What a Girl Wants (2003)
Colin Firth: Henry Dashwood
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Quotes
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Henry Dashwood : I think I owe you a rather large apology.
Libby Reynolds : Do you think I've waited 17 years for an apology?
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Henry Dashwood : So are you and Daphne...
Ian : Yeah, we're eloping. I know it's rather sudden but after last night, there was no going back.
Henry Dashwood : You are joking aren't you?
Ian : Yes, of course.
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Henry Dashwood : I'm not explaining this very well, am I?
Daphne Reynolds : No, not really. But I'm having fun watching you try.
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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!
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Henry Dashwood : You like Coco Puffs?
Daphne Reynolds : It's chocolate! Need I say more?
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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.
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Glynnis Payne : Darling, darling, all I'm saying is before we let this hypothetical daughter blow your political career out of the water, we might at least consider doing some checking up on her.
Henry Dashwood : Now, checking up for what?
Glynnis Payne : I don't know... criminal record, blood type, triple sixes on her skull.
Henry Dashwood : Glynnis, she has a birth certificate, she has my photograph and she has my eyes.
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Henry Dashwood : Alistair, you've lied to me, I know you lied to Libby, so you'll forgive me if I don't give a flying fart in space what you think!
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Henry Dashwood : I hope you find you sleeping arrangements conducive to...
Daphne Reynolds : Henry, all it takes is sweet dreams.
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Henry Dashwood : Remember when I told you how groovy I used to be?
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[Henry has just withdrawn his candidacy for Prime Minister and has decided to go back to Daphne and Libby]
Alistair Payne : Are you out of your mind? I worked this hard to get you where you are, and now you're throwing it away!
Henry Dashwood : Alistair, you lied to me. And I know you lied to Libby.
Alistair Payne : [outraged] *Libby?* I was protecting your career, I was saving your family's reputation! When I found out that that girl was pregnant, I knew I was doing the right thing!
Henry Dashwood : [beat] You knew about Daphne?
Alistair Payne : Of course, I *knew*! It's *my job* to know!
[Henry punches Alistair in the face]
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Henry Dashwood : I don't remember the last time I went barefoot.
Daphne Reynolds : Don't you just love squiggling your toes in the sand? Did you know it's a natural exfoliant? Mom says if you can walk on a beach, and you have a steady hand with nail polish, there's no reason to ever pay for a pedicure.
