A Cinderella Story (2004)
Regina King: Rhonda
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Quotes
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Fiona : All right. Well, I'm going off to get some more lipo. Come on, girls. Sam, we need you to clean the pool tonight.
Sam : [stand up to Fiona] No!
[Rhonda, the staff, and the customers all become impressed with Sam finally standing up for herself]
Fiona : [shocked] Excuse me?
Sam : You heard me. I quit. I quit this job, I quit your family, and I'm moving out!
[Fiona, Brianna, and Gabriella laughs at Sam]
Fiona : Oh, and, um, where are you gonna live?
Rhonda : With me.
Fiona : You can't just walk out on me.
Sam : You know what, Fiona? You can mess with your hair and your nose and your face, and can even mess with my Dad's diner, but you're through messing with me!
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Rhonda : Wait up, Sam.
Fiona : You take one more step and you're fired!
Rhonda : Oh, no. That won't be necessary because I quit too. And you know what? The only reason why I stayed around and put up with you for all those years is because of that girl. And now that she's free of you, there is nothing stopping me from kicking your butt.
Fiona : [freaks out] Oh, come on, no. Not my face. It's much newer than the girls. Go for the girls!
Sam : [talks Rhonda out of it] Rhonda? Rhonda! She's not even worth it.
Rhonda : [jumps her face at Fiona] Mmph!
Fiona : [screams] Aaaah!
Rhonda : You're right.
Eleanor : You know what? I quit too.
Bobby : Me too! Hey, Rhonda and Eleanor, hold up. I need a ride. See ya!
[the staff all finally walk out permanently with the customers following suit]
Man with plate of food : [to a disgraced Fiona] Send me a bill.
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[Sam is scrubbing the floor with her skates on. She tries to get up, but Sam slips and falls; Rhonda appears]
Rhonda : Sam, what are you doing?
Sam : I'm trying to get these floors clean.
Rhonda : Come on, sweetie, get up. What I meant is "What are you doing with your life?"
Sam : I'm Diner Girl. I'm doing what diner girls do, Rhonda.
Rhonda : Baby, what's gotten into you? You don't even realize how blessed you are. Look, you've got a whole family behind you. We have faith in you, and you gotta have faith in yourself.
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[the LAPD is repossessing Fiona, Brianna, and Gabriella's cars]
Fiona : [runs outside with the girls] Hey! Hey! I can pay for those parking tickets.
Sam : Actually, I'm selling your cars, Fiona, for college tuition money.
Gabriella : What?
Fiona : Now what gives you the idea you can sell our cars?
Rhonda : She owns them.
Sam : Exactly. I own them.
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Shelby : [Shelby and her friends are looking at the menu, looking what they want to eat] Why do I have the feeling that I won't be able to get a Zone Meal here?
Madison : I already ate.
David : Madison, laxatives don't qualify as a food group. Surprised you didn't know that.
Shelby : [to David] Stop it!
[sees Sam coming toward them]
Shelby : Well! If it isn't Diner Girl!
Sam : [reluctantly taking Shelby's order] What can I get you guys?
Shelby : What can I get here that has no sugar, no carbs, and is fat free?
Sam : Water.
Ryan : [Shelby smirks at Sam nastily, as the boys laugh] Water? Feisty!
Madison : [Madison looks at Sam, confused] Was that supposed to be a joke?
Austin : [chuckling] It was funny!
Shelby : [smirks at Sam and orders her drink] I'll have a Voss.
Sam : [looking at Shelby, confused] Excuse me?
Caitlyn : [scoffing at Sam] It's water. From Norway?
Shelby : [to her friends and Austin's friends laughing] She's the worst!
[scoffs]
Shelby : [to Shelby] Sorry, we only have water from the Valley.
Shelby : Oh. Well, then I'll have an iced tea.
David : [Sam jots it down on the notepad] Make that two!
[to Sam, as a joke]
David : And you know, I'm still waiting on that breakfast burrito, Diner Girl!
Madison : [Shelby's friends and Austin's friends laugh at Sam as she gets the drinks. Madison shoos her away] See ya!
Shelby : [about Sam] She is *so* not getting a tip!
Austin : [turning to Shelby] Shelby, we really need to talk... privately.
Shelby : Anything you say to me, you can say in front of my peeps.
[Madison and Caitlyn, as well as Ryan and David lean forward to hear what Austin has to say]
Austin : Okay.
[Shelby looks at Austin]
Austin : I want to break up.
Shelby : [shocked at the fact Austin is dumping her] What?
David : [about the breakup] Ouch!
Caitlyn : [Madison is shocked] That was harsh!
Shelby : [to Austin, asking why he dumped her] Are you in love with somebody else?
Austin : [smiling] I think so!
Caitlyn : [to Austin] No way!
Ryan : [to Austin] What? Who, bro?
Austin : [to Ryan] I don't know.
[to Shelby, with the "Just friends" speech]
Austin : But we can still be...
Shelby : [points her finger at Austin, warning him not to say it] *Don't* say the word "friends"! Now, fortunate for you, I'm gonna... overlook this mental breakdown of yours. Look, just chill out, we're gonna get ready for the dance, and; I'll see you there. Hmm?
[Shelby and her friends leave the table]
Ryan : [to Shelby and her friends] Later. Late!
David : [amazed he did that to Shelby] That went well, bro!
Ryan : No, she took it well!
Austin : Good looking out.
David : [Austin and his friends leave the table. David says to Sam] Later, Diner Girl!
Ryan : [to Sam] Too late!
Sam : [Austin is about to give Sam a tip, but she dismisses it as she comes back with the drinks] Oh, don't worry about it.
Rhonda : [Sam comes back to Rhonda and puts the iced teas on the bench]
[Rhonda refers to Shelby and her friends]
Rhonda : You know, those kids remind me of why I used to fight in school.
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Rhonda : Oh that would not be necessary, because I quit to.
