How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Million Dollar Baby.
Quote #7
MAGGIE: I got a favor to ask you, boss.
FRANKIE: Sure. Anything you want.
MAGGIE: Remember what my daddy did for Axel?
FRANKIE Don't even think about that.
MAGGIE: I can't be like this, Frankie. Not after what I done. I've seen the world. People chanted my name. Well, not my name, some damn name you gave me. But they were chanting for me. I was in magazines. You think I ever dreamed that'd happen? I was born two pounds, one-and-a-half ounces. Daddy used to tell me I'd fight to get into this world, and I'd fight my way out. That's all I want to do, Frankie. I just don't want to fight you to do it. I got what I needed. I got it all. Don't let 'em keep taking it away from me. Don't let me lie here 'til I can't hear those people chanting no more.
And here we have it: Maggie's right-to-die argument. Her plea to Frankie is heartbreaking, but it's all about respect. She earned it, and she doesn't want to watch it get chipped away and spend her life being pitied.