Quotes / Right in Front of Me

Anime & Manga

Isidro: They say he killed a hundred- no, a thousand soldiers all on his own!
Guts: (muttering) That's exaggerated...

— Berserk

Comic Books

Little girl: Gosh, isn't she wonderful? Don't you wish you were Supergirl and shared all Superman's adventures?
Zor-El: (whispering to Allura) The child doesn't know she's talking to Supergirl herself!

— The Untold Story of Argo City

Jimmy Olsen: Clark! Did you hear that? Only Superman can save that astronaut now! I'll call him on my signal-watch!
Clark Kent: (thinking) Since I am Superman, it won't take me long to answer!

— The Last Days of Superman

Ben Rubel: Man, I'm glad I didn't miss this. Miss Grant only sent one of the young innovators. Good thing she took my pitch over Danvers'.
Supergirl: ...Right. Good thing.

— Escape from the Phantom Zone

Lois Lane: "And I've even had the thrill of adventuring with his new partner. Supergirl! As a matter of fact, she's your age and somewhat resembles you! But she has blonde hair, unlike yours!"
Linda Danvers: (thinking) Everyone's smiling at me!— Whew! Fortunately, they think it's mere coincidence! They don't dream my "dark hair" is a wig I wear to conceal my Supergirl identity!

— Supergirl's Greatest Challenge

Jan Danvers: "I wish I could meet Supergirl some day! She's a living doll!"
Linda Danvers: "I wonder what my big brother would say if he knew that Supergirl was his own sister, Linda!"

— "Supergirl's Big Brother"

Fan Works

Kodoma: I guess it's the hair. The only other redhead I know is that obnoxious friend of my little sister.
Asuka: (thinking) Obnoxious?

— Aki-chan's Life

Buffy: Yeah. Sorry. Um, I was watching soaps.
Kara: That’s cool. Did you ever get into ‘Secret Hearts’?
Buffy: Kind of before my time. And anyway, I could never stand that woman who played Margo Hatton, you know? She was such an irritating bitch.
Kara: Uh.

— The Vampire of Steel

Film

Padme: The queen will not approve.
Qui-Gon: The queen doesn't need to know.
Padme: (to herself) Well I don't approve.

— The Phantom Menace

Daniel: What kind of idiot kept this guy on the air for twenty-five years?
Lundy: Me. [offering his hand] Jonathan Lundy.
Daniel: Jonathan Lundy, General Manager, owner? [Lundy nods] I'm Daniel Hillard, former employee.
Lundy: Maybe...

— Mrs. Doubtfire

Sylvia: Ever hear of Clayton Forrester? He's top man in astro and nuclear physics. He knows all about meteors.
Man: You seem to know all about him.
Sylvia: [snip] They had Forrester on the cover of Time. You have to rate to get that.
Man: He isn't that good.
Sylvia: You don't even know him!
Man: I do know him, slightly.
Sylvia: What's he like?
Man: Well, he's like...[points to himself]
Sylvia: You don't look like yourself in that get-up, but I'm happy to meet you.

— The War Of The Worlds

Labia: Anyway I supposed I'd better introduce you to me mum.
Muriel: Darling, you haven't been hanging around the gymnasium again, have you?
Labia: Mum, who do you reckon's the Dumbest Man in the World?
Muriel: Hercules, of course!
Labia: Well, say hello.

— Hercules Returns

Literature

Thrall: I look forward to meeting this Aggra.
Aggra: You already have.

—The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm

Live-Action TV

Juliet: Harper hates me... I get the feeling that she is a mean and spiteful person.
Goodwin: She's my wife.

—Lost

Sam: Who do these hooligans think they are?
Kermit: Um...well, that one thought he was Rudolf Nureyev...
Sam: ...What?
Kermit: In-in fact, that was Rudolf Nureyev.

— The Muppet Show

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