Meg Pryor quotes from American Dreams

Meg

Haven't you ever wanted something so badly it hurt?

Michael

[on the phone] Is your friend Meg Pryor there with you? Her mother said that she might be.

Roxanne

[to Meg] He wants you.

Meg

I'm not here.

Roxanne

[back to the phone] She's not here. Can I take a message?

Michael

Yes you can. You can tell Meg that there is no excuse for what she did today. Because for every kid that dances on our show, there are a thousand - no, ten thousand - kids who wish they could.

Roxanne

What did she do?

Michael

What did she do? She walked off the set right in the middle of the show. So you can tell Meg that if she plans on coming back to our show, she better take it a little bit more seriously next time, ok? Even if her best friend didn't get a chance to come back this week.

Roxanne

I'll tell her. And you can count on her to take it very seriously from now on. In fact, I can guarantee that she'll be here next show. Oh, and so will I. Bye, Mike. [hangs up]

Meg

Um I have to leave the show.

Michael

What?

Meg

The only reason I'm on American Bandstand is because my best friend Roxanne Bojarski got us on. So I can't be on the show unless she is too. So if you want her to dance the show, that would be really great, but you have to call her and ask her. Or else I can't be on the show. I just can't. [hands Michael phone number and walks off]

Jack

You can go. But you take the bus...

Meg

I love the bus!

Jack

And you're home by 10.

Meg

10?

Jack

Ok, 9:45.

Meg

9:45?

Jack

9:30. Wanna try for 9?

Meg

Ok, ok. Thank you dad! I'll be home by 10.

Jack

9:30!

Do you ever feel like the whole world has a plan, except nobody told you?

Meg

Yeah. All the time.

Meg

Dad? Um... [starts fake crying]

Jack

Is there something in your eye, Meg?

Meg

No, um...

Jack

Yes you can.

Roxanne

[about Jimmy Riley] He doesn't hate you.

Meg

I gave him a black eye!

Meg

No, it's not me, because you see, Jimmy and me are...

Patty

Jimmy and I.

Meg

Patty, I'm trying to be nice here!

Patty

[sarcastically] Sorry.

Meg

What are you doing out here? I thought you had a date with Luke.

Roxanne

Nope, you do. Look, the sooner you admit you like him the easier this gets for all of us. So go on in there! He's closing up!

Meg

Patty's, uh, recital piece is really coming along.

Luke

One appearance on Pick a Disc and you're a musical expert?

Meg

Rate a Record. And no, I just know when I like something.

Luke

Hmmm, so you're saying you might appreciate good music too?

Meg

If this is about Bob Dylan-

Luke

Bob Dylan happens to be a genius. But this is about you.

Meg

Me?

Luke

Yeah, you, Betty. And uh, you can bring Veronica too if you like.

Meg

Her name is Roxanne. And bring her where?

Luke

Somewhere we play music, not rate it. [walks away]

Luke

Just wait till Saturday night. In the church, better acoustics, packed house. That's when you really want to be here.

Meg

How did you learn to play like that? It's so-

Luke

Meg. In case you missed it, that was an invitation. Unless you have plans, then-

Meg

No. No, no plans. I mean, I was gonna take Will to see The Nutty Professor but that was just because I thought I wasn't doing anything. But it was a thought, it wasn't really a plan. So, um, I'll tell Roxanne. We'd love to.

Luke

Meg, do you think Roxanne would mind?

Meg

Mind what?

Luke

Not coming with you.

Patty

Who won best couples?

Luke

What's best couples?

Meg

How did you know about that?

Patty

It was in TeenZine. [to Luke] You can write in and vote for your favorite couples on Bandstand. Who won?

Meg

Um, Jim and Shelley, and David and Kathryn, and me.

Patty

You and Jimmy Riley?

Luke

Who's Jimmy Riley?

Patty

Last year the couples kissed. Are you gonna kiss? You and Jimmy Riley?

Luke

I repeat, who's Jimmy Riley?

Patty

That's Meg's partner on Bandstand. They went on a date once-

Meg

Patty!

Patty

Meg gave him a black eye.

Meg

Who asked you?!

Patty

Actually, Luke did. She didn't mean to hit him. So, are you gonna kiss him?

Luke

What did you want me to say?

Meg

When?

Luke

At Bandstand.

Meg

Nothing. Did you even?- nothing.

Luke

All right then. [walks away]

Meg

Wait. [Luke turns around] Why did you kiss me? On Christmas Eve? Did you feel sorry for me? Did you think I looked pretty then, and I haven't looked pretty since? Do you ever think about kissing me again?

Luke

All the time.

And the top 3 songs this week, [Meg and Roxanne mouthing along] All My Loving, She Loves You, and...

I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND!

Meg

What if you were doing something other people think is wrong?

Helen

Meg, all of my life, I’ve pretty much done what other people think is right. Maybe, maybe that doesn’t always work out so well. What I mean is, I think we should be able to choose our own friends.

Meg

But maybe some people really shouldn’t be friends…

Helen

I’d take that chance.