Cate Quotes in Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)

Shelly: It's just... funny, don't yah think, that when you can't afford something, it's like *really expensive* but then when you can afford it, it's like, free? It's kinda backwards, don't yah think?

Cate: Yeah, well... the world is a bit like that, I guess, in a lot of ways.

Cate: For everything that's lovely is but a brief, dreamy, kind of delight. Yeats.

[last lines]

Cate: [friendly after walking over to him after he notices her coming up to join him on the building roof] Hey, you.

Harrison: Hey, y'self.

[pause]

Harrison: So, I'm trying to figure out... how to set my Facebook status.

Cate: [Finally bursts out laughing] How about, um, it's complicated.

Harrison: [looks at her a few times then stares out in the distance] I think we can do better than that.

[kneels down in front of her with ring, slightly licks his lips]

Harrison: Try this again?

Cate: [nods, small smile] Yes.

[she takes the ring and as he kisses her he lets the box drop to the ground and the skyline of the city is shown with violins]

Evelyn: [sparring with weapons] You get my boy, you get his mother, too, Honey.

Cate: [screams] I don't want you!

Harrison: [running] Hey!

Evelyn: Come on!

Harrison: [runs onto screen] Hey, hey, hey, hey!

Cate: No! I know about Katie.

[points weapon at him]

Harrison: [Looks at both] What are you talking about; take it easy.

Cate: Stay away from me!

[desperately whacks him on side of his head]

Evelyn: [getting more hysterical as she speaks] You bitch. You bitch! Look what you did! You are like Katie! I took care of her, and I'll take care of you, too.

[sounds of effort and grunting and seething screams as the women fight and he gets up and soon the mom's weapon is pushed away and Cate gets away, the mother going after her]

Harrison: Mom!

[he is unable to get up until they are far off; the chase ensues and the mom goes after Cate, who ducks and the mom flies over her into a pool with a war cry. Cate watches]

Harrison: Mom!

[runs faster; sees her in the pool]

Harrison: [whispers] No.

[embattled cry]

Harrison: Mom!

[police come and Harrison is seen holding a traumatized Cate]