Netflix’s May December was released on the streaming service today, December 1, 2023. The film stars Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman, and it may remind you of the Mary Kate Letourneau story. I will have a review of the movie coming soon, so make sure to stop back by to check it out. It will be linked below. In the meantime, I wanted to share a list of some of the best quotes from the film. Check out these 75+ of the best and most shocking Netflix’s May December movie quotes.
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May December Parents Guide Movie Review
May December Movie Quotes
That’s all I want. I want you to feel seen and known.
They’re a very beloved part of this community.
She always knows what she wants. She’s unapologetic.
It really just feels like things are settling down, and now y’all are making a movie.
It’s a very complex and human story.
Just be kind.
You set a date?
No, we’ve been so busy. We’ll figure it out down the line when the moment is right.
Why do you want to play me?
When they sent me the script, I just thought, now here is a woman with a lot more to her than I remember from the tabloids and our cultural memory.
The past weighs on me. You know, decisions I’ve made, relationships.
There are things that exist inside people that don’t necessarily come to head until later, and I try and look for the seeds of those things.
I’m just now starting to think about having kids, and you’re sending yours off to college.
It’s strange; even after everything she did and how public it was, she doesn’t seem to carry around any shame or guilt.
Yeah, that’s probably a personality disorder.
At the time, I felt everything was normal. Couples fight sometimes, but our lives were good. We had a great family, I thought.
What would make a 37-year-old woman have an affair with a 7th grader?
Why did you marry a man like Tom?
I was young, and he seemed perfect on paper. It was a different time. My father used to say you’re either leaving this house in a veil or in a box.
I already have an idea of what it must’ve felt like.
What felt like?
Sneaking around with you. I probably shouldn’t have said that. You won’t tell anyone, will you?
You just have a loviness, a brightness, like there isn’t an angry bone in your body.
She thought she could just explain it to the judge, and that would be that. It was a little Romeo and Juliet. Starry eyes.
When do you think it sunk in?
Has it sunk in yet?
Why don’t you look me in the eye and tell me how selfish I am?
I’m a phoenix rising from the ashes. I’m just a ghost.
As you can see, the situation is not without its casualties.
What was your mother like?
She was beautiful.
Sweetie, I was hoping you could clear your bugs out of the living room. I wanna get the house ready before Honor gets home.
It’s hard to tell what you actually think about all this.
Well, I think you have a very nice family. And you’re both interesting people.
People they like see me as a victim or something. We’ve been together almost 24 years now. Why would we do that if we weren’t happy?
She saw me. I wanted it.
It’s hard to imagine what that conversation would’ve been, honestly.
I feel like I’m getting really close to something true, something honest.
How’s the actress?
You know, Joe has been with more women than I have men.
Is that right?
Nobody seems to remember that. I’ve only been with Tom.
Peace is sitting on a lake in the summertime. Peace is a Coca-Cola on a hot summer day. Peace is being with you.
The assignment was: What is peace?
I just want you to have a good life. Because bad things, they happen.
I can’t tell if we’re connecting or if I’m creating a bad memory for you in real time, but I can’t help it.
Don’t worry about me.
It’s all I do.
As our little ones fly away from the nest, they know they can always come home.
I think we’ll head on over to our table.
Yeah, we are in the back with the old families.
What were your expectations?
That tonight would go well. That my children would love me. And my life would be perfect.
That was a little naive.
I am naive. I always have been. In a way, it’s been a gift.
Has she broken your spirit yet?
Lady, she’s messed up in the head. That’s what I’m trying to tell you.
You’re so young. Believe me, you could start over.
Your responsibility is ultimately to yourself.
This isn’t the story. This is my f*cking life!
