Elizabeth PerkinsQuotes

Elizabeth Perkins
Birthday
November 18th, 1960
From
Queens, New York USA
Actor

Avalon - Skepticism About Golf Among Working Class

Ann Kaye: He'll be there! I told you! He said, he wants to take some golf lessons and see how it goes.
Eva Krichinsky: Golf? He's going to play golf?
Sam Krichinsky: That's what I said when I heard. A working person doesn't play golf. It's for people with sweaters and a cap.
Eva Krichinsky: Where does he get such crazy ideas?

Avalon - Suburban Driving Tensions and Family Dynamics

Doctor: He's not allergic to the bees, so there's no real problem. He's just gonna be a little uncomfortable for a while.
Michael Kaye: I hate the suburbs!
Doctor: I'm surprised your mother-in-law didn't come along with you today.
Ann Kaye: She refuses to get in the car with me. She's never been in a car when a woman drives.

About Last Night... - A Tense Exchange Over Last Call

Joan: Give me a gin and tonic.
Mother Malone: Last call was ten minutes ago...
Joan: Give me a gin and tonic or I will kill you.
Mother Malone: Just one.

About Last Night... - Curiosity About Virginity and Sex Among Kids

Joan: And the Virgin Mary descended upon...
Kid #1: What's a virgin?
Joan: A virgin is someone who's never had sex.
Kid #2: What's sex?
Joan: Sex is something men and women do to make a baby.
Kid #3: Are you a virgin?
Joan: No.
Kid #3: Do you have a baby?
Joan: No. People who don't want babies also have sex.
Kid #3: What for?

About Last Night... - A Provocative Exchange Between Friends

Bernie: You know something Joan, if you didn't have a pussy there'd be a bounty on your head.
Joan: And you are a schizophrenic, psychopathic, maladjusted social misfit who is clearly in the middle of a very deep homosexual panic.
Bernie: So you want to dance or what?

About Last Night... - Exploring Hidden Emotions in Relationships

Joan: [about a workshop on relationships] Men and women - sharing, working out their hate.
Debbie: I'm sick of hating. I mean, God, Joan. I don't think I have any hate left.
Joan: Yes you do - you just don't know it.

About Last Night... - Workplace Challenges and Perceptions of Behavior

Joan: Tomorrow you know, they're going to come at me like marauding beasts bent on destruction.
Debbie: Stop it.
Joan: Deborah, you work in advertising... a civilized business. I on the other hand work with monsters.
Debbie: You're talking about 5 year olds!
Joan: Yes, and my job is to break their spirit. That's what kindergarten is all about. The Germans invented it Deborah, think about that.

About Last Night... - Trust Issues in Relationships

Joan: Look, if he forgets to call one day, no big deal; two days, it's an oversight. Honey, he hasn't called you in three days; he's sleeping with somebody else.

28 Days - Struggles of Love and Connection

Lily Cummings: Gwen, you make it impossible to love you.

Indian Summer - Critique of an Unattractive Attraction

Jennifer Morton: [''to Beth and Jack''] He's a moron. No wonder you're attracted to him!

Indian Summer - Forgotten Munchies in Indian Summer

Jennifer Morton: No, shit the munchies! I forgot all about the munchies!

Miracle on 34th Street - Childhood Wishes and Family Aspirations

Dorey Walker: Susan.
Dorey Walker: What else did you ask Mr. Kringle for?
Susan Walker: A baby brother. See ya.

The Flintstones - A Wish for Shared Sentiments

Wilma Flintstone: [Miss Stone tells her she's heard so much about her] Well I wish that I could say the same.

The Flintstones - Wilma's Request for Fred's Discretion

Wilma Flintstone: Fred! And promise me you won't say anything like you did when you saw my sister's baby.

The Housemaid - Value of Teeth as a Privilege

Mrs. Winchester: Having teeth is a privilege!

Cats & Dogs - Conflict Between Cat and Dog Unfolds

Lou: [After Mrs. Brody brings home a Russian Blue kitten] I'm onto you kitty, and you're in big trouble.
Russian Blue: [Deep, male Russian voice] I think not, baby puppy. It is you who is in trouble.
Lou: Ugh, yuck!
Russian Blue: From Russia with love...
Lou: Uh-oh...
Russian Blue: ...stealth poop.
Mrs. Brody: I don't have time for this. Bad dog!

The Doctor - Honesty and Freedom in Facing Illness

June: [''suffering from an inoperable brain tumor''] My tumor, I see it giving me certain freedoms I never allowed myself.
Dr. MacKee: Yeah, like being incredibly hostile?
June: Like being honest and expecting people around me to do the same.

The Doctor - Embracing Self-Care and Personal Joy

June: I pray. I meditate. I eat chocolate. I dance.

Big - Directions to Sea Point Park

Billy: There. Sea Point Park!
Josh: Thanks.
Billy: See you around.
Josh: Taxi! Sea Point Park, please.
Billy: Sea Point Park? Way to go, Josh!
Susan: You know Josh?
Billy: Yes, I am his friend.
Susan: I am...his girlfriend.
Billy: His girlfriend?? Whoa!

Big - The Appeal of Maturity in Relationships

Paul: What is so special about Baskin?
Susan: He's a grown up.

Big - Uncertain Feelings About Spending the Night

Susan: I'm not so sure we should do this.
Josh: Do what?
Susan: Well, I like you, and I want to spend the night with you.
Josh: Do you mean sleep over?
Susan: Well, yeah.
Josh: Well, okay, but I get to be on top.

Big - Searching for Josh Baskin's Employment History

Paul: Have you tried Mattel?
Susan: Yes.
Paul: Well, how about Coleco?
Susan: Yes, as well as Fisher Price and Worlds of Wonder. None of these places reported ever having a Josh Baskin on their payroll.
Paul: Well, he's got to come from somewhere. The guy just does not come into the executive offices out of the blue.
Susan: Face it Paul, the man comes from data processing.
Paul: It's a mystery.
Milk Carton: MISSING: JOSHUA BASKIN