The Descendants (2011) quotes

Director
Alexander Payne.

Cast
George Clooney.
Shailene Woodley.
Amara Miller.

A land baron tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident.

I don’t want my daughters growing up entitled and spoiled. And I agree with my father – you give your children enough money to do something but not enough to do nothing.
– Matt King

Goodbye, Elizabeth. Goodbye, my love, my friend, my pain, my joy. Goodbye. Goodbye. Goodbye.
– Matt King

Don’t be fooled by appearances. In Hawaii, some of the most powerful people look like bums and stuntmen.
– Matt King

My friends on the mainland think just because I live in Hawaii, I live in paradise. Like a permanent vacation. We’re all just out here sipping Mai Tais, shaking our hips, and catching waves. Are they insane?
– Matt King

Hey, I’m doing you a favor. I could go out there and fuck you up, so get a better attitude!
– Matt King

Elizabeth is dying. Wait… Fuck you! And she’s dying.
– Matt King

I’m the backup parent. The understudy.
– Matt King

Nothing just happens!
– Matt King
Everything just happens.
– Brian Speer

One more question for you.
– Matt King
Yes?
– Brian Speer
Ever been inside my bedroom?
– Matt King
Once.
– Brian Speer
You could have had the decency to lie about that one.
– Matt King
Alright, twice.
– Brian Speer

What is it that makes the women in my life destroy themselves?
– Matt King

You give your children enough money to do something, but not enough to do nothing.
– Matt King

This is a unique and dramatic situation!
– Mark Mitchell

It’s ironic, Elizabeth in this misfortune just as you come into your fortune.
– Scott Thorson

You are about 100 miles from smart… no offense
– Matt King
You are mistaken counselor; I’m smart, you know, I have good hygiene; I’m a decent guitar player; I’m a good cook, I mean I cook food all the time; I’m Vice President of the Punahou chess club; and I always have weed.
– Sid
Your mother must be very proud.
– Matt King
It’s possible.
– Sid