How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Dirty Dancing.
Quote #7
PENNY: Baby? Is that your name? Well you know what, Baby? You don't know s*** about my problems.
This line harkens back to Baby's ignorance about Penny's life. Penny's right. Baby doesn't know anything about Penny. The difference between Baby and her peers, though, is that Baby is willing to learn.
Quote #8
ROBBIE: Some people count. Some people don't. Read it. I think it's a book you'll enjoy, but make sure you return it. I have notes in the margin.
There isn't enough ugh in the world for Robbie's statement here. His ego trip is reinforced by one of the most polarizing books ever written, Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead, which praises true-to-self individualists, and places pushover conformists on the other end of the spectrum. Although, on second thought, maybe we do agree. Robbie's such a despicable guy that he shouldn't count. But with his status, he does.
Quote #9
BILLY: If they cancel, they lose this season's salary and next year's gig.
A dance show might not seem like very high stakes on the surface, but it's important to see the situation from Johnny and Penny's point of view. It's not a five-minute dance that is at stake. It's their careers and their lives. They have no safety net to fall back on.