Alice Owens Rooney Quotes in About Adam (2000)

Lucy Owens: Alice, you know the way fellas always hassle about sex?

Alice Owens Rooney: I vaguely remember.

Lucy Owens: Well, Adam doesn't. He seems really happy to leave it up to me. It's kinda nice for a change.

Alice Owens Rooney: Ah, now, are you falling in love, sparrow?

Alice Owens Rooney: [voice over. Alice looking at her baby daughter and thinking] Oh, Jwanie. Why can't you always stay that way? You'd be better off. Nope, it's all ahead of you. You'll grow up, and you'll be beautiful. The fellas will come sniffing around, and sooner or later some fucking eejit will lurch over to you with that look in his eye. And he'll say, "Do you know what you need, love? What you need is a good shag." Oh, it will happen. Believe me. But Jean, you know what really annoying thing is? It might be true.

Alice Owens Rooney: Why do you do it, Adam?

Adam: Well, I don't know. I definitely don't do it because someone's fucked up my life and I want to get revenge. That would be no good, Alice. But maybe... Would you believe me if I told you that when I'm with people, listening to them, I notice that they always want something from me?

Alice Owens Rooney: Oh, I'd believe that alright.

Adam: And it doesn't annoy me, I really like it. I like to give people what they want, if I can. Whatever makes them happy it's a very easy thing for me to do.