Shiva Baby (2020)

Rachel Sennott: Danielle

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• Danielle : Oh, you guys are at the Holocaust museum. You look so... happy!

• Maya : Why do you keep looking over there?

  Danielle : Where?

  Maya : At the skinny blonde woman.

  Danielle : I'm not looking at her.

  Maya : Okay, she's very pretty, but she's too old for you.

  Danielle : [scoffs]  I don't think she's pretty.

  Maya : Malibu Barbie's not pretty?

  Danielle : I mean she's just like basic, y'know? Like she's just like generic looking. She's like generic pretty.

  Maya : She could possibly be the most beautiful person I've ever seen. Seriously?

  Danielle : I just wouldn't be into her is what I'm saying.

  Maya : She has like the essence I want in fifteen years.

  Danielle : What, like boring?

• Debbie : Can I whisper something to you?

  Danielle : Okay.

  Debbie : No funny business with Maya.

  Danielle : What is that supposed to mean?

  Debbie : You know what it means.

• Danielle : What's my soundbite again?

  Debbie : Y'know, just that you're finishing up finals and you've got a few job interviews lined up.

  Joel : Although Moira's here and her daughter Stephanie...

  Debbie : Jessica.

  Joel : Whatever. She's like this marketing executive kind of publicist thing.

  Debbie : Assistant.

  Joel : Exactly. You should really talk to her, y'know?

• Debbie : I thought you were done experimenting.

  Danielle : You think everyone that's bi is experimenting. You don't know anything. You have zero gaydar.

  Debbie : Excuse me, kid! I lived through New York in the 80s! My gaydar is strong as a bull!

• Danielle : Mom! Mom mom mom! Who died?

  Debbie : Abbie, Uncle Morty's second wife's sister. You remember her.

  Danielle : No, I don't think so.

• Danielle : Why did you bring the van?

  Joel : Your mother neglected to tell me that she was having her own car fixed.

  Debbie : [to Danielle]  I did tell him.

  Joel : I had to move all my products here to the back. As a matter of fact, there was no room for me to drive up front. Your mother had to drive.

  Debbie : I did tell you. He doesn't listen or he's got Alzheimer's!

• Max : [to Danielle]  You're studying business?

  Joel : [laughs]  No, not business.

  Debbie : No, no, she's studying gender.

  Danielle : The business of gender. It's like gender business.

  Joel : She does this fantastic program where you kind of design your own major. It's a little complex when it comes to finding employment, but she's doing terrifically.

• Roz : Where did you go, Danielle? Where did you go? You're skin and bones!

  Danielle : Yeah.

  Roz : What are you up to? Besides starving yourself to death?

  Danielle : Just... um... studying.

  Roz : Do you have a boyfriend?

  Danielle : No.

  Roz : Ah, really? I don't believe you.

  Danielle : I have nothing serious.

  Roz : So you just study and don't eat and go out with your beautiful friends, is that it? Is that your life?

  Danielle : Yeah, I guess that's my life.

  Roz : Well, lucky you!

• Debbie : Just try to behave yourself today, for me, please?

  Danielle : What are you talking about, mom? I'm not gonna blow him in the bathroom.

  Debbie : We are at a shiva!

  Danielle : That's what I'm saying. I'm not gonna do it.

  Debbie : And you can't go there anyway. 'Cause he's married.

  Danielle : [stunned]  He's married?

  Debbie : Yuh huh.

  Danielle : Are you sure?

  Debbie : Yuh huh. To a shiksa princess. Poor guy.