A Valentine's Match (2020 TV Movie)

Bethany Joy Lenz: Natalie Simmons

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• Natalie Simmons : Just pretend like we're two friends.

  Chef Henri : Two friends. I like that. So, we do not need the script?

  Natalie Simmons : No, we need the script. Stick to the script, just conversational. Two friends... with lines.

• Natalie Simmons : I have just as much fun as anybody else in this business.

  Brooks : That's a bit of a stretch.

  Natalie Simmons : Really? Well, I can look like I'm having fun. I can look like I'm having the time of my life.

• Natalie Simmons : This show is not about fun, this show is about the unreachable. People want to want to want something that they can't have.

• Natalie Simmons : What am I gonna do?

  Brooks : Have the ice cream that I brought you.

  Natalie Simmons : Brooks, you're a good boyfriend, but I don't like chocolate ice cream, remember?

  Brooks : Oh, right. I knew that.

• Alicia Simmons : Well that's just poppycock.

  Natalie Simmons : Poppycock, is that even a word anymore, Mom?

• Zach Williams : Is something wrong?

  Natalie Simmons : No, nothing's wrong. You're the nicest guy in the world. What could possibly be wrong, except that I've been avoiding coming home for years because I didn't want to see my first love who broke my heart and now I'm stuck in this situation with you where we're running all over town picking up things for a Valentine's auction, while my boyfriend, who I love very much, thank you, is actually home, too busy to come here and be with me, and I'm stuck here with you, the man everybody thinks is the nicest guy in the world.

  Zach Williams : ...

  Natalie Simmons : Exactly what I thought you'd say.

• Natalie Simmons : I mean, I think it's that when I started it was about getting on better and better shows, and then it was about getting bigger and better ratings, and then it was about keeping the ratings and keeping all the balls in the air. And then I was just running and racing and chasing and just became someone I didn't recognize.

  Zach Williams : Sounds like you got burned out. So what were you chasing so hard?

  Natalie Simmons : I thought if I worked hard enough, I could finally become somebody that they wanted.

  Zach Williams : Instead of just being yourself?

  Natalie Simmons : Well I mean, in my business, people have an expectation of you to be an image, not a real person.

• Natalie Simmons : So, you're telling me I need to see this whole thing as a beautiful mess, that's... that's it?

  Aaron Simmons : Well, the point is, you realize that life never really works out the way that you plan it. But there's nothing wrong with having a little bit of fun as you go along. Don't be sidetracked or derailed by all the little setbacks and it'll probably just turn out the way it should.

• Natalie Simmons : Fired?

  Tim : I'm sorry, Natalie.

  Natalie Simmons : Wait, you're actually firing me?

  Tim : You know the ratings haven't been what we hoped.

  Natalie Simmons : Well, let's hire new writers. Or I'll start writing some of the episodes.

  Tim : I appreciate that, but you're already doing way more than any other host.

  Natalie Simmons : Did they give you a reason other than ratings?

  Tim : They feel like you've lost your authenticity.

  Natalie Simmons : My authenticity? Jeez.

  Tim : You know I love you, Natalie. But I can't disagree.

  Natalie Simmons : Okay, well so what am I missing?

  Tim : You just don't have the same oomph anymore.

  Natalie Simmons : Oomph, that's great. What does that mean?

  Tim : I don't know, it just seems like you're not having fun anymore, and it shows. I'm sorry.

• Natalie Simmons : That's so sweet. It's my boyfriend.

  Zach Williams : Very sweet, but aren't you allergic to lilies?

  Natalie Simmons : Allergic? I mean what does that even mean? Everybody's allergic to everything nowadays. I can still enjoy lilies. I love them.

  [sniffs] 

  Zach Williams : You probably shouldn't put your...

  [sneezes from Natalie] 

  Zach Williams : Bless you.

  Natalie Simmons : He's sweet, he always thinks of me.

  Zach Williams : Yeah, just maybe not so good in the gift giving department.

  Natalie Simmons : Well, I'd better go put these in water.

  Zach Williams : You might want to take your allergy medicine before you...

  [door slams] 

  Zach Williams : ... Bring those inside.