Notting Hill (1999) quotes

Director
Roger Michell.

Cast
Hugh Grant.
Julia Roberts.
Richard McCabe.

The life of a simple bookshop owner changes when he meets the most famous film star in the world.

And don’t forget… I’m also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.
– Anna Scott

Can I stay for a while?
– Anna Scott
You can stay forever.
– William

I live in Notting Hill. You live in Beverly Hills. Everyone in the world knows who you are, my mother has trouble remembering my name.
– William
I’m also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.
– Anna Scott

Next question? Yes. You in the pink shirt.
– P.R. Chief
Uh, right. Miss Scott, are there any circumstances that you and he might be more than just friends.
– William
I hoped that there would be but I’ve been assured that there’s not.
– Anna Scott
Yes, but what if…
– William
I’m sorry. Just the one question.
– P.R. Chief
No. It’s alright. You were saying?
– Anna Scott
I was just wondering what if this person…
– William
Thacker. His name is Thacker.
– Journalist
Right. Thanks. What if, uh, Mr. Thacker realized that he had been a daft prick and got down on his knees and begged you to reconsider if you would… indeed… reconsider.
– William
Yes. I believe I would.
– Anna Scott
That’s wonderful news. The readers of Horse and Hound will be relieved.
– William

“For June who loved this garden from Joseph who always sat beside her.” Some people do spend their whole lives together.
– Anna Scott

I can’t believe you have that picture on your wall.
– Anna Scott
You like Chagall?
– William
I do. It feels like how being in love should be. Floating through a dark blue sky.
– Anna Scott
With a goat playing the violin.
– William
Yes – happiness isn’t happiness without a violin-playing goat.
– Anna Scott

Rita Hayworth used to say, “They go to bed with Gilda; they wake up with me.”
– Anna Scott
Who’s Gilda?
– William
Her most famous part. Men went to bed with the dream; they didn’t like it when they would wake up with the reality. Do you feel that way?
– Anna Scott
You are lovelier this morning than you have ever been.
– William

You know what they say about men with big feet.
– Anna Scott
No, I don’t, actually. What’s that?
– William
Big feet… large shoes.
– Anna Scott

Is this your first film?
– William
Well… actually it’s my 22nd!
– 12-yr-old Actress
Any favorites among the 22?
– William
Working with Leonardo.
– 12-yr-old Actress
DaVinci?
– William
DiCaprio.
– 12-yr-old Actress
Of course. And is… is he your favorite Italian director?
– William

Dominic… if you’d like to ask your question again?
– P.R. Chief
Yes. Anna, how long are you intending to stay here in Britain?
– Journalist
Indefinitely.
– Anna Scott

What’s the pay like in movies? I mean. Last movie. How much did you get paid?
– Bernie
15 million dollars.
– Anna Scott

William just turned down Anna Scott.
– Honey
You daft prick.
– Spike

I knew a girl at school called Pandora. Never got to see her box, though.
– Spike

It’s as if I’ve taken love heroin, and now I can’t ever have it again.
– William

You’d go and I’d be… well buggered, basically.
– William

The more I think about things, the more I see no rhyme or reason in life. no one knows why some things work out and some things don’t. Why some of us are lucky and some of us get…
– Bella

Do you want to stay?
– Bella
Why not? All that awaits me at home is a masturbating Welshman.
– William