Life Is Sweet (1990)
Jane Horrocks: Nicola
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Quotes
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[Natalie and Nicola ponder having children]
Natalie : Well, I wouldn't fancy bringing one up on me own.
Nicola : It's better to be on your own than be with a bastard.
Natalie : Well, presumably you wouldn't *choose* a bastard in the first place if you had any sense!
Nicola : All men are bastards!
Natalie : *What*?
Nicola : They're all potential rapists!
Natalie : That's a bit sweeping!
Nicola : All men have got the ability to rape.
Natalie : Well they don't all do it, do they!
Nicola : But they've got the ability; they've got the desire.
Natalie : That's paranoid rubbish!
Nicola : What d'you know about paranoia?
Natalie : Well, not half as much as you do, I'll give you that.
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Nicola's Lover : I want to see you nice.
Nicola : Well what's nice? it's only a boring cliche.
Nicola's Lover : No, nice. Nice. Show me a bit of civility, a bit of respect.
Nicola : You don't show me no respect!
Nicola's Lover : I'm trying to respect you now. Trying to treat you like a real person Instead of some fucking - shag bag.
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Nicola : Stop being antagonistic.
Nicola's Lover : I'm not being antagonistic. I'm trying to have an intelligent conversation with you. Are you capable of that? Eh? I don't think you are, are you? Really. Bit vacant, aint ya? Bit of an air-head. Nothing going on. Bit dumb. Bit dizzy. Dimbo, bimbo. Dumb blondster, ain't ya? Eh, hello. Anyone at home? Hello? Hello? You're a fake.
Nicola : I am intelligent.
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Nicola : You'll find out when you get to America.
Natalie : I'm only going on a holiday.
Nicola : So?
Natalie : What? You think I'm going to get yanked off the plane at John F. Kennedy airport and be raped and pillaged do ya?
Nicola : You've got to be on your guard.
Natalie : Did you hear what I just said?
Nicola : What?
Natalie : Yanked. Get it?
Nicola : What?
Natalie : Yanked! America!
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Nicola : Middle class wanker!
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Nicola : I'm not going to waste my life.
Andy : No? What're you doing now then? Contributing a great deal aren't you sitting around on your arse all day.
Nicola : Yeah, well I'm thinking about it.
Andy : Oh yeah thinking about it that's the easy bit isn't it? Anyone can do that. It's doing it that's difficult.
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Wendy : If you smoked less and you ate more you wouldn't be sitting there looking like a skeleton.
Nicola : It's better than looking like a beached whale.
Wendy : Oh, thank you. Anyway your Dad likes something to grab hold of over the night.
Nicola : What? Blubber?
Wendy : No. Me little love handles. We got a set each ain't we, Andy?
Nicola : Oh, you're disgusting!
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Nicola : Sexist pig!
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Nicola : I don't want friends. They disappoint you.
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[repeated line]
Nicola : Bollocks!
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Nicola : Fascist!
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Wendy : Why didn't you tell me Aubrey was here? You knew I was sitting out the back.
Nicola : No, I never.
Wendy : Yes, you did.
Nicola : Are you calling me a liar?
Wendy : Yes I am calling you a liar.
Nicola : I thought you had gone for a walk.
Wendy : Don't be so stupid. I've never been for a walk in me life. Have I?
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Nicola : Selfish pig!
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Nicola : Disgusting!
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Aubrey, Regret Rien Owner : [singing] No, No regrets, No, No regret rien
Wendy : [talking] Oh, yeah, that's what I remember, yeah.
Nicola : She sang it in French!
Aubrey, Regret Rien Owner : Yeah, she was from France.
Nicola : She was thin.
Aubrey, Regret Rien Owner : She was thin, she was French.
Wendy : She's dead though, isn't she?
Aubrey, Regret Rien Owner : Yeah, she was a prostitute.
Nicola : So!
Natalie : Shut up.
Aubrey, Regret Rien Owner : The sparrow.
Wendy : Yeah, the little sparrow, that's right, yeah.
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Nicola : Tory!
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Nicola : Give me a break.
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Nicola : Racist!
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Nicola : I know you want it.
Nicola's Lover : Do I?
Nicola : Yeah.
Nicola's Lover : How do you know?
Nicola : Syncronicity.
