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Step into the high-stakes world of Runway magazine with some of the most iconic and cutting line deliveries from “The Devil Wears Prada.” From icy put-downs to razor-sharp wit, these quotes showcase the unforgettable power and style of Miranda Priestly and co. Get ready for a masterclass in attitude, sarcasm, and unforgettable moments that defined this beloved fashion drama.
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00:00That's really what this multi-billion dollar industry is all about anyway, isn't it?
00:04Inner beauty.
00:05Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:06And today we're counting down our picks for the Devil Wears Prada quotes
00:10that were delivered with more style than a September issue cover story.
00:13Everybody wants this.
00:17Everybody wants to be us.
00:19Number 10. You have no style or sense of fashion.
00:23Andy immediately gets thrown into the deep end of the high fashion world.
00:26And it is painfully clear she is out of her league.
00:30We need to find someone who can survive here. Do you understand?
00:32Yeah, of course. Who's Miranda?
00:35Oh my God, I will pretend you did not just ask me that.
00:38She's the editor-in-chief of Runway, not to mention a legend.
00:41Miranda doesn't raise her voice. She doesn't need to.
00:44The calm, almost bored way she says,
00:47You have no style or sense of fashion.
00:50Well, um, I think that depends on what you're...
00:55No, no. That wasn't a question.
00:57Strikes a bigger blow than any scream ever could.
01:01It's clinical. It's precise. It's lethal.
01:04In one sentence, she exposes exactly how out of place Andy is at Runway.
01:10The delivery is so stripped of emotion that it somehow feels even colder.
01:14Of course, Miranda also has a cutting way of telling Andy that no style was exactly what she had been
01:19looking for.
01:20It's brutal, it's brilliant, and it is exactly what Miranda is all about.
01:25Anyway, you ended up disappointing me more than, um, more than any of the other silly girls.
01:31Number nine.
01:32Why didn't you just crawl into bed with her and ask for a bedtime story?
01:36The stakes rise when Andy is finally trusted with delivering the book to Miranda's home.
01:40You do not talk to anyone. You do not look at anyone.
01:45This is of the utmost importance. You must be invisible. Do you understand?
01:50She's under the strictest instructions to stay invisible, but Miranda's daughters pull her off course.
01:55To be fair, Emily's instructions were crystal clear, so really, this is on Andy.
02:01And something tells us Emily might have had a sleepless night worrying about the ways she might mess this up.
02:06Okay, okay, um, okay, okay, okay, I'll make a deal, I promise.
02:11If the twins said hello, so I said hello back, and then I went up the stairs to give her
02:15the book.
02:15Her reaction is packed with disbelief and horror that anyone would cross a sacred boundary.
02:20It captures her devotion to Miranda and the rules of being her assistant.
02:24The intensity makes it hilarious, but it also feels real for anyone who's ever taken their job too seriously.
02:31You went upstairs. Oh my god, why didn't you just climb into bed with her and ask for a bedtime
02:34story?
02:35Okay, okay, I made a mistake, I know.
02:37Number 8. Bore someone else with your questions.
02:40Some managers hover over every move to the point where you wonder why they don't just do the task themselves.
02:46An RSVP, yes, the Michael Kors party. I want the driver to drop me off at 9.30 and pick
02:50me up at 9.45 sharp.
02:52Then call Natalie at Glorious Foods and tell her no for the 40th time, no.
02:55I don't want aquas, I want torts filled with warm rhubarb compote.
02:59Miranda is the complete opposite.
03:01She expects perfection but refuses to hold your hand for even a second.
03:05The delivery is utterly devoid of warmth, coated in a thick layer of annoyance,
03:10and the unspoken command that her time is far too precious to waste on trivialities.
03:15I need 10 or 15 skirts from Calvin Klein.
03:18Okay, what kind of skirts do you use?
03:20Please bore someone else with your questions.
03:22It's not even that she's just brushing you off.
03:25It's an assertion of absolute power,
03:27demonstrating that Miranda operates on a level where even basic inquiries are beneath her.
03:31And while we're at it, you can keep the details of your incompetence to yourself too.
03:36I don't understand why it's so difficult to confirm an appointment.
03:39No, I'm so sorry, Miranda. I actually did confirm last night.
03:42The details of your incompetence do not interest me.
03:44Number 7. Is there some reason that my coffee isn't here?
03:48In the real world, someone dying is an actual tragedy.
03:51A late latte is a minor inconvenience.
03:54I want one, no-foam, skimmed latte with an extra shot,
03:58and three drip coffees with room for milk.
04:00Searing hot, and I mean hot.
04:02But in Miranda's universe, the lack of a latte on her desk is the tragedy.
04:06She is not worried about her assistant.
04:08No, no, the coffee is late.
04:10Something catastrophic must have happened because in her world,
04:13there is no acceptable middle ground.
04:16There is some reason that my coffee isn't here.
04:19Has she died or something?
04:20To her, Andy, or whoever's in that hot seat,
04:23isn't a full human being with a life or feelings.
04:25She's a role, a moving part.
04:28If the part fails, it's clearly defective, or dead.
04:31We've all had bosses who felt slightly detached from reality,
04:35but Miranda turns that into high art.
04:37What's that?
04:38Oh, I don't want that.
04:40I'm having lunch with her.
04:41I'll be back at 3.
04:42I'd like my Starbucks waiting.
04:44Number 6. You Eat Carbs
04:46Emily really has a way with words.
04:48Who else could make eating cheese sound so troubling and yet so vogue at the same time?
04:53Well, I'm on this new diet.
04:54It's very effective.
04:55Well, I don't eat anything.
04:56And when I feel like I'm about to faint, I eat a cube of cheese.
05:00Well, it's definitely working.
05:01I know.
05:01I'm just one stomach flew away from my gall weight.
05:04Then, when Andy visits Emily in the hospital after her accident,
05:07she has bad news to share.
05:08We've all been in Emily's shoes,
05:10where we watch someone who's seemingly less deserving
05:13propel into a position that we feel we're way more deserving of.
05:16Face it, Andy, who sold your soul?
05:18The day you put on that first pair of Jimmy Choo's, I saw it.
05:21For Emily, that's missing out on her dream Paris trip
05:24since Miranda has decided to give her ticket to Andy.
05:27It's her exasperated, you eat carbs moment that seals it.
05:30She's angry and frustrated,
05:32and based on the bread roll she's ironically eating,
05:35she's feeling defeated AF.
05:36You don't deserve them.
05:38You eat carbs, for Christ's sake.
05:41Come on.
05:43It's so unfair.
05:44Number five, gird your loins.
05:46The moment Miranda's town car rounds the corner,
05:49the lookouts trigger an alarm that ripples through the building.
05:52Oh, my God.
05:53No, no, no.
05:56That's wrong.
06:02She's on her way.
06:03Tell everyone.
06:04It becomes a literal countdown,
06:06with Nigel's warning snapping everyone across the office to attention.
06:10At this point, much like Andy,
06:12we still don't fully understand the panic,
06:14so this line sets the tone perfectly.
06:16This is a battlefield,
06:18and you are completely unarmed.
06:20All right, everyone, gird your loins.
06:22As Andy watches the mayhem erupt around her,
06:25everything feels intense, theatrical, and borderline absurd,
06:29and yet nothing could have prepared her for meeting Miranda herself.
06:32Needless to say, Andy learns very quickly that at Runway,
06:36you absolutely do need to gird your loins.
06:39I was editor-in-chief of the Daily Northwestern.
06:42I also won a national competition for college journalists
06:46with my series on the janitor's union,
06:48which explodes the exploiting...
06:49Number four, florals for spring groundbreaking.
06:53Look, you don't become editor-in-chief of Runway
06:55or cultivate a reputation that could freeze water in a heat wave
06:59without making waves and stamping your authority all over the industry.
07:02So because she pursed her lips,
07:04he's going to change his entire collection?
07:06You still don't get it, do you?
07:08Her opinion is the only one that matters.
07:10Miranda and Runway set the trends.
07:13They do not follow them.
07:14So if you're bold enough to bring her an idea,
07:17it had better be something no one else has even dreamed of.
07:20We thought about shooting him in an industrial space.
07:22We thought the contrast between the femininity of the florals
07:25and the more raw, rough human background
07:27would create this wonderful tension with...
07:29No.
07:29Her reaction to a floral-themed spring spread
07:31drips with such exquisite disdain
07:33that it's both hilarious and brutal.
07:36She lets the sarcasm bloom, fully formed,
07:39underscoring her total boredom with anything predictable.
07:42In Miranda's world, if it's been done before,
07:44it may as well not exist.
07:46They're showing a lot of florals right now,
07:48so I was thinking...
07:49Florals?
07:50For spring.
07:52Groundbreaking.
07:53Number three, by all means, move at a glacial pace.
07:56You know how that thrills me.
07:57While in Paris,
07:59Andy catches Miranda during one of those rare moments
08:01where she seems almost...
08:03human.
08:03Just imagine what they're gonna write about me.
08:06The dragon lady.
08:08Career-obsessed.
08:10Snow Queen drives away another Mr. Priestley.
08:13Of course, that vulnerability doesn't last long.
08:16As Andy fumbles through her bag,
08:18Miranda fires off one of those perfectly sharp quips
08:20that makes you want to stand up and applaud.
08:22By all means, move at a glacial pace.
08:24You know how that thrills me.
08:26We've all been stuck waiting on someone,
08:28wishing we could say what she just did.
08:30And honestly, this moment makes it impossible
08:33not to pull out your inner Miranda from time to time.
08:35It's classic, iconic, and hilarious.
08:38However, it also really shows how obsessed she is with control,
08:42keeping up appearances,
08:44and keeping everything running just the way she wants.
08:47Is there anything else I can do?
08:50Your job.
08:55That's all.
08:56Number two.
08:57That's all.
08:58Miranda can slay.
09:00And no, we're not talking about her outfit.
09:02No, she strikes her blow with two simple words.
09:05She's hopeless and totally wrong.
09:06Clearly, I'm going to have to do that myself
09:08because the last two you sent me were completely inadequate.
09:11So, send her in.
09:13That's all.
09:14Her signature sign-off is deceptively simple,
09:17but it is packed with authority, finality,
09:19and that unmistakable Miranda energy.
09:22Delivered in a cool, detached tone,
09:24it shuts down conversations,
09:26dismisses her assistance,
09:27and reminds everyone who's in charge.
09:29If you don't go,
09:30I'll assume you're not serious about your future.
09:32At Runway or any other publication.
09:47Yeah, if Miranda says,
09:49that's all,
09:49she may as well have just slammed the door in your face.
09:52The power isn't in the words themselves,
09:54it's in the effortless,
09:55almost indifferent way she says them.
09:57We aspire to be this level of iconic.
10:00Miranda always gets the last word.
10:02Every. Single. Time.
10:04Is there anything else I can do for you?
10:08Mm-mm.
10:10That's all.
10:11Before we unveil our top pick,
10:13here are some honorable mentions.
10:15The Chanel boots?
10:16Yeah, I am.
10:17We hope that mic she just dropped with Chanel too.
10:19Are you wearing the Chanel boots?
10:21Yeah, I am.
10:23Am I reaching for the stars here?
10:25Miranda certainly doesn't ask for much.
10:27Also, tell Richard I saw all the pictures
10:28that he sent for that feature
10:30on the female paratroopers,
10:31and they're all so deeply attractive.
10:33Is it impossible to find a lovely,
10:36slender female paratrooper?
10:37Am I reaching for the stars here?
10:39Not really.
10:40That I can't even talk about.
10:41Welcome to the office, Andy.
10:44That I can't even talk about.
10:46We brushed each other's hair
10:47and gabbed about American Idol.
10:48Looks like Andy got a lesson in good shading.
10:51Did she say why?
10:52Yes.
10:53She explained every detail of her decision making.
10:55And then we brushed each other's hair
10:57and gabbed about American Idol.
10:58I see your point.
10:59Some hideous skirt convention.
11:01Cold, efficient,
11:02and makes us want to burn
11:03every mid-length khaki skirt we've ever owned.
11:06Oh, I'm sorry.
11:06Do you have some prior commitment?
11:08Some hideous skirt convention you have to go to?
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11:27Number 1.
11:28The Cerulean Monologue
11:29This entire monologue is a tour de force,
11:32a masterclass in acting and character development
11:35that utterly redefines Miranda Priestly.
11:37You go to your closet
11:40and you select, I don't know,
11:42that lumpy blue sweater, for instance,
11:44because you're trying to tell the world
11:46that you take yourself too seriously
11:48to care about what you put on your back.
11:49But what you don't know
11:51is that that sweater is not just blue.
11:53It's not turquoise.
11:55It's not lapis.
11:56It's actually Cerulean.
11:57She calmly and authoritatively
11:59walks through the journey
12:00of the lumpy blue sweater,
12:02connecting it to the trends
12:03Andy doesn't even understand.
12:04And it is fascinating to watch.
12:06Meryl Streep delivers each line
12:08with measured precision,
12:10moving from a patient explanation
12:11to a sharp critique of Andy's naivety.
12:14Trickled on down into some tragic,
12:16casual corner where you no doubt
12:18fished it out of some clearance bin.
12:21However, that blue represents
12:22millions of dollars and countless jobs.
12:25It's more than just a fashion lesson.
12:27It's about influence, power,
12:29and the forces that shape
12:31the world behind the scenes.
12:32This monologue not only shifts Andy's perspective,
12:34but also reveals the depth and intelligence
12:37behind Miranda's seemingly frivolous empire,
12:39solidifying her as a complex
12:41and brilliant antagonist.
12:43You think that you've made a choice
12:44that exempts you from the fashion industry
12:46when in fact you're wearing a sweater
12:48that was selected for you
12:50by the people in this room
12:52from a pile of stuff.
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