# Burlesque (2010 American film)

Burlesque is a 2010 backstage musical film about a small-town girl who ventures to Los Angeles and finds her place in a neo-burlesque club run by a former dancer.
    Written and directed by Steven Antin.

## Ali Rose

* If I'm not 20 times better than "boobs for brains" over there, you don't have to pay me.

## Tess

* Let me help you. First of all, you gotta wet it if you want a clean line... close your eyes, when you're putting on your makeup it's like you're an artist, but instead of painting a canvas you're painting a face. Didn't you ever watch your mom put on her makeup?

## Nikki

* I will not be upstaged by some slut with mutant lungs.

## Dialogue

    Sean: So, is Ali short for anything?
    Ali: Oh, yeah, it's short for Alice.
    Sean: Alice, hm? Well, welcome to Wonderland.
    Ali: Jack, why did you leave Kentucky?
    Jack: Well, why did you leave Iowa?
    Ali: Because I looked around and realized there wasn't one person whose life I wanted.
    Jack: Exactly.
    Nikki: [annoyed] Didn't your mama ever tell you it's not polite to stare?
    Ali: You-You're just so damn beautiful, I...
    Nikki: Well in that case, screw your mama and stare away.
    Ali: No one would ever know.
    Nikki: Know what?
    Ali: That you're a dude.
    Tess: [Ali is auditioning] Hey Dave, cut it.
    Ali: H-hold on a second, I can do this!
    Tess: And I think that it's sweet that you think that you can.
    Marcus: Wow. I can't believe Tess has you buried in the kick line.
    Ali: She didn't know I sang.
    Marcus: Well, you certainly can. And you are way too good to be doing it here.
    Nikki: What the hell is that waitress doing here? I want that bitch out.
    Sean: And what did she ever do to you?
    Nikki: She said I looked like a drag queen!
    Sean: Well, that can't be the first time that's happened before.
    Vince: Have you read this letter from the bank?
    Tess: Vincent. How many times have I told you? No business during business hours.
    Vince: This isn't going away. You won't talk to me before the show, you won't talk to me after the show. It's like you're avoiding me.
    Tess: Well, I didn't divorce you to spend more time with you.
    Ali: Morning! Coffee?
    Jack: Black. Like my soul.
    Ali: I took the liberty of making breakfast. I hope you don't mind. It's the least I could do.
    Jack: Smells great.
    Ali: [referring to photo at kitchen counter] She's pretty. Your sister?
    Jack: Fiancée.
    Ali: You're straight?
    Jack: You thought I was gay?
    Ali: Yeah.
    Jack: Wait, why?
    Ali: I don't know. The day bed... the eyeliner...
    Jack: It's a very straight look. You know, it works at the club, Tess loves it...
    Ali: Okay. I should put on some pants.
    Jack: Probably.
    Jack: I'm just saying. Life is about the choices you make.
    Ali: The choices I make? You're a bartender-slash-piano player, who writes songs that are never ready.
    Tess: You know, not that I give a shit, but why is it that you want my club so badly?
    Marcus: I like it. When I see something I like, I have to have it. Been that way since I was a kid.
    Tess: That must have made you very popular in the sandbox.
    Marcus: [grins] I did okay.
    Marcus: Remember, you got that balloon payment due on the first.
    Tess: [annoyed, to Vince] Did you also tell him I have a tattoo on my ass?
    Vince: No... it's business.
    Marcus: I don't think you're gonna get another opportunity like this. So take it.
    Tess: [after some contemplation] No.
    Vince: She means not now.
    Tess: No, no. "Not now" means not now, Vince. "No" means no. Marcus, I don't care what you're offering. My club is not for sale.

## Cast

* Christina Aguilera - Alice Marilyn "Ali" Rose
* Cher - Tess
* Cam Gigandet - Jack Miller
* Kristen Bell - Nikki
* Stanley Tucci - Sean
* Eric Dane - Marcus Gerber
* Alan Cumming - Alexis
* Julianne Hough - Georgia
* Peter Gallagher - Vincent "Vince" Scali
* Dianna Agron - Natalie
* Glynn Turman - Harold Saint
* David Walton - Mark the DJ
* Terrence J - Dave
* Chelsea Traille - Coco
* Tyne Stecklein - Jesse
* Michael Landes - Greg
* Tanee McCall - Scarlett
* Blair Redford - James / Bumper Band Member
* James Brolin - Mr. Anderson
* Stephen Lee as Dwight

## External links

* Burlesque quotes at the Internet Movie Database