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Sarah Michelle Gellar in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

Sarah Michelle Gellar: Buffy Summers

The Freshman

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Sarah Michelle Gellar credited as playing...

Buffy Summers

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  • Buffy Summers: When you look back at this, in the three seconds it'll take you to turn to dust, I think you'll find the mistake was touching my stuff.
  • Willow Rosenberg: He said he wasn't coming back until he'd driven to all fifty states.
  • Buffy Summers: Did you explain about Hawaii?
  • Willow Rosenberg: Well, he seemed so determined.
  • Eddie: Of Human Bondage. Have you ever read it?
  • Buffy Summers: Oh, I'm not really into porn. I mean, I'm just- I'm tryin' to cut way back.
  • Rupert Giles: I'm not supposed to have a private life?
  • Buffy Summers: No! Because you're very, very old and it's gross.
  • Conservative Woman: Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal savior?
  • Buffy Summers: Uh, you know I meant to, and-and then I just got really busy.
  • Sunday: Oh, I'm-I'm Sunday. I'll be killing you here in a minute or so.
  • Buffy Summers: You know, that threat gets more frightening every time I hear it.
  • Rookie: Uh, are we gonna fight, or is there just gonna be a monster sarcasm rally?
  • Buffy Summers: How do you get to be renowned? I mean, like, do you have to be "nowned" first?
  • Willow Rosenberg: Yes, first there's the painful "nowning" process.
  • Sunday: What about breaking your arm? How does that feel, huh?
  • Buffy Summers: Let me answer that question with a head-butt.
  • Buffy Summers: You got a nice setup here. But you made one mistake.
  • Sunday: What was that?
  • Buffy Summers: Well, I'm not actually positive, but statistically speaking people usually make at least Well, I'm not actually positive, but statistically speaking people usually make at least...
  • [Sunday punches her]
  • Buffy Summers: I can't wait till Mom gets the bill for these books. I hope it's a funny aneurysm.
  • Xander Harris: Let me tell you something. When it is dark and I'm all alone and I'm scared or freaked out or whatever... I always think... "What would Buffy do?" You're my hero... Okay, sometimes when it's dark and I'm all alone I'd think, "What is Buffy wearing?"
  • Buffy Summers: Can that be one of those things you never, ever tell me about?
  • Xander Harris: You up for a little reconnaissance?
  • Buffy Summers: You mean where we all sculpt and paint and stuff?
  • Xander Harris: No, that was the Renaissance.
  • Buffy Summers: Oh. I've had a really long week.
  • Buffy Summers: It's too bad Giles couldn't be librarian here. Be convenient.
  • Willow Rosenberg: Well, he says he's enjoying being a gentleman of leisure.
  • Buffy Summers: Gentleman of leisure? Isn't that just British for unemployed?
  • Willow Rosenberg: Uh-huh. He's a slacker now.
  • Eddie: Did you , uh, lose your way?
  • Buffy Summers: Me? Oh, no, no, no. I'm just going to Fischer Hall which I know is on the Earth planet... Recently voted "Most pathetic," uh-huh.
  • Eddie: Mmm, well, I'm lost, and I have a map, so...
  • Buffy Summers: Oh! I come in second.
  • [last lines]
  • Xander Harris: So, college not so scary after all, huh?
  • Buffy Summers: It's turning out to be a lot like high school which I can handle. At least I know what to expect.
  • Sunday: Guys, this is totally... mine.
  • Rookie: Okay, but you gotta share the eatin', 'cause I'm thinkin' Slayer's blood's gotta be whoa, like Thai Stick.
  • Buffy Summers: I thought people were supposed to get smarter in college.
  • Willow Rosenberg: Ooh, boyfriend! It's my on-campus boyfriend.
  • Buffy Summers: Oh no, I forgot to pick mine up. Line's probably really long now, too.
  • Buffy Summers: I don't really have a security blanket... unless, of course, you count Mr. Pointy.
  • Eddie: Mr. Pointy?
  • Buffy Summers: [quickly changing subject] Oh, bike path.
  • [first lines]
  • Buffy Summers: [sighs] Anything?
  • Willow Rosenberg: Ah!
  • [reading]
  • Willow Rosenberg: "Introduction to the Modern Novel. A survey study of 20th century novelists." Open to freshmen. You might like that.
  • Buffy Summers: [skeptical] Introduction to the Modern Novel...? I'm guessing I'd probably have to read the modern novel.
  • Willow Rosenberg: Maybe more than one.
  • [nods]
  • Buffy Summers: I like books... I just don't want to take on too much...
  • [pouts]
  • Buffy Summers: Do they have an Introduction to the Modern Blurb?
  • Willow Rosenberg: Oh! "Short Story."
  • Buffy Summers: Well, that's good!
  • Willow Rosenberg: Not really. It conflicts with Psych.
  • Buffy Summers: Really? I shouldn't take Psych.
  • Willow Rosenberg: You gotta! It's fun, an-and you can use it as your Science requirement. Anyway, Professor Welch is great! She's like world-renowned.
  • Buffy Summers: How do you get to be "renowned"? Is it like you have to be "nowned" first?
  • Willow Rosenberg: Yes. First there is the painful "nowning" process. Wait! Images of Pop Culture! This is good! They - they watch movies and TV shows... even commercials!
  • Buffy Summers: For credit?
  • Willow Rosenberg: [chuckles] Isn't college cool?
  • Prof. Riegert: Do you understand? You are sucking energy from everyone in this room. They came here to learn. Get out.
  • Buffy Summers: I didn't mean to... suck.

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