--- title: "21 American Beauty Quotes by 18 authors" description: "Browse 21 American Beauty quotes by 18 authors. Discover the best American Beauty sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bd/abhay-deol-5665_american_i-enjoy-films-like-american-beauty-and-w_447181.jpg" --- > [I enjoy films like 'American Beauty' and want to do similar films that reflect our culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abhay-deol/i-enjoy-films-like-american-beauty-and-want-to-do-similar-films-that/) [Abhay Deol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abhay-deol/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bd/abhay-deol-5665_american_i-enjoy-films-like-american-beauty-and-w_447181.jpg) > [One of my favourites is 'American Beauty.' Spacey is so good in that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-mintz-plasse/one-of-my-favourites-is-american-beauty-spacey-is-so-good-in-that/) [Christopher Mintz-Plasse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-mintz-plasse/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa9/christopher-mintz-plasse-18844_american_one-of-my-favourites-is-american-beauty_289114.jpg) > [I like a film such as 'American Beauty,' and I like 'Spider-Man.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ridley-scott/i-like-a-film-such-as-american-beauty-and-i-like-spider-man/) [Ridley Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ridley-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e4/ridley-scott-1610_american_i-like-a-film-such-as-american-beauty-an_2203821.jpg) > [If 'American Beauty' came out today, it wouldn't make nearly as much money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-wright/if-american-beauty-came-out-today-it-wouldn-t-make-nearly-as-much/) [Robin Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-wright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39e/robin-wright-3847_american_if-american-beauty-came-out-today-it-wou_2036077.jpg) > [Hollywood needs to recognise all shades of African American beauty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-union/hollywood-needs-to-recognise-all-shades-of-african-american-beauty/) [Gabrielle Union](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-union/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/766/gabrielle-union-7459_african-american_hollywood-needs-to-recognise-all-shades_3178611.jpg) > [I'd like to make really important movies, like American Beauty. I was really proud to be a part of that movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allison-janney/i-d-like-to-make-really-important-movies-like-american-beauty-i-was/) [Allison Janney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allison-janney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f9/allison-janney-5406_american_i-d-like-to-make-really-important-movies_2195813.jpg) > [Annette Bening should've won Oscar for American Beauty. I mean, I know Hilary Swank was there, she was so great too... Annette…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allison-janney/annette-bening-should-ve-won-oscar-for-american-beauty-i-mean-i-know/) [Allison Janney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allison-janney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf2/allison-janney-5406_beauty_annette-bening-should-ve-won-oscar-for-a_1009428.jpg) > [I want to be treated like the girl in American Beauty, minus the old guy drooling over me. I want to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-sky/i-want-to-be-treated-like-the-girl-in-american-beauty-minus-the-old/) [Jennifer Sky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-sky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c4/jennifer-sky-25503_beauty_i-want-to-be-treated-like-the-girl-in-am_2336768.jpg) > [A British director directed 'American Beauty,' an important film about American life, and it didn't matter. What only mattered was everyone's sensibility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/a-british-director-directed-american-beauty-an-important-film-about/) [Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88f/kevin-spacey-931_about_a-british-director-directed-american-bea_496924.jpg) > [I thought I was going to be a serious screenwriter and produce serious films. It was going to be 'American Beauty' and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phoebe-robinson/i-thought-i-was-going-to-be-a-serious-screenwriter-and-produce/) [Phoebe Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phoebe-robinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/664/phoebe-robinson-4844_american_i-thought-i-was-going-to-be-a-serious-sc_2057694.jpg) > [I did Alan Ball's 'Five Women Wearing the Same Dress,' and then he put me in 'American Beauty.' Everything started to happen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allison-janney/i-did-alan-ball-s-five-women-wearing-the-same-dress-and-then-he-put/) [Allison Janney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allison-janney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec3/allison-janney-5406_actor_i-did-alan-ball-s-five-women-wearing-the_3007279.jpg) > [“ Titanic I thought was the most dreadful piece of work I've ever seen in my entire life. Another film that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-altman/titanic-i-thought-was-the-most-dreadful-piece-of-work-i-ve-ever-seen/) [Robert Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-altman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c97/robert-altman-13161_beauty_titanic-i-thought-was-the-most-dreadful_1130412.jpg) > [There is no one American beauty or just one beautiful color in the pantheon, especially in regards to black people - there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/latanya-richardson/there-is-no-one-american-beauty-or-just-one-beautiful-color-in-the/) [LaTanya Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/latanya-richardson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9da/latanya-richardson-21637_american_there-is-no-one-american-beauty-or-just_17310.jpg) > [Every time I go back to Paris, I'm so amazed by how little makeup French women wear. The approach to beauty there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacy-martin/every-time-i-go-back-to-paris-i-m-so-amazed-by-how-little-makeup/) [Stacy Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacy-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb3/stacy-martin-5160_american_every-time-i-go-back-to-paris-i-m-so-ama_1449558.jpg) > [There was a courtroom scene where my son is convicted of killing Kevin Spacey's character. I find the bloody T-shirt and realize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allison-janney/there-was-a-courtroom-scene-where-my-son-is-convicted-of-killing/) [Allison Janney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allison-janney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/558/allison-janney-5406_bloody_there-was-a-courtroom-scene-where-my-son_1146632.jpg) > [It's good to have some kind of California in there. It's almost always appropriate. It's appropriate on a sunny day or late…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-finn/it-s-good-to-have-some-kind-of-california-in-there-it-s-almost-always/) [Craig Finn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-finn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/600/craig-finn-8385_appropriate_it-s-good-to-have-some-kind-of-californi_763162.png) > [Among today's directors I'm of course impressed by Steven Spielberg and Scorsese, and Coppola, even if he seems to have ceased making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ingmar-bergman/among-today-s-directors-i-m-of-course-impressed-by-steven-spielberg/) [Ingmar Bergman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ingmar-bergman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85b/ingmar-bergman-4973_attitude_among-today-s-directors-i-m-of-course-im_990243.jpg) > [The American Beauty Rose can be produced in the splendor and fragrance which bring cheer to its beholder only by sacrificing the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-d-rockefeller/the-american-beauty-rose-can-be-produced-in-the-splendor-and/) [John D. Rockefeller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-d-rockefeller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2d/john-d-rockefeller-3693_beholder_the-american-beauty-rose-can-be-produced_104180.jpg) > [I love some of the contemporary female roles that have been written in films. I loved all the characters in American Beauty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-anderson/i-love-some-of-the-contemporary-female-roles-that-have-been-written/) [Gillian Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/246/gillian-anderson-4381_beauty_i-love-some-of-the-contemporary-female-r_2638152.jpg) > [For some strange reason we don't go to charming, light movies anymore. People expect a movie to be heavy and turgid, like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauline-kael/for-some-strange-reason-we-don-t-go-to-charming-light-movies-anymore/) [Pauline Kael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauline-kael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4f/pauline-kael-6910_beauty_for-some-strange-reason-we-don-t-go-to-c_519032.jpg) > [I think the people who become the most famous aren't necessarily these genetic products of the weird American beauty ideal. I mean,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zooey-deschanel/i-think-the-people-who-become-the-most-famous-aren-t-necessarily/) [Zooey Deschanel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zooey-deschanel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/041/zooey-deschanel-1154_beauty_i-think-the-people-who-become-the-most-f_2529455.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-beauty/#itemlist", "name": "American Beauty Quotes", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I enjoy films like 'American Beauty' and want to do similar films that reflect our culture.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Abhay Deol" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abhay-deol/i-enjoy-films-like-american-beauty-and-want-to-do-similar-films-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bd/abhay-deol-5665_american_i-enjoy-films-like-american-beauty-and-w_447181.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bd/abhay-deol-5665_american_i-enjoy-films-like-american-beauty-and-w_447181.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bd/abhay-deol-5665_american_i-enjoy-films-like-american-beauty-and-w_447181.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I enjoy films like 'American Beauty' and want to do similar films that reflect our culture.” — Abhay Deol", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "One of my favourites is 'American Beauty.' 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