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Disney Pixar’s Turning Red Best Movie Quotes

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Starring: Rosalie Chiang, Sandra Oh, Orion Lee, Wai Ching Ho, Ava Morse, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Hyein Park, Tristan Allerick, Addie Chandler

OUR RATING: ★★★½

Story:

Disney Pixar’s animated coming of age comedy directed by Domee Shi. Turning Red (2022) centers on thirteen-year-old Mei Lee (Rosalie Chiang), who is torn between staying her mother’s, Ming (Sandra Oh), dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. Also, whenever she gets too excited, “poofs” into a giant red panda, which for a teenager is practically always.

 

Our Favorite Quotes:

'People have all kinds of sides to them. And some sides are messy. The point isn't to push the bad stuff away. It's to make room for it, live with it.' - Jin (Turning Red) Click To Tweet

 

Best Quotes


 

Meilin: The number one rule in my family? Honor your parents. They’re the supreme beings who gave you life who sweated and sacrificed so much to put a roof over your head, food on your plate, an epic amount of food. The least you can do in return is every single thing they ask. Of course some people are like, “Be careful. Honoring your parents sounds great, but if you take it too far, well, you might forget to honor yourself.” Luckily, I don’t have that problem.


 

Meilin: I’m Meilin Lee. And ever since I turned thirteen, I’ve been doing my own thing. Making my own moves, twenty-four-seven, three-sixty-five. I wear what I want, say what I want, and I will not hesitate to do a spontaneous cartwheel if I feel so moved.


 

Meilin: Not to brag, but being thirteed means I’m officially a grown-up. At least according to the Toronto Transit Commission.


 

Meilin: Besties assemble! Miriam! Priya! Abby!
Abby: Yeah. What’s up, Mei?
Meilin: Ready to change the world?
Miriam: So ready.
Priya: I was born to do this.
Meilin: Let’s burn this place to the ground!


 

Meilin: I know, it’s a lot, but this is grade eight. I don’t got time to mess around. I guess you could call me…
Mr. Kieslowski: A very enterprising, mildly annoying young lady.
Girl: A major weirdo.
Tyler: An overachieving dork-narc.
Meilin: I accept and embrace all labels.


 

Abby: [referring to Devon] My mom cuts his hair at the salon, and I felt it. It’s very soft.
Priya: Woh. Can I have some?
Miriam: Yeah, Abby, hook a sister up.
Meilin: Ugh! He looks like a hobo.
Abby: A hot hobo!


 

Meilin: May I remind you what real men look like?
Priya, Miriam, Abby: 4-Town!


 

Priya: [to Meilin] Yeah, but tickets to 4-Town are like a bajillion dollars, and Devon’s right here.
Abby: And free!


 

Meilin: [as she’s rushing to get home] I know what it looks like. I am my own person. But that doesn’t mean doing whatever I want. Like most adults, I have responsibilities.


 

Meilin: [referring to her mother, Ming] It’s not all about me, you know? I do make my own moves, it’s just that some of my moves are also hers.


 

Ming: How was school today?
Meilin: Killed it per usual. Check it out.
Ming: Oh. That’s my little scholar. Today, honor student, tomorrow, UN Secretary General. The ancestors would be so proud.


 

Ming: Who are these hip-hoppers? And why are they called “4-Town” if there are five of them?


 

Ming: I should report you to the police. How old are you? Thirty?
Devon: I’m seventeen.
Ming: Oh, see. See? This is what happens when you don’t wear sunblock, and do drugs all day! She’s just a sweet, innocent child. How dare you take advantage of her!
Meilin: [as Ming shows him Meilin’s sketches of Devon] Mom! No!

 

'We've all got an inner beast. We've all got a messy, loud, weird part of ourselves hidden away. And a lot of us never let it out.' - Meilin (Turning Red) Click To Tweet

 

Meilin: [to herself, referring to her sketches of Devon] You sicko! What were you thinking? Why would you draw those things? Those horrible, awful, sexy things? It’s fine. You’ll move to another city, change your identity.


 

Ming: [after Meilin wakes to find herself turned into a large red panda] Mei-Mei, what’s going on, honey? Are you sick? Is it a fever? A stomach ache? Chills? Constipation?
Panda Meilin: No!
Ming: Wait. Is it that? Did the red peony bloom?
Panda Meilin: No! Maybe?
Ming: But it’s too soon. Don’t worry, Mei-Mei. I’ll get everything you need. Mommy’s here.


 

Panda Meilin: I’m a gross red monster!


 

Ming: Mei-Mei, I know this is upsetting, but we are going to get through this together. I have ibuprofen, vitamin B, a hot water bottle, and pads. Regular, overnight, scented, unscented, thin, ultrathin, ultrathin with wings.


 

Ming: Mei-Mei. Perhaps we should talk about why this is happening.
Panda Meilin: No! I mean, no. It’s okay.
Ming: You are a woman now. And your body is starting to change. It’s nothing to be embarrassed about.
Panda Meilin: Mom, please!
Ming: You are now a beautiful, strong flower. Who must protect your delicate petals and clean them regularly.

Panda Meilin: I’m calm. Zen.
Meilin: [poofs into human form] Yes! Okay. No biggie. You’ll figure this out, Lee. Just be the calm, mature adult you totally are. You got this.


 

Miriam: Tyler’s been telling everyone about the Daisy Mart.
Meilin: What?
Abby: He said your mom went nuts.
Priya: And that you’re kind of a perv.
Meilin: [trying to stay calm] I am not a… Tyler is an insecure jerkwad. Words were exchanged. Slightly uncomfortable secrets were revealed. End of story.


 

Ming: [as Meilin sees Ming outside her class] Mei, Mei! Tell him it’s me! Mei-Mei!
Security Guard: I will report you for trespassing.
Ming: Tell him it’s Mommy! Mei-Mei! Tell him you forgot your pads!
[suddenly Meilin poofs into her panda form]


 

Ming: [over phone] Jin. Jin, get home now. There’s been an emergency.
Jin: Is it the woman thing?
Ming: No! Another one.


 

Panda Meilin: Don’t look at me! Stay back!
Ming: Sweetie, it’s okay. Mommy is here.
Panda Meilin: What’s happening to me?
Jin: What is it? It’s happened already?
Panda Meilin: What did you say?
Jin: Ming? It’s time.


 

Ming: [to Meilin] As you know, our ancestor, Sun Yee, had a mystical connection with red pandas. In fact, she loved them so much that she asked the gods to turn her into one.


 

Ming: Sun Yee passed this gift to her daughters, for when they came of age. And they passed it to theirs. But over time, our family chose to come to a new world. And what was a blessing became an inconvenience.
Panda Meilin: Are you serious?!


 

Ming: There’s a cure!
Panda Meilin: Really? How do you know?
Ming: Because it happened to me.
Panda Meilin: Why didn’t you warn me?
Ming: I thought I had more time! You’re just a child. I thought, if I watched you like a hawk, I’d see the signs, and be able to prepare. But it’s going to be fine. I overcame it, and you will too.


 

Ming: [referring to the talisman] On the next red moon, you’ll undergo a ritual that will seal your red panda spirit into one of these. And then you’ll be cured, for good. Just like me. But any strong emotion will release the panda. And the more you release it, the more difficult the ritual will be.


 

Ming: There is a darkness to the panda, Mei-Mei. You only have one chance to banish it, and you cannot fail. Otherwise, you’ll never be free.

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Priya: [as they see Meilin in her panda form] Are you a werewolf?
Meilin: No! What?
Abby: She is a red panda!
Priya: Sick.
Abby: You’re so fluffy! You’re so fluffy!
Priya: I’ve always wanted a tail.
Miriam: Priya, Abby, quit it.


 

Miriam: Mei, what the heck happened?
Meilin: It’s just some, you know, inconvenient genetic thingy I got from my mom. I mean, it’ll go away. Eventually. Maybe.


 

Meilin: I hate this! I’m slobby. I’m smelly. My mom won’t even look at me, and now 4-Town?


 

Meilin: [referring to 4-Town’s concert] There’s no way this will be gone by then. Just go. Go become women without me.
Miriam: Mei. It’s going to be okay.
Meilin: No, it’s not. I’m a freak. Just leave me alone.


 

Miriam: We love you, Mei.
Priya: You’re our girl.
Miriam: Yeah. No matter what. Panda or no panda.


 

Miriam: [as they hug her, Meilin turns back into her human form] You’re you! And you look amazing!
Priya: Red looks so good on you.
Abby: Is it gone?
Meilin: For now. But if I get too excited, it’ll come right back.


 

Meilin: Something about you guys like neutralizes the panda.
Miriam: Aw! It’s our love.
Priya: We’re like a warm and fuzzy blanket.
Abby: Yeah.
Meilin: This means I can have my room back. I can have my life back!
Miriam: No. Even better. You can come with us to 4-Town!


 

Miriam: [referring to going to the concert] This could be our only chance to see them together. We’re all asking our parents tonight.
Priya: We’re making our stand.
Abby: Yeah. You in or you out?
Meilin: But I can’t ask my mom. I’m a furry ticking time bomb!
Miriam: Of awesomeness! And now you can control it! So just prove it to her, and she’s got to let you go!


 

Ming: How is this possible? What happened to your panda?
Meilin: It’s easy. When I start to get emotional, all I do is imagine the people I love most in the whole world. Which is you guys.


 

Ming: Mei-Mei, it’s one thing to stay calm at home or school, but a concert? You’ll get whipped up into a frenzy and panda all over the place.


 

Jin: Ming, maybe we should trust her.
Ming: [points to 4-Town’s photo] It’s them I don’t trust. Look at those glittery delinquents with their gyrations.


 

Ming: [referring to the concert] Why on earth do you want to go so badly?
Meilin: Like I said, I just want to broaden my musical horizons.
Ming: This isn’t music. This is filth. And it’s not worth jeopardizing your life over.


 

Ming: Am I the only one who sees the danger here? There’s no way she could keep her panda in. And two hundred dollars? For what? Who do they think they are? Celine Dion? Unbelievable. I saw that look. Where did she get that from? Treating her own mother
like that.
Jin: [as he answers the phone] Ming, it’s your mother.
Ming: I’m not here!


 

Ming: [over phone] I’m going to handle the ritual on my own.
Grandma: The way you “handled” Mei-Mei being on the news?
Ming: No one knows anything. They barely saw her.
Grandma: I’m on my way. With reinforcements.


 

Meilin: That presentation was bomb-dot-com. I cited all my sources. I had sparklers. And she still said no!
Priya: My parents said I could go when I’m thirty.
Abby: Mine called it stripper music. What’s wrong with that?
Miriam: Mine said yes, but I have to buy the ticket. Who the heck’s got that kind of cash?


 

Meilin: I know my mom’s worried, but sometimes she’s just so…
Miriam: Wacko?


 

Meilin: I never ask for anything. My whole life I’ve been her perfect little Mei-Mei. Temple duties, grades…
Abby: Violin!
Priya: Tap dancing.
Meilin: Yeah. We’ve been so good. If they don’t trust us anyway, then what’s the point?
Miriam: Wow! Who are you? I love it!


 

Meilin: This isn’t just our first concert. This is our first step into womanhood. And we have to do it together.


 

Stacy Frick: [upon seeing Meilin in her panda form] O-M-G!


 

Girl #1: But she’s like a magical bear?
Miriam, Priya, Abby: Red panda!
Stacy Frick: You are the cutest thing ever!


 

Meilin: Wait. So, you like the panda?
Girl #2: Like it? I love it! I’ll give you anything! Money?
Girl #1: My kidney!
Stacy Frick: My soul.


 

Meilin: [referring to Ming] Step one, neutralize the empress. Step two, spread the word. And step three, hustle this panda, and squeeze every last loonie out to those kids.


 

Abby: [as they’re making red panda merchandise] I need lunch. I’m starting to black out!
Priya: I think I’m getting carpal tunnel.
Meilin: No pain, no gain, Priya.


 

Tyler: Wonder if your mom knows her precious little Mei-Mei has been flaunting the panda all over school.


 

Miriam: [referring to Tyler wanting Meilin to entertain at his party] Are you serious? You can’t trust him.
Abby: It’s a trap!
Priya: This sounds like a boy-girl party. Are we allowed to boy-girl parties?


 

Ming: I was mathletes champ in grade eight, you know? They called me the “Uncommon Denominator.”


 

Lily: [referring to Meilin] She’s lost weight.
Auntie Chen: No, no, she gained weight.
Helen: She looks like her mother.
Auntie Chen: She looks like her father.


 

Grandma: Mei-Mei, I know what you’re doing. I know how hard it is to keep the beast in. It feels so good to let it out. So free. But each time you do, the stronger it gets. And then you’ll be bound to it forever, and the ritual will fail.
Meilin: Has that ever happened?
Grandma: It cannot happen.


 

Grandma: Your mother and I were close once. But the red panda took that away. I couldn’t bear to see that happen to you. So, no more panda. You are your mother’s whole world, Mei-Mei. I know you’ll do what’s right.


 

Meilin: Tomorrow, we are walking into that concert girls and coming out women.
Miriam: Literally goosebumps.


 

Priya: What do you think Jesse smells like?
Miriam: Milk chocolate and wet rocks.
Meilin: Wow!
Priya: So manly.


 

Miriam: Mei, what if you didn’t do the ritual? What if you kept the panda?
Meilin: What?
Miriam: Look at you! You’re not the same feather-dusting, straight A, goody-goody…
Priya: Who we never saw, like ever.
Abby: Yeah.
Miriam: You’re such a rebel now.


 

Meilin: Guys, I can’t be like this forever. My whole family would freak. Especially my mom. All her hopes and dreams are pinned on me.
Miriam: I know. But you’ve really changed, and I’m proud of you. Just don’t get rid of all of it, you know?


 

Mr. Gao: I’ve got fifty years experience as a shaman. This will be a piece of cake. And mostly painless.
Meilin: Thanks, Mr. Gao. Wait, “mostly”?


 

Meilin: [referring to panda Ming] You saw it?
Jin: Only once. She and your grandma had a terrible fight.
Meilin: Over what?
Jin: Your grandma didn’t approve of me. But you should’ve seen your mom. She was incredible.


 

Meilin: But I’m a monster.
Jin: People have all kinds of sides to them, Mei. And some sides are messy. The point isn’t to push the bad stuff away. It’s to make room for it, live with it. Mei, erase it if you want, but this side of you made me laugh.


 

Miriam: [as Meilin shows up at the concert] What are you doing here?
Meilin: I couldn’t do it. The panda’s a part of me, and you guys are too.
Miriam: Mei, you threw us under the bus.
Meilin: I know, and I’m sorry. I’ve been like obsessed with my mom’s approval my whole life. I couldn’t take losing it. But losing you guys feels even worse.
Miriam: Well, too bad. Because you did.


 

Tyler: Your mom must have gone nuclear.
Meilin: Who cares? What’s she going to do? Ground me?


 

Jin: [referring to panda Ming] What happened? She’s huge!
Meilin: I told you she was big!
Jin: That big?


 

Panda Meilin: I’m not your little Mei-Mei anymore! I lied, Mom!
Panda Ming: What?
Panda Meilin: It was my idea to hustle the panda. My idea to go to Tyler’s party! It was all me! I like boys! I like loud music! I like gyrating! I’m thirteen! Deal with it!


 

Panda Ming: You think you’re so mature! Lying to me! Blaming me! How could you be so crass?
Panda Meilin: Oh! That’s nothing! You want to see crass?
[panda Meilin starts gyrating]


 

Abby: [to panda Meilin, referring to Ming] Destroy her with your big butt!


 

Panda Meilin: All I wanted was to go to a concert!
Panda Ming: I never went to concerts! I put my family first! I tried to be a good daughter!
Panda Meilin: Well, sorry I’m not perfect! Sorry I’m not good enough! And sorry I’ll never be like you!


 

Meilin: [in the astral plane] What happened?
Young Ming: I hurt her.
Meilin: Who?
Young Ming: My mom! I got so angry, and I lost control. I’m just so sick of being perfect! I’m never going to be good enough for her. Or anyone.
Meilin: I know it feels that way. Like, all the time. But it isn’t true.


 

Meilin: I’m changing, Mom. I’m finally figuring out who I am. But I’m scared it’ll take me away from you.
Ming: Me too. I see you, Mei-Mei. You try to make everyone happy, but are so hard on yourself. And if I taught you that. I’m sorry. So, don’t hold back. For anyone. The farther you go, the prouder I’ll be.


 

Meilin: [as she decides to keep her panda form] I’m not going to regret this, am I?


 

Meilin: I’m Meilin Lee, and ever since I turned thirteen, life’s been a lot. People still talk about Pandapocalypse 2002. Mom and I just call it growing pains.


 

Ming: Hold on. You’re not going out like that, are you?
Meilin: My panda, my choice, Mom.


 

Meilin: And, yeah. Sometimes I miss how things were. But nothing stays the same forever.


 

Meilin: We’ve all got an inner beast. We’ve all got a messy, loud, weird part of ourselves hidden away. And a lot of us never let it out. But I did. How about you?

 


 

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