Elf (2003)

Zooey Deschanel: Jovie

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Quotes 

• [while Ice Skating, Buddy kisses her on the cheek] 

  Jovie : You missed.

• Buddy : Sounds like somebody needs to sing a Christmas Carol.

  Jovie : No way.

  Buddy : The best way to spread Christmas Cheer, is singing loud for all to hear.

  Jovie : Thanks, but I don't sing.

  Buddy : Oh, well, it's just like talking, except longer and louder, and you move your voice up and down.

  Jovie : I *can* sing, I just choose *not* to sing. Especially in front of other people.

  Buddy : If you can sing alone, you sing in front of other people. There's no difference.

  Jovie : Actually, there's a BIG difference.

  Buddy : No there's not. Wait...

  [Starts singing loud and off-key] 

  Buddy : I'm singing/I'm in a store/and I'm siiiiiingiiiiing!/I'm in a store/and I'm siiiiiingiiiiing!

  Gimbel's Manager : HEY! There's no singin' in the North Pole!

  Buddy : Yes there is!

  Gimbel's Manager : No there's not!

  Buddy : We sing all the time!

  Gimbel's Manager : No you don't!

  Buddy : Especially when we build toys!

  [Back to Jovie] 

  Buddy : See?

• Jovie : Why were in the women's locker room?

  Buddy : I heard you singing.

  Jovie : Are you sure it had nothing to do with the fact that I was naked in the shower?

  Buddy : I didn't know you were naked.

• Buddy : Reach out in front of you and take a sip. Don't look.

  [Jovie sips the coffee and makes a yuck face] 

  Buddy : Well?

  Jovie : It tastes like a crappy cup of coffee.

  [Buddy chuckles as she removes the blindfold] 

  Jovie : It IS a crappy cup of coffee.

  Buddy : No, it's the world's BEST cup of coffee.

• Gimbel's Manager : 6-inch ribbon curls honey.

  Jovie : That's impossible.

  Gimbel's Manager : 6 INCHES!