Matilda was left alone. That was how she liked it.

5 seconds sound clip from the Matilda (1996) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:03:25.381 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- By the time she was 2, Matilda had learned what most people learn in their early 30s: How to take care of herself.

- As time went by, she developed a sense of style.

- Every morning, Matilda's older brother, Michael, went to school. Come on, get out of here.

- Her father went to work selling used cars for unfair prices. Make money! And her mother took off to play bingo.

- Soup's on the stove. Heat it up if you get hungry.

- Matilda was left alone. That was how she liked it.

- By the time she was 4, Matilda had read every magazine in the house.

- One night, she got up her courage and asked her father for something she desperately wanted.

- A book? What do you want a book for?

- To read.

- To read? Why would you wanna read when you got the TV set sitting right in front of you? There's nothing you can get from a book that you can't get from a television faster.

- Get out of the way!

- Matilda already knew that she was somewhat different from her family.

[...]

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Actors: Mara Wilson (Matilda Wormwood), Embeth Davidtz (Miss Honey), Danny DeVito (Harry Wormwood), Rhea Perlman (Zinnia Wormwood), Pam Ferris (Miss Trunchbull)

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