Requiem for a Dream Disappointment Quotes

How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Requiem for a Dream.

Quote #4

SARA: I never thought I'd be on television. I'm just a…

Sara doesn't complete this sentence, but if she did, it wouldn't be a happy one. You can play Mad Libs with it.

Quote #5

SARA: I'm thinking thin.

Sara is also disappointed in her weight. It's difficult to be happy on a daily basis when you are literally disappointed with your own body. Unless you live inside a Muppet, like Big Bird, you can't take off your skin and be someone else.

Quote #6

TY, in flashback: I told you, Mom. One day I'd make it.

MAMA: You don't have to make anything, my sweet. You just have to love your mama.

Ty seems to be disappointed that he's not living up to something his mother would be proud of. Mamas don't let their babies to grow up to be cowboys, or drug dealers, or cowboy drug dealers.