Natalie Portman: Emma

No Strings Attached

Emma

Emma: [wakes up] Adam!
Adam: What?
Emma: We fell asleep and we were spooning.
Adam: We were?
Emma: Yeah. And we were spooning with our clothes on which is like 10 times worse.

Emma: This isn't really my place. I mean, who am I? I just have sex with your son sometimes.
Adam: Yes she does!
Emma: But, there is really no reason for you to bring a child into this world since you're acting like children already.
Vanessa: That was really mean.
Emma: Yeah, I'm mean. But you're fucking crazy. Because given the choice between Adam and his dad. Given the choice between Adam and anyone, really, I'd choose Adam. Every time.
[to Adam]
Emma: Do you want to get out of here?
Adam: Yeah. Fuck this.
Emma: Oh, by the way. It's the best sex of my life.
[yells]
Emma: Great Scott!

Adam: [answers phone] Hello?
Emma: Hi. It's Emma Kurtzman from Camp Weehawken.
Adam: Yes. What is it?
Emma: So my sister's getting married in Santa Barbara tomorrow and, I don't know. I heard your show was tonight. Congratulations.
Adam: Thank you.
Emma: I know this is random. I just, um, I miss you. I miss you so much.
Adam: Ok. I don't know what to say. You're calling me because you're at your sister's wedding and she looks happy and everyone is happy and you're not
Emma: I thought.
[pauses]
Emma: I don't know what I thought. I guess I wanted to hear your voice. I mean, I know we broke up but.
Adam: [interrupts] Emma. We didn't break up. We never started. Look, I gotta go. I'm still at work. Have fun at the wedding and tell your sister congratulations for me. Bye.
[hangs up]
Emma: [looks at phone] Aw fuck.

Katie: [answers phone] Hey! How did it go? Did you find him?
Emma: Yeah, he was with a girl. It's his girlfriend. And I was in a bush.
Katie: Oh crap.
[pauses]
Katie: Are you still there?
Emma: [crying] Yeah.
Katie: Okay, get in your car and drive away. How much money do you have on you?
Emma: Uh, like 10 bucks.
Katie: Okay, the box of 50 doughnut holes is $5.79. You're gonna need two boxes.
Emma: [crying harder] I lost him!
Katie: I'm so sorry. I love you.
Emma: I know.
[hangs up]

Adam: I understand what's going on. You're all on the same cycle. This is very exciting. Your uterine walls will be shedding for the next three to five days.
Shira: Nice memorization. Did you Google that?
Adam: I may have. Because you're women. And I think that's a beautiful thing. Oh...
[takes out a CD]
Adam: I also made you this.
[hands it to Emma]
Adam: To help soothe your womb.
Patrice: It's a mix!..."Even Flow." "Red, Red Wine."
Shira: "Sunday Bloody Sunday"?
Emma: Adam. You made me... a period mix?
Guy: That's so romantic!
Patrice: Frank Sinatra, "I've Got the World on a String"!
Adam: It's a classic.

Adam: So, what's up with not calling me back?
Emma: I'm not good at this stuff.
Adam: At what? Talking?
Emma: Yeah, talking. Communicating. Relationship stuff. If we were in a relationship I would become a weird scary version of myself. My throat starts constricting. The walls start throbbing. It's like a peanut allergy, like an emotional peanut allergy.
Adam: Well, I can't date you either. You're not my dad's type.

Emma: The height difference! When we stand next to each other it looks like he's kidnapping me.
Patrice: You always do this. You always find something wrong with everybody who likes you. And I date guys who have real problems. I date guys who steal my credit card and then they tell me it's my fault because I left it out. You find these perfect guys and then you're like, it will never work he's too happy.
Emma: What's up, Dr. Metzner!
[shocked]
Emma: Did I just say what's up to Steven Metzner?
Patrice: That was really hard to watch.
Emma: Look I know I'm supposed to want to be in a relationship, but I just end up with a broken heart and a bunch of his old t-shirts.

Adam: My dad invited me to dinner and he's bringing Vanessa. You have to come with me.
Emma: No, I don't. I just worked 14 hours. I'm not gonna meet your parents.
Adam: You know what? Just help me. These are really powerful painkillers. I can't feel anything.
Emma: [slaps Adam] Feel that?
Adam: Yeah. I felt that.

Sandra Kurtzman: You know I worry about you sometimes.
Emma: Why? Is this about me not having a date?
Sandra Kurtzman: No, I know you can dance alone. I know that you'll be fine. You're always fine.
Emma: So?
Sandra Kurtzman: I don't know. When we lost your father I couldn't stand to see you in pain and I think you knew that. I think that you got good at being strong for me.
[pauses]
Sandra Kurtzman: I'm telling you be hurt. I can take it. The world can take it.
Emma: [teary] Okay.