What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

Johnny Depp: Gilbert Grape

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• Becky : Tell me what you want, as fast as it comes to you.

  Gilbert : Uhh...

  Becky : Okay?

  Gilbert : 'Kay.

  Becky : Okay. What do you want?

  [He's thinking about it] 

  Becky : Faster!

  Gilbert : Okay. I want a new thing. House. I want a new house. And a family.

  [He sighs heavily] 

  Gilbert : I want Momma to take aerobics classes. I want Ellen to grow up. I want a new brain for Arnie. I want...

  Becky : What do you want for you? Just for you?

  Gilbert : I want to be a good person.

• Momma : You're my knight in shimmering armor. Did you know that?

  Gilbert : I think you mean shining.

  Momma : No shimmering. You shimmer, and you glow.

• Becky : I love the sky. It's so limitless.

  Gilbert : It is big. It's very big.

  Becky : Big doesn't even sum it up, right? That word big is so small.

• Gilbert : [to Becky]  I don't know what to say.

  Arnie : Say "thank you," Gilbert. "Thank you."

  Gilbert : [whispering]  Thank you.

• Gilbert : [climbing of the water tower]  It's not going to happen again. This is the last time. Right Arnie?

  Arnie : It's the last time.

  Gilbert : Okay. Let's go.

  Arnie : But I want to go back up there again.

• Gilbert : I'm not gonna let her be a joke.

• Gilbert : Why will I take care of it?

  Arnie : Gilbert...

  Gilbert : Hmm?

  Arnie : 'Cause you're Gilbert.

  Gilbert : 'Cause I'm Gilbert.

• [Arnie jumps onto Gilbert's back] 

  Gilbert : God, Arnie, you're getting so big. Pretty soon I ain't gonna be able to carry you no more.

  Arnie Grape : No, you're getting littler, Gilbert. You're getting littler, you're shrinking! You're shrinking, Gilbert, you're shrinking! Shrinking, shrinking, shrinking!

• Gilbert : You know what? You're such a big boy.

  Arnie : Yeah!

  Gilbert : You're such a big boy.

  Arnie : I'm a big boy!

  Gilbert : You know what? I bet you could do this all by yourself if you really wanted to. Could you do this by yourself?

  Arnie : I'm a big boy!

  Gilbert : Yeah, you're a big boy. Now take this...

  Arnie : Take this.

  Gilbert : Wash everything, your towels are there.

  Arnie : Okay!

  Gilbert : And your robe is there.

  Arnie : Okay! The big boy is gonna wash himself!

• Gilbert : We don't really move. I mean, we'd like to, but... my mom is sort of attached to the house. Attached is, I guess, not the right word. She's pretty much wedged in.

• Gilbert : Bobby, how's business?

  Bobby : Oh, not good... nobody's dying.

• Gilbert : You don't hurt Arnie, you just don't.

• Tucker : How's momma?

  Gilbert : She's fat.

  Tucker : Come on, man. She's not all that big, Gilbert.

  Gilbert : What?

  Tucker : Listen, I saw a guy at the state fair who was... a little bit bigger.

  Gilbert : A little bit bigger?

  Tucker : Look, all I'm sayin' is that she's not the biggest I ever seen, okay?

  Gilbert : Tucker, she's a whale!

  Tucker : Well, take her out for a walk once in a while.

  Gilbert : Take her out for a jog!

  Arnie : She's a whale! Tucker, she's a whale!

• Mr. Lamson : What's going on over there at "Food Land"?

  Gilbert : [labeling price tags on cans]  I wouldn't know, I don't shop there.

  [puts a can up and looks at boss] 

  Gilbert : I'd rather die.

  [smiles] 

• Gilbert : Did you ever see a beached whale on television?

  Becky : Yeah.

  Gilbert : Yeah. That's her. That's my mom.

  Becky : [pauses]  What about your dad?

  Gilbert : Uh, some other day. Some other day.

• Becky : It's okay,don worry about it.

  Gilbert : no no I'm really... I'm really sorry

  Becky : It's okay.

  Gilbert : I'm really sorry.

  Becky : Don't be sorry,Are you sorry?... no,I'm not sorry,he's not sorry,we're not sorry,don't be sorry.

  Arnie : I'm not sorry

• Gilbert : I know a boy whose name is Arnie... he's, uh, 'bout to turn 18 and have a big party. I know a boy whose name is Arnie. C'mon down, buddy.

• Gilbert : Ellen? Ellen?

  Ellen Grape : What?

  Gilbert : Could you not talk with your mouth full?

  Ellen Grape : Excuse me?

  Gilbert : You're making me sick, I'm gonna throw up.

  Ellen Grape : Oh, okay, dad. Sure thing, dad.

• Gilbert : I had a nice time tonight.

  Becky : I know.

  [smiles] 

• Arnie : Gilbert, how many more miles 'til they get here?

  Gilbert : Few million, buddy.

  Arnie : Three?

  Gilbert : Yeah.

• Betty Carver : Hey. I could have had any guy, any guy, but I chose you. I chose you.

  Gilbert : Why did you?

  Betty Carver : [pause]  Because... I knew you'd always be there. Because I knew you'd never leave.

• Becky : Tell me what you want as fast as it comes to you.

  Gilbert : I wanna be a good person.