New Waterford Girl (1999)

Andrew McCarthy: Cecil Sweeney

Quotes 

• Cecil Sweeney : My house. You think this is a sign?

  Lou Benzoa : Yeah, it's a sign your house is gone.

• Cecil Sweeney : Class is over, Joey, go eat some Halibut.

• Cecil Sweeney : [Mr. Sweeney is drinking alcohol in a bar and Moonie is drinking cola beside him]  You know, I developed alcoholism early-on, actually. How'd you get in here?

  Moonie Pottie : The door guy. I'm a friend of his. How'd you get in?

  Cecil Sweeney : It's recess.

  Moonie Pottie : Hey, listen to me. They're gonna want to send me away, so save my scholarship, buddy-boy.

  Cecil Sweeney : What'll happen to me if you go?

  Moonie Pottie : You'll have to live your own life, I guess.

  Cecil Sweeney : [downs his glass of alcohol]  ... You know that I'm in love with you?

  [Moonie makes an annoyed face at him] 

  Cecil Sweeney : pretty funny, eh?

  Moonie Pottie : [disgusted tone]  Talk to me when you grow up!

  [Mr. Sweeney smokes his cigarette and then walks away] 

• Cecil Sweeney : [Sounding depressed]  I'm the guy living in a trailer, no one'll listen to me...

  Moonie Pottie : What's the matter with you...?

  Cecil Sweeney : NOTHING!... This is just me when I'm not in school.

• Moonie Pottie : [as Moonie and Mr. Sweeney walk along the side of the cliff by the ocean, Moonie gets a sad look on her face about her arts scholarship]  I can't go.

  Cecil Sweeney : ...Why not?

  Moonie Pottie : [about her parents]  It's breaking their hearts.

  Cecil Sweeney : That's normal.

  Moonie Pottie : Not for me, it isn't.

• Cecil Sweeney : [sarcastically]  I know you'll make a great nurse someday...

  Moonie Pottie : I WILL.

  Cecil Sweeney : Go on, get outta here and study up on the purpose of the bedpan... you're an ARTIST.

  Moonie Pottie : [annoyed]  I wish you'd stop saying that.

• Cecil Sweeney : It's time everyone knew the truth, eh?

  Moonie Pottie : [confused]  wha...?

  Cecil Sweeney : [Cecil is pretending to be her boyfriend as a scheme to get her sent to Antigonish where she can escape to art school in New York]  You gonna kiss me like a hero or what?

  [Moonie smiles, shrugs and passionately kisses him] 

  Francis Pottie : [looking disgusted]  Mary Mother of God.

• Moonie Pottie : I brought you Lexter's old boots. He's done with 'em.

  [Moonie hands Mr. Sweeney a brown paper bag with a pear of rubber mining boots inside] 

  Cecil Sweeney : Is he, now?

  [Mr. Sweeney tries on the boots and then takes them off, smiling at Moonie apologetically] 

  Cecil Sweeney : They're too big.

  Moonie Pottie : Tough.