The Descendants

The Descendants Quotes

A land baron tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident.

Matt King: I don't want my daughters growing up entitled and spoiled. And I agree with my father - you give your children enough money to do something but not enough to do nothing.
Matt King: [to Elizabeth] Goodbye, Elizabeth. Goodbye, my love, my friend, my pain, my joy. Goodbye. Goodbye. Goodbye.
Matt King: Elizabeth is dying. Wait... Fuck you! And she's dying.
Matt King: [voice-over] Don't be fooled by appearances. In Hawaii, some of the most powerful people look like bums and stuntmen.
Matt King: One more question for you.
Brian Speer: Yes?
Matt King: Ever been inside my bedroom?
Brian Speer: Once.
Matt King: You could have had the decency to lie about that one.
Brian Speer: Alright, twice.
Matt King: [voice-over] Paradise? Paradise can go fuck itself.
Matt King: You give your children enough money to do something, but not enough to do nothing.
Matt King: You little fuck! Do you get hit a lot?
Sid: I don't know, I've had my share.
Matt King: [to Alex] Your friend is completly retarded, you know that?
Sid: Hey man, I've got a little brother who's retarded! Don't use that word in derogatory fashion.
Matt King: Oh.
Sid: [laughing] No I don't have a retarded brother!
Alexandra King: Sid, you suck!
[first lines]
Matt King: My friends on the mainland think just because I live in Hawaii, I live in paradise. Like a permanent vacation. We're all just out here sipping Mai Tais, shaking our hips, and catching waves. Are they insane?
Matt King: Nothing just happens!
Brian Speer: Everything just happens.
Alexandra King: When I was over at Christmas, I caught her with the guy.
Alexandra King: It made me sick to see her near you.
Alexandra King: I went back to school thinking that that was it... that I was just done with her.
Alexandra King: I was gonna call and tell you everything, and... and then the accident happened, and... I was waiting until she woke up, I guess.
Alexandra King: You didn't even suspect.
Alexandra King: Right?
Alexandra King: Right?
Alexandra King: You disgusted me too.
Alexandra King: You're always so busy.
Matt King: I'm the backup parent. The understudy.
Matt King: On the phone he can escape, in person, he's got nowhere to go. I wanna see his face.
Matt King: Hey, I'm doing you a favor. I could go out there and fuck you up, so get a better attitude!
Matt King: I'm worried about my daughters. I think there's something wrong with them.
Alexandra King: Hey, Scottie! Raina's a fucked-up hoe-bag and you need to stay away from her! And she's going to be a meth-head and she's gonna get used by stupid guys! She's a twat! Say it!
Scott Thorson: It's ironic, Elizabeth in this misfortune just as you come into your fortune.
Alexandra King: Did you just spank me ?
Sid: [on Scott] That guy is a prick. Is he always like that?
Matt King: Yeah.
Mark Mitchell: This is a unique and dramatic situation!
Matt King: You are about 100 miles from smart... no offense
Sid: You are mistaken counselor; I'm smart, you know, I have good hygiene; I'm a decent guitar player; I'm a good cook, I mean I cook food all the time; I'm Vice President of the Punahou chess club; and I always have weed.
Matt King: Your mother must be very proud.
Sid: It's possible.
Matt King: What is it that makes the women in my life destroy themselves?

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