Turning Red tells the story of a girl named Meilin Lee who finds herself transforming into a red panda when dealing with strong emotions. Mei struggles to not only hide her panda away from her classmates at school, but she also tries to hide her obsession with the angelic boy group, 4-Town from her mother.
This stunning Disney movie brings up many issues that teenage girls often face; furthermore, Turning Red doesn't shy away from the natural changes that occur during puberty.
Follow Mei as she learns to love herself even if she's a girl one moment and a giant red panda the next. Turning Red is bound to have the best quotes even if the story takes place during the early 2000s.
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Here's the scoop on the best quotes from Turning Red!
1. "People have all kinds of sides to them, Mei, and some of them are messy." -Jin
2. "I'm sorry I'm not perfect, sorry I'm not good enough, and sorry I'll never be like you." -Meilin Lee
3. "Don't hold back. For anyone. The farther you go, the prouder I'll be." -Ming
4. "See? See? This is what happens when you don't wear sunblock and do drugs all day!" -Ming
5. "Blah! I'm a gross red monster!" -Mei in panda form
6. "Milk chocolate and wet rocks." -Miriam
7. "Sick. I've always wanted a tail." -Priya
8. "I can't ask my mom, I'm a furry ticking time bomb!" -Mei
9. "I accept and embrace all labels." -Mei
10. "And I will not hesitate to do a spontaneous cartwheel if I so feel moved." -Mei
11. "What's going on honey? Are you sick? Is it a fever, a stomachache, chills, constipation? Wait- is it- that? Did the red peony bloom?" -Ming
12. "This little quirk runs in our family." -Ming
13. "You're so cute!" -Abby
14. "Whoa! You're you!" -Miriam
15. "But maybe I like this new me." -Mei
16. "Not to brag but being thirteen means I'm officially a grown-up. At least according to the Toronto Transit Commission." -Mei
17. "It's not all about me, you know? I do make my own moves, it's just that some of my moves are also hers." -Mei
18. "I'm calm. Zen." -Mei in panda form
19. "Why didn't you warn me?" -Mei in panda form
20. "You are now a beautiful, strong flower. Who must protect your delicate petals and clean them regularly." -Ming
21. "Yeah, this isn't just our first concert. This is our first step into womanhood. And we have to do it together. I mean, girl I will say it's a sleepover at my house. The perfect crime." -Miriam
22. "Shake your moneymaker!" -Miriam
23. "It was my idea to hustle the panda! My idea to go to Tyler's party! It was all me! I like boys! I like loud music! I like gyrating! I'm 13, deal with it!" -Mei
24. "We've got your fluffy back." -Miriam
25. "Ooooo- 4-Town!" -Friends
26. "Do you know how dangerous this is?" – Ming
27. "He looks like a hobo!" -Meilin Lee
28. "You sicko! What were you thinking? Why would you draw those things? Those horrible, awful, sexy things?" -Mei
29. "Oh, you wanna see crass?" -Mei
30. "I told you she was big!" -Jin
31. "Everyone go home! Where are your parents? And put some clothes on!" -Ming
32. "You'll figure this out, Mei. Just be the calm, mature, adult you totally are. You got this." -Mei
33. "There is a darkness to the panda, Mei Mei." -Ming
34. "Just go become women without me." -Mei
35. "I want to throw a sick birthday party. An epic one." -Tyler
36. "Your mother and I were close once, but the red panda took that away." -Mei's Grandmother
37. "This is a critical time. Mei needs a strong hand more than ever. Don't let her out of your sight." -Mei's Grandmother
38. "The panda is a part of me, and you guys are too." -Mei
39. "Sometimes I miss the way things were, but nothing stays the same forever." -Mei
40. "The Daisy mart has lost a loyal customer today." -Ming
41. "It is fine, you will move to another city, change your identity. Mummy, I'm so sorry." -Mei
42. "And now you can control it! So just prove it to her, and she's gotta let you go." -Mei's friends
43. "Mei, Mei is better than any of us at controlling the panda. She passed every trigger test. Even the kitten box." -Ming
44. "I'm changing mom! I'm finally figuring out who I am. But I'm scared, it will take me away from you." -Mei
45. "But any strong emotion will release the Panda. And the more you release it, the more difficult the ritual will be." -Ming
46. "I'm Meilin Lee, I wear what I want, say what I want, 24/7, 365. I know it's alit, but I don't have time to mess around." -Mei
47. "You're our girl, no matter what. Panda or no panda." -Priya
48. "We've all got a messy, loud, weird part of ourselves hidden away. And a lot of us never let it out." -Mei
49. "Fight the power!" -Abby
50. "I'll guard it with my life." -Abby
51. "That's it? Mei Mei's keeping the panda?" -Auntie
52. "I'm Meilin Lee, and ever since I turned 13 life's been a lot. People still talk about Pandapocalypse 2002. Mom and I just call it growing pains." -Mei
53. "She is so brainwashed." -Priya
54. "Why are you moving like that?!" -Ming
55. "Let's burn this place to the ground!" -Abby
56. "Besties assemble! Miriam! Priya! Abby!" -Mei
57. "An overachieving dork-narc." -Tyler
58. "My mom cuts his hair at the salon, and I felt it. It's very soft." -Abby
59. "I know what it looks like. I am my own person. But that doesn't mean doing whatever I want. Like most adults, I have responsibilities." -Mei
60. "Killed it per usual. Check it out." -Mei
61. "Who are these hip-hoppers? And why are they called '4-town?' if there are five of them?" -Ming
62. "No! Maybe?" -Mei
63. "Mei-Mei, I know this is upsetting, but we are going to get through this together. I have ibuprofen, vitamin B, a hot water bottle, and pads. Regular, overnight, scented, unscented, thin, ultrathin, ultrathin with wings." -Ming
64. "He said your mom went nuts." -Abby
65. "Tell him it's Mommy! Mei-Mei! Tell him you forgot your pads!" -Ming
66. "I am not a... Tyler is an insecure jerkwad. Words were exchanged. Slightly uncomfortable secrets were revealed. End of story." -Meilin
67. "Is it the woman thing?" -Jin
68. "What is it? It's happened already?" -Jin
69. "As you know, our ancestor, Sun Yee, had a mystical connection with red pandas. In fact, she loved them so much that she asked the gods to turn her into one." -Ming
70. "There's a cure!" -Ming
71. "On the next red moon, you'll undergo a ritual that will seal your red panda spirit into one of these. And then you'll be cured, for good. Just like me." -Ming
72. "Because it happened to me." -Ming
73. "Sun Yee passed this gift to her daughters, for when they came of age. And they passed it to theirs. But over time, our family chose to come to a new world. And what was a blessing became an inconvenience." -Ming
74. "I thought I had more time! You're just a child. I thought, if I watched you like a hawk, I'd see the signs, and be able to prepare. But it's going to be fine. I overcame it, and you will too." -Ming
75. "Don't look at me! Stand back!" -Panda Meilin
76. "And that your kind of a perv." -Priya
77. "You are a woman now. And your body is starting to change. It's nothing to be embarrassed about." -Ming
78. "Oh. That's my little scholar. Today, honor student, tomorrow, UN Secretary General. The ancestors would be so proud." -Ming
79. "I should report you to the police. How old are you? Thirty?" -Ming
80. "Be careful. Honoring your parents sounds great, but if you take it too far, well, you might forget to honor yourself." -Mei
81. "Ready to change the world?" -Mei
82. "A very enterprising, mildly annoying young lady." -Mr. Kieslowski
83. "Woah. Can I have some?" -Priya
84. "A hot hobo!" -Abby
85. "Yeah, but tickets to 4-Town are like a bajillion dollars, an Devon's right here." -Priya
86. "I'm seventeen." -Devon
87. "But it's too soon. Don't worry, Mei-Mei. I'll get everything you need. Mommy's here." -Ming
88. "No! I mean, no. It's okay." -Panda Mei
89. "Why didn't you warn me?" -Panda Mei
90. "It's just some, you know, inconvenient genetic thingy I got from my mom. I mean, it'll go away. Eventually. Maybe." -Mei
91. "Are you a werewolf?" -Priya
92. "I hate this! I'm slobby. I'm smelly. My mom won't even look at me, and now 4-Town?" -Mei
93. "We love you, Mei." -Miriam
94. "Something about you guys like neutralizes the panda." -Mei
95. "It's easy. When I start to get emotional, all I do is imagine the people I love most in the whole world. Which is you guys." -Mei
96. "This isn't music. This is filth. And it's not worth jeopardizing your life over." -Ming
97. "Mine called it stripper music. What's wrong with that?" -Abby
98. "I never ask for anything. My whole life I've been her perfect little Mei-Mei. Temple duties, grades..." -Mei
99. "Wonder if your mom knows her precious little Mei-Mei has been flaunting the panda all over school." -Tyler
100. "What do you think Jesse smells like?" -Priya
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