"Meet Andy Sachs. A million girls would kill to have her job. She's not one of them."
Director: David Frankel
Cast: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Simon Baker
The Devil Wears Prada — Movie Quotes
Memorable Quotes
You think this has nothing to do with you... You go to your closet and you select, I don’t know, that lumpy blue sweater, for instance, because you’re trying to tell the world that you take yourself too seriously to care about what you put on your back.
Context
Delivered when Andy snickers during an editorial discussion where staff agonize over two virtually identical belts.
Meaning
A calculated deconstruction of the supply chain of taste, establishing that even anti-fashion choices are dictated by elite industry arbiters.
Florals? For spring? Groundbreaking.
Context
Delivered with deadpan weariness to an editor suggesting a spring floral shoot during a pitch meeting.
Meaning
An iconic putdown highlighting Miranda's intolerance for clichéd, uninspired thinking in creative work.
Everybody wants this. Everybody wants to be us.
Context
Spoken to Andy in the back of a chauffeured town car in Paris after Miranda orchestrates a ruthless coup to save her own position.
Meaning
Encapsulates the intoxicating myth of exclusivity and power, affirming Miranda's belief that her cutthroat world is the pinnacle of human aspiration.
Gird your loins!
Context
Nigel bursts into the editorial office warning the staff that Miranda has unexpectedly arrived early, prompting frantic preparation.
Meaning
Illustrates the supreme terror and military-like panic Miranda instills in her subordinates.
I’m just one stomach flu away from my goal weight.
Context
Emily explains her extreme, self-destructive Paris Fashion Week diet to Andy in the office.
Meaning
Illustrates the brutal, normalized, and toxic beauty standards internalized by fashion magazine workers.
That’s all.
Context
Miranda's signature dismissal line, used to abruptly conclude conversations, meetings, and directives.
Meaning
A ruthless verbal period that asserts absolute authority and denies subordinates any voice or rebuttal.
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