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What are your favourite film quotes spoken by women?

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Fidel
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November 25, 2011 - 9:41pm
#31

I miss Blanche Hunt on Coronation Street. She was Deirdre Barlow's mother. Blanche was a zinger machine. 

"You're going to have to learn to take pleasure in the misfortunes of others, Ken, or you're going to have a very miserable old age." - Blanche to Ken Barlow

 


M. Spector
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November 26, 2011 - 5:00am
#32

nicky wrote:

Kathleen Turner to William Hurt in Body Heat:

"You're not very bright, are you? I like that in a man."

Well, that's two votes for this one.

I guess Kathleen Turner wins!


nicky
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November 26, 2011 - 7:02am
#33

Sorry MS, I didn't see you beat me to the punch.


M. Spector
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November 26, 2011 - 11:39am
#34

no problem. good pick.


Hurtin Albertan
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November 29, 2011 - 6:57pm
#35

Sigourney Weaver's best quote from Aliens:

"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit.  It's the only way to be sure."

First good quote I could think of.


Red Tory Tea Girl
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December 6, 2011 - 6:27am
#36

Speaking of Aaron Sorkin and great lines by actresses, I have to admit a certain fondness for Ainsley Hayes.

Quote:
Bruce: Oh, damn. I wanted you to say it to his face. I wanted to see...
Harriet: I hate these people.
Bruce: Did you meet anyone there who isn't worthless?
Ainsley Hayes: Don't say that.
Bruce: Did you meet anyone there who has any - ?
Ainsley Hayes: I said don't say that. Say they're smug and superior. Say their approach to public policy makes you want to tear your hair out. Say they like high taxes and spending your money. Say they want to take your guns and open your borders, but don't call them worthless. At least don't do it in front of me. The people that I have met have been extraordinarily qualified, their intent is good. Their commitment is true, they are righteous, and they are patriots. And I'm their lawyer.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0745637/quotes?qt0322950\

Also, too long to quote verbatim, but, "can I have this muffin?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIlnwzU9y1A

Quote:
Sam: I'm going to register with Republican party. And I'll tell you why, if you're curious. It's because they're a freedom-loving people.
Ainsley: We also like beef.

Ainsley: It's humiliating. A new ammendment we vote on declaring that I am equal under the law to a man. I am mortified to discover there is reason to believe I wasn't before. I am a citizen of this country, I am not a special subset in need of your protection. I do not have to have my rights handed down to me by a bunch of old white men. The same article fourteen that protects you protects me and I went to law school just to make sure. And with that, I'm going back down to the mess, because I thought I may have seen there, a peach.
Sam: I could have countered that, but I'd already moved onto other things in my head.

I don't like her politics, sure, but she's whip-smart and intellectually rigorous and doesn't look like Jeneane Garofalo while doing it... sorry, I was kind of off in la-la-land thinking about Jeneane Garofalo for a minute. Embarassed

I like the fact that when Aaron Sorkin writes women, femme and intelligent can get into the same room more often than not, without the typical King of Queens misandry that seems to typically be mandatory when that happens.


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