Nell Quotes in Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)

Nell: 30 seconds and counting, Zed. 29, 28, 27, 24, 15, 22... did I... did I say 15?

[Shad can't bring himself to shoot down Kalo and Tembo's Malmori warship]

Shad: Can we outrun 'em?

Nell: We sure as hell can't OUTFIGHT 'em, not with YOU in the driver's seat!

Nell: Showing my backside to those mutant sons of bitches. I can't believe it! You got no BACKBONE, kid! When Zed was your age...

Shad: My job is to find mercenaries. And I'm NOT Zed.

Nell: Hmm! You bet. Not even a pale imitation.

Shad: [insulted] Wha... Now, I thought I did pretty well back there. I mean, YOU'RE still in one piece, aren't you?

Nell: Sure, you did. If they hold a contest for running away, YOU'LL be Champion of the Universe!

Shad: You fired without me.

Nell: It had to be done.

Shad: You were placed under my direct command. You fired without me. "That which is not organic must not..."

Nell: "... harm that which is." I know, I know. It's a damn stupid rule.

Nell: Terrific! Now I've got TWO babies to sit for.

Shad: [sternly] Nell, shut up.

Shad: I've never taken a life before, Nell.

Nell: The Varda SAYS we can take life to SAVE life.

Sador: This is Sador of the Malmori. I command you to surrender.

Nell: [sarcastically] I'll surrender, you sorry son of a mutant.

[Saint-Exmin has bested Shad and Nell in a dogfight]

Saint-Exmin: The Valkyrie are great warriors. In our youth, we must leave home and fight in many battles until we have proven ourselves.

Shad: Well, you've proven yourself to be a pain in the neck. So why don't you just... fly off?

Saint-Exmin: But I wish to fight.

Shad: [exasperated] My PLANET is in danger, and you're playing TAG with me! Your ship is like a toy; you have no firepower.

Saint-Exmin: It's one of the fastest in the universe.

Shad: Well, the Varda teach us that "swift rain is little rain."

Saint-Exmin: But I WANT to join.

Shad: But we don't want you, we don't need you, and we won't have you, so go count your coup somewhere else.

[He breaks off communications with her]

Nell: You were a little harsh, weren't you?

Shad: You saw her. She was PLAYING with me.

Nell: Yes... and she WON.

Nell: Is there really a pervert here?

Ronnie Barnhardt: Yes. Yes, ma'am, there is.

Nell: That's scary.

Ronnie Barnhardt: Not for me so much, you know, it's actually kind of my job, to put myself in harm's way, to protect weaker people such as yourself who are crippled in the leg and whatnot.

Nell: Oh, my cast is coming off in like a month.

Ronnie Barnhardt: I do it, so other people can sleep well at night, meanwhile, I'm up all night fighting demons, just screaming bloody murder, waking up with nosebleeds, night terrors, finding myself a mile from home with bloody feet and a gun in my hand I have no idea how I got there, but pound for pound, I'd say there's not one human being in this mall that deserves this coffee as much as myself.

Nell: Wow.

Nell: You got together with Philip as a way to get back at Samantha and then when your emotions got too strong you found Grace under whom you could project your conflict and who so conveniently was braking up with her boyfriend making her another unavailable love object which of course confirms your deep cynicism about relationships in general and keeps you from confronting your real problem which has had to be yourself.

Allegra: Jesus Christ Nell, all I did was ask you what you wanted to have for lunch...

Nell: Wendy's.

Nell: Sold to the man with the four hundred dollars cash.

Frieda: [to Violet] Do not give him any argument.

Violet's First Customer: Do you want some whiskey?

[He hands Violet a glass of whiskey. She drinks it all]

Violet's First Customer: Well, Jesus, I didn't mean the whole damn thing.

Violet: I'm glad it's you.

Violet's First Customer: Why are you glad it's me?

Violet: Well, you look nice, and you have a nice chest. I can feel the steam inside me right through my dress.

Nell: There's only two things to do on rainy days, and I don't like to play cards.

Bellocq: [about Violet] What will become of her now?

Nell: What's going on with you? You don't have to worry about her. She's made a lot of money. She can do as she likes.

Bellocq: She's only twelve. She's completely alone.

Nell: Bellocq, you're in love with her.

Bellocq: Don't be absurd.

Nell: I've seen it a thousand times. I am old, and I know one thing - life is very long.

Nell: [starting the auction for Violet's virginity] A virgin, bona fide.

Brothel Patron: How old is she?

Nell: Do you want to put me in jail? She's just old enough. She's the finest delicacy New Orleans has to offer, and it's her wish that one of you gentleman be the first.

Nell: Chicka, chicka, chickabee. / T'ee an me an t'ee an me. / Ressa, ressa, ressa me, / Chicka, chicka, chickabee.

Nell: Trouble go away at nigh', an' Nell caw Mi'i - an' Nell an' Mi'i - ye', Nell an' Mi'i - like t'ee in the way!

[Sways with her arms outstretched]

Nell: I knew something like this was going to happen. I told you, didn't I? What are we going to do?

Lizzie: Move.

Nell: Lizzie, darling, listen, I - you cannot keep running, you got to face this sometime. Tell Frankie the truth. He should know what his daddy was. Then maybe he'd stop wishing for him.

Lizzie: Right, if he's not back in five minutes, I'm going to the docks myself.

Nell: How do you even know that's where he is?

Lizzie: Where would you go if it was you?

The Stranger: He won't go on that ship.

Nell: How do you know what he would do? You've not even met him.

The Stranger: He doesn't want to spoil the surprise. If I was a betting man -

[Nell glares at the Stranger]

The Stranger: which I'm not, I'd put money on it.