Little Miss Sunshine - Olive Hoover Quotes

Clip: "A Boy" Quotes

Scene 1
Olive: Why were you unhappy?
Frank: Um, well, there're a lot of reasons. Mainly, though, I fell in love with someone, who didn't love me back.
Olive: Who?
Frank: One of my grad students. I was very much in love with him.
Olive: Him? It was a boy? You fell in love with a boy?
Frank: Yes, I did. Very much so.
Olive: That's silly.
Frank: Yes, you're right. It was very, very silly.
Grandpa: (Under his breath) There's another word for it...
Richard: Dad...
Olive: So, that's when you tried to kill yourself.
Frank: Well, no, the boy that was in love with fell in love with another man, Larry Sugarman.
Sheryl: Who's Larry Sugarman?
Frank: Larry Sugarman is perhaps the second highest regarded Proust scholar in th US.
Richard: Who's number 1?
Frank: That would be me, Rich.

Clip: "I Won" Quotes

Scene 1
Richard: You know, actually, there's a message from Cindy in the machine. Something about Little Mrs. Sunshine, Sunshine?
Olive: What?! Little Miss Sunshine?!
Richard: Yeah.
Olive: What?!
Cindy's voice: (Machine message) Sheryl, it's Cindy. Remember when Olive was here last month? She was runner-up in the original Little Miss Sunshine. Well, they just called right now, the girl who won had to give up her crown, I don't know something about diet pills. Anyway, now she has a place in the contest in Redondo Beach...
Olive: (Screams) Oh, my gosh! I won, I won, I won, I won!
Richard: Come, finish your dinner!
Olive: I finished!

Clip: "Grandpa Won't Wake Up" Quotes

Scene 1
Olive: Mom? Dad?
Richard: (Half asleep) What is it, honey?
Olive: Grandpa won't wake up.

Clip: "Heaven" Quotes

Scene 1
Olive: Do you think there's a Heaven?
Frank: Well, it's hard to say, Olive. I don't think anyone knows for sure.
Olive: I know, but what do you think?
Frank: Well...
Olive: I think there is one.
Frank: Think I'll get in?
Olive: Yeah.
Frank: Promise?
Olive: Yeah.

Clip: "Colorblind" Quotes

Scene 1
Olive: Mom, Dwayne's got 20/20 vision!
Sheryl: I bet he does...
Olive: Now, let's see if you're colorblind (Opens the pamphlet) What's the letter in the circle?
(Dwayne looks confused)
Olive: The letter in the circle.
Frank: Can you see a letter, Dwayne?
Olive: It's an A. See? Right there.
Frank: It's bright green.
(Dwayne scribbles anxiously on his notepad "What?")
Frank: Dwayne, I think you might be colorblind, shit.
(Dwayne holds up his notepad again "What?")
Frank: You can't fly if you're colorblind.

Clip: "Let Olive Be Olive" Quotes

Scene 1
Sheryl: Hey, what's going on?
Richard: Oh, I just... I came to wish Olive good luck. How are you doing, honey?
Olive: Good.
Richard: You're gonna do great (Kisses the top of Olive's head) I just know it. Can I talk to you for a second?
Sheryl: Yeah.

Clip: "Dance Dedication" Quotes

Scene 1
Olive: I'd like to dedicate this to my grandpa, who showed me these moves.
Pageant MC: Aww, that is so sweet. (Audience applauds) Is he here? Where's your grandpa right now?
Olive: In the trunk of our car.

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