The Spectacular Now

The Spectacular Now Quotes

A hard-partying high school senior's philosophy on life changes when he meets the not-so-typical "nice girl."

Sutter: The best thing about now, is that there's another one tomorrow.
Aimee: I like to think there's more to a person than just one thing.
Sutter: Compared to other kids, I haven't had that many hardships... not really. Shit's... Stuff's happened, sure, but stuff always happens right? But the real challenge of my life, the real hardship is me. It's always been me.
Sutter: I almost just killed you and you wanna know if I'm okay?
Aimee: Yeah, I wanna make sure that you're okay.
Sutter: What the fuck is wrong with you? Do you not see that I'm bad for you?
Sutter: P.S. - I don't know if this was due a long time ago. Probably was. That's fine. It may be too late for this essay. But it's not too late for me.
Aimee: I'm sorry, I don't know how to dance like Cassidy.
Sutter: Hey. You dance like Aimee and that's perfect.
Dan: If I was your father, this is where i might give you a lecture or something, you know, about what you're doing to yourself.
Sutter: You know what Dan, if you were my Dad, you wouldn't have to.
Sutter: You think beauty's in some classroom or some textbook, and it's not. That's not what it's about. This right here. This is beautiful. All of this. That's all you need.
Sutter: Once you've actually talked to her, you see who she is.
Cassidy: You'll always be my favorite ex-boyfriend.
Cassidy: But you can't go around having fun all the time. You have to be serious.
Sutter: I am serious. I'm one hundred percent serious!
Cassidy: About what?
Sutter: About... *not* being serious!

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