How we cite our quotes: All quotes are from Inside Out.
Quote #1
ANGER: Congratulations, San Francisco, you've ruined pizza! First the Hawaiians, and now you.
We're with Anger on this one. When you're dealing with big, sweeping changes, you want to take comfort in old, reliable things like pizza. You don't want organic broccoli pizza; you want a cheesy pie piled high with pepperoni. Maybe even an anchovy or two, if that's how you roll. There's comfort in the familiar.
Quote #2
FEAR: There are at least 37 things for Riley to be scared of right now.
DISGUST: The smell alone is enough to make her gag.
ANGER: I can't believe Mom and Dad moved us here!
JOY: Look, I get it. You guys have concerns, but we've been through worse. Tell you what, let's make a list of all the things Riley should be happy about.
ANGER: Fine. Let's see. This house stinks. Our room stinks.
DISGUST: Pizza is weird here.
SADNESS: Our friends are back home.
FEAR: And all of our stuff is in the missing van!
JOY: Oh, come on. It could be worse.
DISGUST: Yeah, Joy. We could be lying on the dirty floor. In a bag.
Cut to Riley in her sleeping bag on the floor of her empty bedroom.
Here Riley's emotions tick off a laundry list of some of the changes she's been expected to deal with in just her first day in San Francisco. Joy tries to take things over and find the upside of it all, but she's simply outnumbered.
Quote #3
ANGER: There's absolutely no reason for Riley to be happy right now. Let us handle this.
FEAR: I say we skip school tomorrow and lock ourselves in the bedroom.
DISGUST: We have no clean clothes. I mean, no one should see us.
SADNESS: Yeah, we could cry until we can't breathe.
ANGER: We should lock the door and scream that curse word we know. It's a good one!
Can you picture the emotions in Dad's head or Mom's head reacting like this, and offering up these reactions if they had a bad day at work? Yeah, us neither, and the reason why is because they're adults. These are immature reactions; they're the responses of a kid. (No offense, of course. Riley is a kid.)
Quote #4
JOY: I love Imagination Land.
BING BONG: Isn't it great? And there's always something new, like…who the heck is that?
A skinny, floppy-haired teenage boy comes riding out on a conveyor belt.
MIND WORKER: Imaginary Boyfriend.
IMAGINARY BOYFRIEND: (overdramatically) I would die for Riley.
JOY: Ugh.
BING BONG: I've never seen him before.
IMAGINARY BOYFRIEND: I live in Canada.
Even the gang at headquarters is discombobulated by change. More specifically, they're thrown for a loop by Riley's changing interests, which are made crystal clear by the Imagination Land infrastructure. She's moving from fairy tale castles to imaginary boyfriends.
Quote #5
DREAM DIRECTOR: Set up the classroom set! Today's memories are in! We've got a lot to work with here. Riley dumped her best friend, had a miserable day at school, and quit hockey. The writers have put together a killer script!
They sure have. The change in routine, location, and just about everything that Riley experiences are primo dream fuel. Well done, writers.
Quote #6
RILEY'S DREAM CLASSMATE: Look! Her teeth are falling out!
A mind worker sprinkles teeth in front of the camera.
ANOTHER DREAM CLASSMATE: That's disgusting.
A DIFFERENT DREAM CLASSMATE: Gross!
FEAR: Teeth falling out. Yeah, I'm used to that one. Let me guess, we have no pants on.
ONE MORE DREAM CLASSMATE: Hey, look! She came to school with no pants on!
FEAR: Called it!
Riley's anxiety manifests itself in a pretty standard stress dream here. When it comes to dream premises, falling molars and going au naturel at school are like anxiety's greatest hits. That's why Fear can predict what's on tap so confidently.
Quote #7
FEAR: Hey, I'm liking this new view.
ANGER: Friendship Island has expanded. Glad they finally opened that Friendly Argument section.
SADNESS: I like Tragic Vampire Romance Island.
DISGUST: Fashion Island? Everyone shut up.
FEAR: Boy Band Island? Hope that's just a phase.
JOY: Say what you want; I think it's all beautiful.
As the new real estate in Riley's brain illustrates, your interests change a lot as you get older, and they'll keep changing, albeit at slower pace, for the rest of your life. We're calling it now, BTW: Boy Band Island is around for two years, tops.