Triangle of Sadness (2022) Best Movie Quotes

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Starring: Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Dolly de Leon, Zlatko Burić, Henrik Dorsin, Vicki Berlin, Woody Harrelson

OUR RATING: ★★★☆☆

Story:

Dark comedy drama written and directed by Ruben Östlund. Triangle of Sadness (2022) follows fashion model celebrity couple, Carl and Yaya (Harris Dickinson and Charlbi Dean), who are invited to a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, run by unhinged Captain Thomas Smith (Woody Harrelson). What first appeared instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island and fighting for survival.

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Our Favorite Quotes:

'Never argue with an idiot, they'll only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.' - The Captain (Triangle of Sadness) Click To Tweet

Best Quotes

Lewis: So, is this runway casting for a grumpy brand or a smiley brand?

Lewis: Well, smiley brands are the cheap ones, and the more expensive the brand gets, you start to look down on your consumer. Like, if you want to be a part of this “von oben” one-man in-crowd, you have to show us some serious cash.
Carl: So it’s a grumpy brand, yeah?
Lewis: Congratulations! I’m so happy for you! If you get the job, you will get to wear exclusive clothing, and look down on your consumer.

Lewis: “Don’t you dare talk to me! I’m an Aryan Übermensch, too obsessed with the image of myself to be involved with anyone or anything that doesn’t fit my stylized image of the world.” Wait, “Suddenly, I’m dressed in something way less expensive. It’s H&M!”

Lewis: “We are strong and tough and unapproachable!” Show me that Balenciaga look! Oh, I’m sorry, I think it’s back to H&M again! “Yeah! We’re just kidding. We’re so cheap. We’re so happy!” Everybody, come closer together! Balenciaga is back! Ooh, fiercer than ever! “We are stone cold. Yes! Oh, my God. Get away from us!” H&M is here again! Balenciaga! And H&M! Balenciaga! And H&M!

Casting Jury: [to Carl] Can you relax your Triangle of Sadness? It’s like between your eyebrows here. A little bit more. Okay. And open your mouth so you look a little bit more available. Okay, not that much. A little bit less.

Carl: [after their argument of who pays their dinner bill] Now I feel bad.
Yaya: Why? I make more money than you.
Waiter: Excuse me. Your card didn’t work. Do you have another one, maybe?
Yaya: Can you try it again, please?
Waiter: I tried it twice.

Carl: I do think it’s quite crazy how it’s such a hard thing to talk about. Money. It’s such a touchy subject. Don’t you think?
Yaya: Yeah, I think it’s un-sexy to talk about money.
Carl: Okay, but then why is that?
Yaya: I don’t know. It’s just not sexy.
Carl: Well, you don’t think it’s because it’s so tied to gender roles?

Carl: When it comes to you and me, we’re dealing with roles that I hate. I mean, I don’t want to be the man, whilst you’re the woman. I want us to be best friends.
Yaya: I don’t want to sleep with my best friend.

'Socialism works only in heaven where they don't need it, and in hell where they already have it.' - Dimitry (Triangle of Sadness) Click To Tweet

Carl: [to Yaya] We shouldn’t just slip into the stereotypical gender-based roles that everyone else seems to be doing. I want us to be equal.

Driver: You have to fight.
Carl: I’m sorry, what?
Driver: If you love her, you have to fight for her. I’ve been there, I know. If you don’t fight, you’re going to be her slave.

Yaya: I’m so good at being manipulative. I don’t know, I do it, and I don’t even realize that I’m doing it.
Carl: I love you. No, but seriously, it’s amazing that you can tell me that. Now you’re a generous person.

Yaya: I need to know that the person I’m with intends to take care of me. Otherwise I’m wasting my time.
Carl: Yeah, I guess you’re not the kind to work in a restaurant, or a supermarket, are you? No offense.
Yaya: I’m a model, honey, the only way for me to get out of this life is to become someone’s trophy wife.
Carl: So, there’s nothing else to this for you? Other than, you know, increasing the followers on our Instagram, and all of that.
Yaya: It make sense, doesn’t it?
Carl: Sure.
Yaya: I like you. You like me. It’s good for business.

Carl: [to Yaya] I’ll make you love me. It’ll be real love as well.

'The most powerful single force in the world today is man's eternal desire to be free and independent.' - Dimitry (Triangle of Sadness) Click To Tweet

Paula: [to the crew] The success of a luxury cruise, it mainly depends on two moments. Number one, the first hours the guests are onboard. And number two, the last day the guests are onboard. And if we can impress them on those two occasions, then the cruise will probably be a success.

Paula: [to the crew] It’s always, “Yes, sir! Yes, ma’am!” If there is an illegal substance they want, or a unicorn! “Yes, sir! Yes, ma’am!”

Paula: [to the crew] I know, I know what it is to work for service. I know all the challenges you’re facing. But at these times, I ask of you to keep that chin up. Stay strong. And try to remind yourself, if everything goes well, at the end of the cruise, you might be getting a very generous tip!

Dimitry: [after she poses for photos with the pasta] Aren’t you going to eat the pasta?
Yaya: Oh. No. I’m gluten intolerant.
Carl: It’s just for the pictures. She’s an influencer.

'A Russian capitalist. And an American communist.' - Dimitry, 'On a two hundred and fifty million dollar luxury yacht.' - The Captain (Triangle of Sadness) Click To Tweet

Dimitry: [referring to Yaya] Her looks paid for the tickets. Not bad, huh?

Carl: So, what do you do?
Dimitry: I sell s**t.
Carl: What, sorry?
Dimitry: I sell s**t! Fertilizer for agriculture.

Dimitry: You can call me the King of the S**t!

Dimitry: And when you have money, you know, you don’t leave money to sleep, you understand? Money must not sleep, you know.

Jarmo: I’m very rich. Yes, let’s not beat around the bush. I’m very rich.
Ludmilla: How rich are you?
Jarmo: Oh, I’m so f***ing rich!

'You can't be rich, and expect the rest of the world to be poor. And while you're swimming in abundance, the rest of the world is drowning in misery. That's not the way it's meant to be.' - The Captain (Triangle of Sadness) Click To Tweet

Vera: Do you know what people regret on their deathbed?
Alicia: No?
Vera: That they were working too much. Seven out of ten people regret throwing away their lives on stupid and pointless jobs.

Vera: Life is so unfair.
Alicia: Yeah.
Vera: We are all equal.
Alicia: That is so true.
Vera: Everyone’s equal.

Vera: If today was your last day alive, what would you wish for?
Alicia: I have no idea.

Vera: Let’s reverse roles.
Alicia: Sorry?
Vera: Just change roles. You chillax in the jacuzzi, and I’ll get the captain.
Alicia: Oh.
Vera: Come on! Just be in the moment, like I was. Please!

'There are very few that are going to look in the mirror and say, “The person I see is a savage monster.” Instead, they make up some construction that justifies what they do.' - The Captain (Triangle of Sadness) Click To Tweet

Vera: I command you, enjoy the moment.
Alicia: Now?
Vera: Please.
Alicia: No.
Vera: No?
Alicia: No.
Vera: What? You say no to me?
Alicia: No. No.
Vera: So it’s yes?
Alicia: Yes. No.
Vera: Yes or no?
Alicia: I’m saying yes.

Darius: I’m not going to go and talk to some crazy Russians.
Paula: It’s not crazy Russians, it’s very rich Russians.
Darius: Same thing.

'From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.' - Dimitry (Triangle of Sadness) Click To Tweet

Dirty Sails Lady: I have a question. I’m sorry. Yesterday, I was up on deck. And it was so beautiful. Everything was fantastic. But then, I saw the sails.
The Captain: The sails.
Dirty Sails Lady: The sails. Yeah. Yeah. And they were dirt gray. Do you think it’s possible to wash them?
The Captain: Well, I don’t think that’s possible, ma’am, because this is a motorized vessel.
Dirty Sails Lady: Yeah.
The Captain: So we don’t have any sails.
Darius: Maybe it was the sun deck roof.
Dirty Sails Lady: Are you sure?
The Captain: I’m sure.

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Dirty Sails Lady: Hey says yes. It was sails.
The Captain: Magnus says yes?
Dirty Sails Lady: Yes.
The Captain: Jesus Christ. Well then, in that case, we will clean the sails.

Carl: What do you manufacture?
Winston: Well, our products have been employed in upholding democracy all over the world.
Carl: What product is that?
Winston: Basically, our best-selling product is the hand grenade.
Yaya: Sorry, the what?
Clementine: The hand grenade, dear.

Winston: For a long time, it was the personal exploding device. But then came those UN regulations, and messed everything up.
Clementine: A personal exploding device, excuse me, is a very complicated word for a land mine.
Winston: Yeah. Those regulations trimmed twenty-five percent off on profits. It was hard times for us. But we pulled together, didn’t we?
Clementine: Yes, we did, darling. And we still love each other.

Clementine: A toast.
Winston: Oh, yeah. To love!

The Captain: I’m not a fan of fine dining.

Dimitry: I have a joke. Do you know how to tell a communist? It’s someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And do you know how to tell an anti-communist? It’s someone who understands Marx and Lenin. It’s Ronald Reagan. Funny guy!

The Captain: “Never argue with an idiot, they’ll only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.” Mark Twain.

Dimitry: Ronald Reagan, he said also, “Socialism works only in heaven where they don’t need it, and in hell where they already have it.”

The Captain: “Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of a cancer cell.” That’s Edward Abbey.
Dimitry: Listen, “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.” Margaret Thatcher.

The Captain: You’re going to like this one. “The last capitalist we hang will be the one who sold us the rope.” Karl Marx.
Dimitry: Oh! S**t!

Dimitry: Okay. A classic. “The most powerful single force in the world today is man’s eternal desire to be free and independent.” Kennedy.

The Captain: “Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greece. Freedom for slave owners.”
Dimitry: I know. Vladimir Lenin. School.

Dimitry: A Russian capitalist. And an American communist.
The Captain: On a two hundred and fifty million dollar luxury yacht.

Dimitry: [over speaker] Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! The ship is going under! This is an emergency call.

Dimitry: [over speaker] The ship is not going under. This is the new owner of the ship speaking! And as the communist captain now is setting course for Cuba, we want to discuss politics with you!

The Captain: [over speaker] I am not a communist. I’m a Marxist.
Dimitry: Or actually, you don’t have a choice. Just like in a communist dictatorship, you have to listen.

The Captain: [over speaker] But while I have you, let me just say that, we are not on our way to tax paradise, that’s for sure. We all know about your tax planning, your tax avoidance. You don’t pay your fair share.
Dimitry: Stop bulls**t and pay taxes! Pay taxes! Stop the bulls**t and pay taxes!
The Captain: Yes, that is from your resident Russian capitalist pig.

The Captain: I’m not angry with you, it’s like Karl Marx said. “Anything human is not alien to me.” And I understand that your greedy behavior is just the result of your position in a financial hierarchy. That you’re rich. That you’re filthy rich. But you can’t be rich, and expect the rest of the world to be poor. And while you’re swimming in abundance, the rest of the world is drowning in misery. That’s not the way it’s meant to be. And I know you have a good heart in there, somewhere. You filthy, capitalist, Russian pig. You have a good heart.

The Captain: You’re not just a crazy Russian s**t seller. Hey! I’m not a great… I’m a s**t socialist. Because I have too much. I have too much abundance in my life. I’m not a worthy socialist. I’m a s**t shoshialist.

The Captain: How people perceive themselves is nothing that interests me. There are very few that are going to look in the mirror and say, “The person I see is a savage monster.” Instead, they make up some construction that justifies what they do. And there it is. You’re rich, so you’re a philanthropist, so you can cure your conscience for not paying enough in tax. Not contributing enough to society.

Clementine: [referring to the hand grenade] Winston. Look. Isn’t this one of ours?
Winston: Oh, no!
[we see the grenade explode from the distance]

Paula: [after they escape the pirate attack and escape to an island] Do any of you know how to make a fire?
Carl: No!

Paula: Do any of you know how to clean an octopus?
Dimitry: Huh?
Paula: To clean an octopus! Do you know how to do it?

Paula: Why do you get so much food? Why?
Abigail: I caught the fish.
Paula: Yes?
Abigail: I made the fire.
Paula: And?
Abigail: I cooked. I did all the work. And everybody got something.

Paula: We need to work together. They don’t know how to do that.
Abigail: Exactly. And maybe that’s why you should not be so lazy and dependent on me.

Paula: Abigail, I think you’re forgetting that you and I are employees of a big shipping company. Remember? In the end, I’m responsible for the safety of the guests. You have to do what I say. We work on a yacht. You are a toilet manager. You don’t know how to handle…
Abigail: What yacht? Where’s the yacht?

Paula: Who are you?
Abigail: Who am I?
Paula: You’re the toilet manager.
Abigail: No. On the yacht, toilet manager. Here, captain. Who am I?
Nelson: You’re the captain.

Abigail: Who am I? In the yacht, cleaning lady. Here, captain.

Dimitry: We have to work together. And create a good group. a good society. Do you know the saying, “From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs?”

Abigail: [to Carl and Nelson] This is really bad. This is really, really bad. I mean, you didn’t watch the fire. And then you steal a pack of pretzel sticks?
Yaya: Yeah, and lie about it.
Nelson: We deserved it.

Yaya: [to Carl, referring to Abigail] What do you think she wants with you? You’re a young, hot guy. What do you think she’s going to do with you?

Yaya: [to Carl, referring to Abigail] You just have to stroke her ego. Just laugh at her jokes. And smile. Make sure to set up boundaries. And nothing sexual, okay?

Carl: I love you so much.
Yaya: Well, I hate you.
Carl: I understand! F***.

Jarmo: To kill a donkey, it may be a great achievement. But there’s one thing that’s so much greater.
Yaya: To paint!
Jarmo: To paint. Yes. To paint a donkey!

Carl: [to Abigail] Well, just because it’s more open that you’re a flesh peddler, it doesn’t mean they’re going to accept the fact that you’re buying sex with the common food.

Carl: [to Abigail] The absurd thing is that, if we were a couple, they wouldn’t care what we did in here. But, really, maybe we should just do that. Maybe we should just get on with it. And, I don’t know, kiss a little bit in public and hold hands.

Carl: [to Abigail] It’s kind of a perfect scenario for you. I mean, you get what you want, you have no obligations, no responsibilities, you know.

Abigail: Do you remember what you said the first night you were here? What did you say?
Carl: “I love you. You give me fish.”
Abigail: Exactly. And do you know why that is so beautiful?
Carl: No. Why?
Abigail: Because it’s the truth.

Nelson: My girlfriend is expensive.
Dimitry: What? You invest in your girlfriend?
Nelson: Yeah.
Dimitry: You should do it the other way around. Invest in business, buy a boat, and the girls will come to you.

Yaya: I actually wanted to tell you that I’m really impressed by everything you’re doing here. I mean, you managed to run a f***ing matriarchy, Abigail. You domesticated all the old alpha males.

Yaya: [after they hike to the other side of the island] It’s a luxury resort! It’s been there the whole time! It’s been there the whole f***ing time, Abigail!

Yaya: [as Abigail is preparing to attack her with a rock from behind] Abigail, I can try and help you. I don’t know how. But, Abigail, maybe you can come and work for me? You could be my assistant.
[we then see Carl running frantically through the jungle]

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