I Am Sam Movie Quotes
Lucy
Daddy, did God made for you to be like this or was it an accident?
Sam
Ok, what do you mean?
Lucy
I mean you're different.
Sam
But what do you mean?
Lucy
You're not like other daddies.
Sam
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Yeah, I'm sorry.
Lucy
It's ok, daddy. It's ok. Don't be sorry. I'm lucky. Nobody else's daddy ever comes to the park.
Sam
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah, we are lucky. Aren't we lucky? Yeah!
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Rita
I just don't know what to call you: retarded, mentally retarded, mentally handicapped, mentally disabled, intellectually handicapped, intellectually disabled, developementally disabled...
Sam
You can call me Sam.
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Sam
Yeah, but I tried, I tried hard.
Rita
Try harder!
Sam
Yeah, but you don't know, you don't know!
Rita
I don't know WHAT?
Sam
Yeah, you don't know what is like when you try, and you try, and you try, and you try, and you don't ever get there! Because you were born perfect and I was born like this, and you're perfect!
Rita
Oh, is that right?
Sam
People like you don't know...
Rita
People like me?
Sam
People like you don't know what is like to get hurted. Because you don't have feelings. People like you don't feel anything!
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Lucy
I won't read the word!
Sam
I'm your father and I'm telling you to read the word. Cause I can tell you to because I'm your father.
Lucy
I'm stupid.
Sam
You are not stupid!
Lucy
Yes, I am.
Sam
No, you are not stupid 'cause you can read that word.
Lucy
I don't wanna read it if you can't.
Sam
No, because it makes me happy! It makes me happy hearing you read. Yeah, it makes me happy when you're reading.
Lucy
[Lucy reads again]
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Sam
OK, remember when Paul McCartney wrote the song "Michelle" and then he only wrote the first part, Annie said. And then he gave that part to John Lennon, and he wrote the part that said, "I love you, I love you, I love you." And Annie said that it wouldn't have been the same song without that... and that's why the whole world cried when the Beatles broke up on April 10, 1970.
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Rita
Now, Ms. Cossell, in all the time that you've known them, have you ever questioned Sam's ability as a father?
Annie
Never.
Rita
Never?
Annie
Never. Look at Lucy. She's strong. She displays true empathy for people, all kinds of people. I know that you all think she's as smart as she is despite him, but it's because of him.
Rita
So what you're saying is you don't worry about Lucy's future?
Annie
No, I do.
Rita
Ah...
Annie
I worry all the time. I worry if they take Lucy away from her father they will take away an enormous piece of her, and I worry that she will spend the rest of her life trying to fill that hole.
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Rita
You think you've got the market cornered on human suffering? Let me tell you something about people like me. People like me feel lost, and little, and ugly, and dispensable. People like me have husbands, screwing other people far more perfect than me. People like me have sons who hate them. And I've screamed, I've screamed horrible things at him, at a 7 year old because he doesn't want to get in the car at the end of the day! And then he looks at me with such anger and I hate him then! I know I'm failing you! I know I'm disappointing you! I know you deserve better but get in the fucking car! It's like every morning I wake up and, I fail. And I look around and everybody seems to be pulling it off, but I-I-I can't! No matter how hard I try. Somehow, I'll never be enough.
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Lucy
All you need is love.
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Lucy
Why are men bald?
Sam
Sometimes they're bald because their head is shiny and they don't have hair on it. So their head is just more of their face.
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Sam
Lucy doesn't need me anymore. She has a new family now... and she doesn't need me anymore.
Rita
Is that what she said?
Sam
It's because I know that. Because I just know that.
Rita
Well. That's the first stupid thing I've ever heard you say.
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Rita
Sam, I worry. I worry sometimes.
Sam
Yeah... do you worry that you did something wrong?
Rita
No. I worry that I've gotten more out of this relationship than you.
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Sam
You think what they think.
Rita
It doesn't matter what I think. It matters that we win.
Sam
No, you think what they think. You think Sam can't take care of Lucy!
Rita
Sam, it doesn't matter what I think!
Sam
It matters to me!
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[turns to the glass]
Lucy
[shouts]
Did you hear that? I said I didn't want any other daddy but him. Why don't you write that down?
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Joe
Do we get a balloon with these?
Shoe Salesman
...Yeah
Robert
All of us or just her?
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Rita
You answer in one sentence.
Ifty
I answer in one sentence. Short and sweet. Tim Curry was a "Sweet Tranvestite" in the 'Rocky Horror Picture Show'
Rita
You better make that one word.
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Conner Rhodes
Why does your father act like a retard?
Lucy
He is.
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Rita
Home.
Phone Voice
Dialing office.
Rita
HOME!
Phone Voice
Dialing office.
Rita
HOME, GODDAMN IT!
Phone Voice
Dialing Dr. Sloan.
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Brad
I think you should sound like, a normal person... from the heart! From... the... heart!
Ifty
From the heart
Sam
This argh okay hello thank you for calling this is Saaaaaaaam
Ifty
Wow!
Brad
I feel that was a very thouching moment right there.
Ifty
I, I, I, I felt that one
Sam
High five!
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High five!
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Conner Rhodes
Are you a retard too?
Lucy
No!
Conner Rhodes
How do you know?
Lucy
Because he told me.
Conner Rhodes
But he's a retard!
Lucy
It takes one to know one.
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[Sam buys a "preowned" answering machine]
Ifty
Yeah. It's an outgoing message so I think you need to sound a little more outgoing.
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Rita
Can you grasp the concept of manipulating the truth... not lying, just a little tweak here and there?
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Sam
You're going a little faster than everybody else. I was wondering if you noticed that.
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Rita
Sam, I can go at least another nine rounds, but you got to let me in.
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Rita
It's just... I've never lost at anything.
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[in Rita's car]
Rita
On the Porsche the door handle is a little hidden by that thingamajig, so if you're having trouble finding it...
Annie
NO!
Sam
Ok, I think maybe Annie's not exactly ready to go yet.
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Ifty
I saw that on Channel 5 news... With the reporter with the toupee and Mr. Turner lost his toupee!
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Randy Carpenter
Sam, you're early.
Sam
Yeah. Well, all the lights were green. When I was walking here, all the lights were green.
Randy Carpenter
You know what? There is a reason for the court schedule. You stopped showing up. Lucy's had to rebuild her whole life, Sam.
Sam
I want her back. I-I know I can get her back.
Randy Carpenter
Well, that's not up to me. But I'm just gonna tell you I'm gonna do everything in my power to protect that little girl from getting hurt again. Whose dogs are these?
Sam
These are supplemental income. Supplemental income because I wash and I walk and I feed the dogs. Sam Dawson has everything for you canine needs.
Randy Carpenter
Let me go get your daughter.
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[making fun of Lucy's dad]
Conner Rhodes
Sorry, Mr. Egg.
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Brad
I gave up a date with a daydream to come here!
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Rita
Where is your father?
Willy Harrison
Where do you think?
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Rita
It's like every morning I wake up and I FAIL!
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