Great Please Give Quotes from the Movie

"Please Give" is a humorous movie from writer/director Nicole Holofcener which does an interesting job exploring such things as truth, charity, guilt, and family dynamics. The following are some great quotes and dialogues from the movie which highlight those things.

The movie "Please Give" stars Catherine Keener as Kate, Rebecca Hall as Rebecca, Oliver Platt as Alex, Amanda Peet as Mary, Sarah Steele as Abby, and Ann Guilbert as Andra.

Please Give Quote - $200 Jeans

Kate: I'm not spending $200 on a pair of jeans for my teenage daughter when there are 45 homeless people living on our street.
Abby: What does that have to do with anything? They don't want jeans.

Please Give Quote - Charity

Kate (to Man standing outside): Excuse me, sir, are you hungry? Would you like this?
Man: I'm waiting for a table.
Kate: I'm so sorry. Please forgive me.
Alex (to Kate) Are you out of your mind?
Kate: He looked homeless.
Alex: He looked like a black man waiting for a table.

Please Give Quote - Weight

Andra: You gained weight.
Alex: ...Excuse me?
Andra: You gained weight.
Alex: ...Thank you.
Andra: What?
Alex: THANK YOU.

Please Give Quote - Smells

Kate: Come on in, welcome.
Andra: What's that smell?
Mary: Grandma, jesus!
Andra: I smell something burnt.
Mary: Everyone can hear you. (to Kate) No, she's so rude. You should smell her place.
Andra: My place doesn't smell.
Mary: Oh right, piss and mold has no odor.
Rebecca: Mary...
Kate: Anyway, happy birthday Andra.

Please Give Quote - Zit

Abby: Mom, it's swallowing my whole face! How can you not see it?

Please Give Quote - Truth

Alex (to Abby): Honey... You have undies on your head sweetie.
Kate: She has a blemish. Which I can't even see. Abby, please take those off.
Andra: Who is that? Is that funny?
Mary (to Abby): You should come to the spa and get a facial. It'll really help.
Kate (to Abby): You're being rude.
Mary (to Abby): Let me see it. Come on, you know I've seen it all. (shows it) ...Oh, wow, that's big.
Abby: Really?
Mary: And your nose... it's almost cystic. It's horrible.
Rebecca: Mary...
Abby: No, I really rather someone admit it. At least then I don't feel crazy.
Mary: I mean, I'm just telling you half the time I do feel crazy.
Abby: No one ever says the truth.
Mary: Well, they should. If you get a sucky haircut, people should admit it. If some doctor's procedure is going to hurt, they should tell you it's going to hurt. It makes it hurt worse if they don't.
Abby: I hate it when people don't say 'bless you.'
Mary: You know what I hate? I hate it when you're in a store and you hold the door for the person behind you but then they don't hold the door for the person behind them. And you're standing there like a (freaking) doorman.
Abby: And they don't say thank you!
Mary: No. Why would they, because you're not even there?! Jesus, I swear sometimes I must be invisible.