly Morning Greeting from Geraldine Gupta

Geraldine Gupta: [looks at Mia] Morning, Lily! Lily’s friend.

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Virtual Homework Submission Policy Reminder

PA Annoucements: Remember, virtual homework may not be submitted for actual credit.

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Feng Shui Club's Lawn Table Arrangement Request

PA Annoucements: Will the Feng Shui club please stop rearranging the tables on the lawn?

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Urgent Call for Attention and Clarity

Lilly Moscovitz: [to Michael and Mia; two other students stop for her] Wait up! Wait for me! Not you, I don't even know you!

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Invitation to Appear on a Cable Show

Lilly Moscovitz: [to Mia after hearing she's a princess] Will you come on my cable show?

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Removing a Charm from Friendship Bracelet

Lilly Moscovitz: I'm taking your charm off of my charm bracelet and it's going in the dirt!

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Questioning a Mother's Romantic Choices

Lilly Moscovitz: [to Mia, after meeting Joe and seeing the limo for the first time] Is your mom dating an undertaker?

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Comment on Appearance

Lilly Moscovitz: [to Joe] You know you look like Shaft?

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Invitation to Explore Genovia

Joe: [last lines] Princess, look out the window... and welcome to Genovia.

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Embracing Identity Beyond Titles

Joe: No one can quit being who they really are, not even a princess. Now, you can refuse the job, but you are a princess by birth.

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Embracing Responsibility as Princess of Genovia

Mia Thermopolis: (At the Genovian Independence Day Ball) Hi, um... hello. I'm Mia. Um, it stopped raining! I'm really no good at speech-making. Normally I get so nervous that I faint or run away, or sometimes I even get sick. But you really didn't need to know that... but I'm not so afraid anymore. See, my father helped me. Earlier this evening, I had every intention of giving up my claim to the throne. And my mother helped me, by telling me it was ok, and by supporting me like she has my entire life. But then I wondered how I'd feel after abdicating my role as Princess of Genovia. Would I feel relieved, or would I feel sad? And then I realized how many stupid times a day I use the word I. And probably all I ever do is think about myself. And how lame is that when there's like seven billion other people out there on the planet, and... sorry, I'm going too fast. But then I thought, if I cared about the other seven billion out there, instead of just me, that's probably a much better use of my time. See, if I were Princess of Genovia, then my thoughts and the thoughts of people smarter than me would be much better heard, and just maybe those thoughts could be turned into actions. So this morning when I woke up, I was Mia Thermopolis. But now I choose to be forevermore, Amelia Mignonette Thermopolis Renaldi, Princess of Genovia.

Mia's Frustration with Unseen Consequences

Mia Thermopolis: [sitting in her broken-down car, in the rain; sobs and collapses across the front seat] Is this punishment for driving without a licensed driver in the front seat?! I am invisible... and I am wet.