The Proposal (I) (2009)

Mary Steenburgen: Grace Paxton

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Quotes 

• Joe Paxton : [after Margaret's plane takes off]  What's wrong?

  Grace Paxton : Margaret's on that plane.

  Grandma Annie : And he didn't get to tell her!

  Joe Paxton : Tell her what?

  Grace Paxton : That he loves her.

  Grandma Annie : So she could tell him that she loves him too.

  Joe Paxton : Yeah but how does he...

  Grace Paxton : If she didn't love him, she wouldn't have left.

  Grandma Annie : Of course not.

  Joe Paxton : Am I the only one not getting this?

  Grace Paxton : Oh, Joe!

• Andrew Paxton : [referring to the story about how he proposed to Margaret]  You know what? Actually, Margaret loves telling this story, so I'm just gonna let her go ahead and do that. We should just sit and rapture.

  Margaret Tate : Wow, okay... wow, where to begin... the story... Well, um, wow... Okay, well, um, Andrew and I... Andrew and I were about to celebrate our first anniversary together and I knew that he'd been itching to ask me to marry him and he was scared, like a little tiny bird. So, I started leaving him little hints here and there because I knew he wouldn't have the guts to ask...

  Andrew Paxton : That's not exactly how it happened.

  Margaret Tate : No?

  Andrew Paxton : No, no, I mean I picked up on all of her little hints... this woman is about as subtle as a gun. Yeah, no what I was worried about was that she might find this little box...

  Margaret Tate : Oh, the decoupage box that he made, where he'd taken the time to cut out twenty little pictures of himself, just pasted all over the box. So beautiful! I opened that beautiful little decoupage and out fluttered these tiny little hand cut heart confettis and once they cleared, I looked down and I saw the most beautiful, big...

  Andrew Paxton : ...fat nothing! No ring.

  Grandma Annie : No ring?

  Grace Paxton : What?

  Andrew Paxton : No, but inside that box, underneath all that crap, a handwritten note with the address to a hotel, date and time. Real Humphrey Bogart type stuff. Masculine. Naturally, Margaret, she thought...

  Margaret Tate : I thought he was seeing someone else... so it was a terrible time for me, but I went to that hotel anyway, I went there and I pounded on the door. But the door was already unlocked. As I swung open that door, there he was...

  Andrew Paxton : Standing.

  Margaret Tate : Kneeling.

  Andrew Paxton : Like a man.

  Margaret Tate : On a bed of rosebuds, in a tuxedo. Your son. Your son... and he was choking back soft, soft sobs. And when he held back the tears and finally caught his breath, he said to me...

  Andrew Paxton : 'Margaret, will you marry me?' and she said 'yep', the end!

• Grandma Annie : Well, now, do you prefer being called Margaret or Satan's mistress? We've heard it both ways. Actually, we've heard it lots of ways.

  Grace Paxton : She's kidding.

• Grandma Annie : There he is!

  Grace Paxton : Andrew!

  Andrew Paxton : Hi!

  Grace Paxton : Oh! It's so good to see you!

  Grandma Annie : You're suffocating him, Grace.

  [to Andrew] 

  Grandma Annie : Come here.

  Andrew Paxton : Ah, Gammy. How are you doing?

  [to Grace] 

  Andrew Paxton : Where's Dad?

  Grace Paxton : Oh, you know your father. He's always working.

  Grandma Annie : Never mind about him. Where's your girl?

  Andrew Paxton : Uh, she's... right there. There she is.

  Grandma Annie : I guess the word "girl" is inappropriate.

  Grace Paxton : Annie.

  Margaret Tate : Hi!

  Grace Paxton : Hello.

  Andrew Paxton : Margaret, this is my mom.

  Margaret Tate : Oh, hello.

  Andrew Paxton : Yeah, great. This is my gammy, Annie.

  Margaret Tate : Pleasure.

• Grandma Annie : Look at this. Is that cute or what?

  Grace Paxton : I know.

  Andrew Paxton : Morning, guys. Have you seen... daah.

  Grace Paxton : She's playing with Kevin. We thought she didn't like him.

  Grandma Annie : Will you go get her, Andy? We have a whole day planned for her, and she needs to get ready.

  Grace Paxton : Yeah. Tell her we have a big surprise for her.

• Grace Paxton : [from outside of Andrew's bedroom]  Room service. Breakfast for the happy couple!

• Grace Paxton : Why is Andrew out there hollowing out that old stupid canoe again?

  Joe Paxton : Well, maybe he's planning to escape. What?

  Margaret Tate : Uh... I am so tired. I think I'm gonna go upstairs, take a shower, wash off Ramone's coconut body oil.

  Grace Paxton : Sure.

  Margaret Tate : I had a great day today. Thank you.

  Grace Paxton : [to Joe]  What did you do?

  Joe Paxton : I didn't do anything, I mean... I just had a frank conversation with him about his future.

  Grace Paxton : Oh... Well, yeah. That's a good idea. That's a good idea, Joe, because he will never come back home now. He is my son. I only get to see him every three years because of you. Because of you. I've had enough. You are gonna be supportive of him marrying Margaret, and that is that. You know, if we're not careful, we are gonna end up in this great big house just you and me alone, you and me and everything that we're angry about, and God forbid that they should have a grandchild that we never get to see. You are going to fix this, Joe. I mean it. Fix it now.

• Grace Paxton : I've never seen him so... out there. I mean...

  Grandma Annie : No, he really got down.

  Grace Paxton : He was wonderful. Oh, no! Andrew! Andrew, honey, is everything OK?

  Margaret Tate : What... What's... what's he doing?

  Grandma Annie : Uh... Something's up. It's best to leave him alone. Come on, honey.