Daphne Reynolds Quotes in What a Girl Wants (2003)

Daphne Reynolds: [to Clarissa] My evil stepsister, you've seen Cinderella, right? Let me clue you in, I win.

Clarissa: Oh, very you, lovely. So Henry asked us to give you a few pointers, didn't he? Well, pointer number 1: go home. Mother and I belong here and it's quite clear you just don't fit in. And pointer number 2: while you're packing, keep your grimy little Yankee paws off Armistead Stuart, he's mine.

Daphne Reynolds: If you take your nose out of the air for one second you'll see you're designer, I'm vintage. You've got a mansion, I've got a five floor walkup. You're a snotty little miss cranky pants and I go with the flow, so why would you ever think for one second that I'd ever have the same taste in guys? So here's a little pointer for you. Get over yourself and stop trying to be my daddy's little girl because I'm not going anywhere.

Henry Dashwood: You like Co-co Puffs?

Daphne Reynolds: It's chocolate! Need I say more?

Daphne Reynolds: [seeing her mother's outfit] Are you actually wearing a bra?

Daphne Reynolds: Every year I would wish if that I was good enough you would come and find me.

Henry Dashwood: I'm not explaining this very well, am I?

Daphne Reynolds: No, not really. But I'm having fun watching you try.

Henry Dashwood: I hope you find you sleeping arrangements conducive to...

Daphne Reynolds: Henry, all it takes is sweet dreams.

Ian: Looking for me?

Daphne Reynolds: No, I was just looking for the loo.

Ian: Outside? On the terrace?

Henry Dashwood: For me, it's just a stop on the campaign trail, and for Glynnis it's a chance to launch Clarissa on society.

Daphne Reynolds: Launch her? You make her sound like a ship.

Henry Dashwood: No, in Clarissa's case it's more like an intercontinental ballistic missile.

Daphne Reynolds: [to Ian] I better go. Everyone's just waiting for me to mess up again.

Daphne Reynolds: Let's get the party started!

Ian: No.

Daphne Reynolds: Come on, why not?

Ian: Well, first of all I could get fired; and second of all, I could get fired!

Daphne Reynolds: Oh come on!

Ian: No. No, no!

Daphne Reynolds: Wimp.

Ian: No. No!

Daphne Reynolds: For me?

[bats eyelashes flirtatiously]

Ian: [grins] Okay. Let's do it.

Henry Dashwood: Sorry, did you just say you've known about this your whole life?

Daphne Reynolds: Yeah?

Jocelyn Dashwood: Good. Well, now we've got that settled... How about some tea and a nice piece of fruitcake?

Henry Dashwood: But your mother didn't feel I deserved the same consideration?

Jocelyn Dashwood: [Quietly] No to the fruitcake, then.

Henry Dashwood: [shouts] How could she keep something like this from me?

Glynnis Payne: Excuse me, but what happened to the mistake theory we were operating on a moment ago?

Daphne Reynolds: [Daphne turns to leave]

Jocelyn Dashwood: No, wait a minute, Ducky!

Libby Reynolds: I love you a million Swedish Fish.

Daphne Reynolds: I love you a million red M&M's.

Glynnis Payne: Darling, we have to get Lubby here an escort.

Daphne Reynolds: It's Libby, and why doesn't he just ask her himself?

[Regarding Henry Dashwood's familiy mansion]

Daphne Reynolds: It's bigger than our entire apartment and the Chinese restaurant downstairs and the dry cleaner down the street; it makes the White House look like a McDonalds!

Daphne Reynolds: Hey! What are you doing here?

Ian: You know, just another one of my glamourous jobs.

Daphne Reynolds: Oh.

Daphne Reynolds: [after everything has happened] The truth is sometimes things aren't exactly what you always imagined... they're even better!

Armistead Stuart: Women are just drawn to me. It's something I happen to be blessed with. An Indefinable quality that just relaxes them, fascinates them. You're feeling it now, aren't you, Dabney?

Daphne Reynolds: It's Daphne.

Armistead Stuart: [Moves his hand to her lower back]

Daphne Reynolds: And let me guess, you're feeling it in my backside?

[Pulls his hand back up]

Ian: Looking for me?

Daphne Reynolds: Oh, no. I was just looking for the loo!

Ian: Outside? On the terrace?

Daphne Reynolds: [Mouths] Oh.

Daphne Reynolds: [to Armistead Stuart] You know, I really wish you would pull your lip over you head and swallow it.

Daphne Reynolds: I had you down as an all bran man.