Thoughtful Lines

This compilation showcases Vanessa’s reactions, thoughts, and conversations throughout the Bee Movie film, offering insights into her character and her interactions with the world around her.

Vanessa Quotes on Life and Value

• “Ken, could you close the window please?”
• “Wait! Don’t kill him!”
• “Well, why does his life have any less value than yours?”
• “Why does his life have any less value than mine? Is that your statement?”
• “I’m just saying all life has value. You don’t know what he’s capable of feeling.”
• “There you go, little guy.”

Vanessa Quotes on Surprise and Talking Bees

• “Ah, yeah, sure, Ken. You know, whatever.”
• “Bye.”
• “Bye.”
• “Hah, you’re talking.”
• “You’re talking.”
• “No, it’s okay. It’s fine. It’s just… I know I’m dreaming. But I don’t recall going to bed.”
• “Yeah! I mean, this is a bit of a surprise to me. I mean, you’re a bee!”
• “Yeah.”
• “Yeah.”
• “I’m talking to a bee.”
• “I’m talking to a bee.”
• “And the bee is talking to me!”
• “Wait, wait, wait, wait! How did you learn to do that?”
• “That- that- that- that… The talking thing.”

Vanessa Quotes on Offering Help

• “(laughs unconvincingly) That’s very funny.”
• “Can I uh… get you something?”
• “I don’t know. I mean.. I don’t know. Coffee?”
• “Oh, it’s no trouble. Oh, it takes two minutes.”
• “It’s just coffee.”
• “Don’t be ridiculous!”
• “Hey, you want a little rum cake?”
• “Have a little rum cake.”

Vanessa Quotes on Opinions and Exclamations

• “Oh, come on!”
• “Where?”
• “You look great!”
• “No.”
• “Uh huh.”
• “Yeah?”
• “Uh huh?”
• “Oh, Is that a… a bee joke?”
• “Yeah, different. So, anyway, what are you gonna do, Barry?”
• “I know how you feel.”
• “Sure. My parents wanted me to be a lawyer or a doctor, but I wanted to be a florist.”
• “My only interest is flowers.”
• “Oh, huh.”
• “Oh, you’re in Sheep Meadow!”
• “Yes?”
• “Oh, no way! I know that area. Do you know I lost a toe ring there once.”
• “Yes.”
• “Well, why not?”
• “Maybe I’ll try that.”
• “(realizing how it must look, talking to herself:) Oh, yeah, fine. Just having two cups of coffee. (she laughs)”
• “Oh, yeah, it’s no trouble.”
• “Sure! Here, have a crumb. (She passes one to Barry on her fingertip)”
• “Yeah.”
• “Okay, Barry.”
• “Oh, that? That was nothing.”
• “You coming? (said in a sultry way)”
• “All set. (She gets into a one-man ultralight plane with a black-and-yellow paint job and puts on her helmet. She and the plane are now Barry’s size.)”
• “Don’t be too long. (The plane takes off. Barry soon catches up and they fly together.)”
• “Watch this!”

Vanessa Quotes on Flowers and Bees

• “Oh, to be in the Tournament of Roses, that’s every florist’s dream. Up on a float, surrounded by flowers, crowds cheering.”
• “No. All right, I’ve got one. How come you don’t fly everywhere?”
• “Hmmm.”
• “Yeah, okay. I see, I see. All right, your turn.”
• “What, you don’t have anything like that?”
• “Oh my.”
• “You must just want to sting all those jerks.”
• “So you really have to watch your temper?”
• “(to Barry:) Oh my goodness. Are you okay?”
• “(to Hector, the stockboy:) What is wrong with you?!”
• “Well, he’s not bothering anybody. Get out of here, you creep. (She slaps him with the advertisement and he leaves, muttering.)”
• “Yeah, it was. How did you know?”
• “Boy, you’ve really got that down to a science.”
• “I’ll bet.”
• “Is he that actor?”
• “For people. We eat it.”
• “Well yes, we–”
• “Well, bees make it…”
• “It’s organic.”
• “It’s just honey, Barry.”
• “Vanessa: But it was my grandmother, Ken. She’s 81.”
• “Vanessa: Bees have good qualities.”
• “Vanessa: And it feels good to take my mind off the shop. I don’t know why, instead of flowers, people are giving balloon bouquets now.”
• “Vanessa: And artificial flowers.”
• “Vanessa: Yeah, me too.”
• “Vanessa: Bees must hate those fake plastic things.”
• “Vanessa: Well, maybe this could make up for it a little bit.”

Vanessa Quotes on the Lawsuit

• “Vanessa: I’m helping him sue the human race.”
• “Vanessa: This is Ken.”
• “Vanessa: Listen, you better go because we’re really busy working.”
• “Vanessa: (she pushes him out the door) Oh… bye bye.”
• “Vanessa: Oh you poor thing, you two have been at this for hours.”
• “Vanessa: (referring to the coffee:) How many sugars?”
• “Vanessa: You know, Barry, this lawsuit is a pretty big deal.”
• “Vanessa: Are you sure that you want to go through with it?”
• “Vanessa: What have we gotten into here, Barry?”
• “Vanessa: What’s the matter?”
• “Vanessa: I’m telling you, I think the jury’s on our side.”
• “Vanessa: I’m a florist.”
• “Vanessa: To a great team.”
• “Vanessa: Objection!”
• “Vanessa: Yay! I knew you could do it! High-five! Oh, sorry.”
• “Vanessa: What do you mean?”
• “You don’t have any idea what’s going on, do you?”

Vanessa Quotes on Ken

• “Vanessa: Oh… Ken.”
• “Vanessa: Ah, I didn’t think you were coming.”
• “Vanessa: I didn’t want all this to go to waste, so I called Barry. Luckily he was free.”
• “Vanessa: Well, there’s still a little left. I could heat it up.”
• “Vanessa: (from kitchen) Ken, Barry was looking at your resume, and he agreed with me that “eating with chopsticks” isn’t really a special skill.”
• “Vanessa: (from kitchen) Ken, I let Barry borrow your razor for his fuzz. I hope that was all right.”
• “Vanessa: Kenneth! What are you doing?!”
• “Vanessa: We need to talk! He’s just a little bee! And he happens to be the nicest bee I’ve met in a long time!”
• “Vanessa: No, but there are other things bugging me in life. And you’re one of them!”
• “Vanessa: Goodbye, Ken.”
• “Vanessa: I’m sorry about all that.”

Vanessa Quotes on the Dying World

• “This. (She brings him to her dying rooftop garden.)”
• “That is not the half of it. (She points him toward the park full of dying plants and trees.)”
• “Doesn’t look very good, does it?”
• “And who’s fault do you think that is?”
• “Bees?”
• “And it’s not just flowers. Fruits, vegetables, they all need bees.”
• “So you take away the produce, that affects the entire animal kingdom. And then, of course…”
• “(clears throat)”
• “Oh. So if there’s no more pollination, it could all just go south here, couldn’t it?”
• “And I know this is also partly my fault.”
• “How would we do it?”
• “That just kills you twice.”
• “Listen, Barry… sorry, but I got to get going.”

Vanessa Quotes on the Tournament of Roses

• “To the final Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena. They’ve moved it up to this weekend because all the flowers are dying. It’s the last chance I’ll ever have to see it.”
• “I know. Me neither.”
• “Barry?”
• “Yes, they are.”
• “I know. That’s why this is the last parade.”
• “(to the taxi driver) Could you slow down?”
• “Barry!”
• “Yes, it kind of is.”
• “Actually, it’s completely closed down.”
• “I don’t want to hear it!”
• “Bees.”
• “Pollen!”
• “Re-pollination!”
• “I have an idea.”
• “(in an inspector trenchcoat, flashing a badge to a guard) Vanessa Bloome, FTD. Official floral business. Oh, it’s real.”
• “Thank you. It was a gift.”
• “(excitedly) How about The Princess and the Pea?”
• “I could be the princess, and…”
• “…you could be the pea!”
• “Yes.”
• “Yes.”
• “Barry, these are cut flowers with no water. They’ll never make it.”
• “Be careful.”
• “What happened here?”
• “Is that another bee joke?”

Vanessa Quotes on Flying the Plane

• “No! No one’s flying the plane!”
• “This is Vanessa Bloome. I’m a florist from New York.”
• “He’s unconscious, and so is the copilot.”
• “Not good. Is there anyone on-board who has flight experience?”
• “Barry Benson.”
• “I can’t fly a plane.”
• “Yes.”
• “Wait a minute, Barry! We’re headed into some lightning.”
• “Hover?”
• “Forget hover.”
• “You know what, This isn’t so hard. Beep-beep! Beep-beep! (she pretend beeps the steering column.)”
• “Barry, what happened?!”
• “That may have been helping me.”
• “(pouting) Well, then it turns out I cannot fly a plane.”
• “You don’t have to yell.”
• “It’s very hard to concentrate with that panicky tone in your voice!”
• “I don’t think I can do this!”
• “How is the plane flying?”
• “They do get behind a fellow.”
• “What blacktop? Where? I can’t see anything. Can you?”
• “What?”
• “Okay.”
• “Cut the engines?”
• “Which flower?”
• “I’m aiming at the flower! (EDITOR’S NOTE: Wait a minute, didn’t they cut the engines? How is Vanessa steering anything?)”
• “This is insane, Barry!”
• “Barry, we did it! You taught me how to fly!”
• “Right.”
• “Yay!”