My Favorite Performances of 2000 (Female)

Su Li-zhen Chan - In the Mood for Love
"I didn't think you'd fall in love with me."

Sara Goldfarb - Requiem for a Dream
"What have I got Harry, hm? Why should I even make the bed, or wash the dishes? I do them, but why should I? I'm alone. Your father's gone, you're gone. I got no one to care for. What have I got, Harry? I'm lonely. I'm old."

Jen Yu - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
"You want to know who I am? I am... I am the Invincible Sword Goddess, armed with the Green Destiny that knows no equal! Be you Li or Southern Crane, bow your head and ask for mercy! I am the dragon from the desert! Who comes from nowhere and leaves no trace! Today I fly over Eu-Mei. Tomorrow... I topple Mount Wudan!"

Yu Shu Lien - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
"Whatever path you decide to take in this life... be true to yourself."

Penny Lane - Almost Famous
"I always tell the girls, never take it seriously, if ya never take it seriosuly, ya never get hurt, ya never get hurt, ya always have fun, and if you ever get lonely, just go to the record store and visit your friends."

Marion Silver - Requiem for a Dream
"I love you, Harry. You make me feel like a person. Like I'm me... and I'm beautiful."

Caroline Wakefield - Traffic
"On the good days, I feel like I get it, like it all makes sense. I can stay in the moment, I don't have to control everything in the future, and I believe everything is gonna work out fine. On the bad days I just want to grab the phone and start dialing numbers. I want to pull my hair and run through the streets screaming. But thanks to the people I've met in these rooms, like Margaret and Jim and Sarah, I'm pretty sure I'm gonna make it through today."

Jean - American Psycho
"Who's Ted Bundy?"

Elaine Miller - Almost Famous
"If you break his spirit, harm him in any way, keep him from his chosen profession which is law - something you may not value, but I do - you will meet the voice on the other end of this telephone and it will not be pretty. Do we understand each other?"

Mitsuko Sôma - Battle Royale
"What's wrong with killing? Everyone's got their reasons."

Meg Swan - Best in Show
"We met at Starbucks. Not at the same Starbucks but we saw each other at different Starbucks across the street from each other."

Natalie - Memento
"But even if you get revenge you're not gonna remember it. You're not even going to know that it happened."

Laura - High Fidelity
"Listen, Rob, would you have sex with me? Because I want to feel something else than this. It either that, or I go home and put my hand in the fire. Unless you want to stub cigarettes out on my arm."

Erin Brockovich - Erin Brockovich
"I just went out there and performed sexual favors. Six hundred and thirty-four blow jobs in five days... I'm really quite tired."

Lucilla - Gladiator
"Today I saw a slave become more powerful than the Emperor of Rome."

Natalie - Charlie's Angels
"I signed that release form, so you can just feel free to stick things in my slot."

Marie De Salle - High Fidelity
"I think its okay if you feel horny and fucked-up at the same time. I mean, why should we be denied our basic human rights, just 'cause we messed up our relationships."

Helena Ayala - Traffic
"I want the principle witness against my husband Eduardo Ruiz killed."

Honorable Mentions:
Charlie Nicholson - High Fidelity

Penny Wharvey McGill - O Brother, Where Art Thou?
"The only good thing you ever did for the gals was get hit by that train!"

Evelyn Williams - American Psycho
"What does Mr. Grinch want for Christmas? And don't say breast implants again."

Takako Chigusa - Battle Royale
"Shouldn't you be worried about your life, instead of that useless micropenis of yours?"

Cookie Fleck - Best in Show
"How many years ago did he poke me?"

Deedee Dove - Sexy Beast

Annie Wilson - The Gift
"Get your ass out of my house! Don't you threaten me or my kids! Now what I do here is my business. And if your wife has any sense, she'll leave you so far behind, you'll never find her. Now you get out of here before I have you thrown in jail!"

Robin - The Way of the Gun
"When you think about deaf people, people who are born deaf... who've never heard a spoken word. What do you think they call the sun or their mother... or their own reflection in the mirror? That's what I call it."