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Téa Leoni Quotes

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Memorable Quotes from Téa Leoni

8 quotes
Blame and Responsibility in Family Dynamics
Deborah Clasky You were an alcoholic and wildly promiscuous woman during my formative years so that I'm in this fix because of you, it is your fault and I just needed that moment for us to build on.
Surrogate Pregnancy as a Lucrative Opportunity
Deborah Clasky Flor! Look at this child! You could make a fortune doing surrogate pregnancy!
Negotiating Support for a Dangerous Expedition
Paul Kirby I've made a lot of friends in high places. In this case, the Costa Rican government.
Amanda Kirby Dr. Grant, you have no idea how important it is to us that you come along. It would make all the difference.
Alan Mrs. Kirby, I...I...
Paul And of course, we'd love to make a contribution to your research here. So... I could write all kinds of numbers on this check, Dr. Grant. Tell me...what's it gonna take?
[pulls out a checkbook]
A Reflection on Childhood Memories
Jenny Lerner When I was 11, I stole $32 from your wallet.
Jason Lerner When you were a baby, I once dropped you on your head.
Jenny Lerner When you came to the studio and brought me those pictures, I lied when I said I didn't remember. I remember everything, I remember that we were right over there, and that's when Mom got that picture of the house. It was a perfect happy day. I came down here to let you know that.
Jason Lerner Thank you.
Jenny Lerner I've missed you since then.
Jason Lerner I missed you too.
[embraces her]
Negotiating Favor and Opportunity in Crisis
President Tom Beck Give us two days, Miss Lerner, you'll get second row centre, at the White House press conference. Now, from what I know of your career, that's a promotion.
Jenny Lerner I want exclusivity.
President Tom Beck Now listen, young lady. This is a presidental favour. I'm letting you go because I don't want another headache. And I'm trusting you because I know what this can do for your career. Now, it might seem that we have each other over the same barrel, but it just seems that way.
Jenny Lerner I want...
President Tom Beck You want?
Jenny Lerner May I... May I have the first question?
President Tom Beck I'll see you Tuesday, Miss Lerner.
Unraveling Secrets and Hidden Truths
Jenny Lerner We know everything.
Alan Rittenhouse Nobody knows everything.
Jenny Lerner Well, we know about the secret phone lines, and the whispered calls to the president, and about a secretary of the Treasury who's kept his entire department in the dark about what he's really doing, about a cover story about his resignation that just fell through. I mean, sir, you want me to go on?
Alan Rittenhouse And you're just gonna break it?
Jenny Lerner Well, that's what we do for a living.
Alan Rittenhouse Well, congratulations, you now have the biggest story in history. Good luck to you. Personally, I think it's a mistake to run the story, but hey, what the hell? Why not? What difference does anything make anymore? Look, I know you're just a reporter, but you used to be a person, right? I wanted to be with my family. Can you understand that?
Truth vs. National Security Debate
President Tom Beck We always thought the deadline for public knowledge was the publication of the budget, since we've spent more money than we can hide. That won't happen for two weeks. I don't suppose I could prevail upon you to wait for two weeks in the name of national security.
Jenny Lerner Two weeks? There's no such thing as two weeks in the news business.
President Tom Beck And I can't appeal to your sense of what's in the nation's best interest.
Jenny Lerner I always thought the truth was in the nation's best interest.
A Conversation About Dietary Choices
Julie Mott No...no...no...
[''Half-tired'']
Marcus Burnett Want some?
[''Notices Julie staring at his sandwich'']
Julie Mott No, thanks. I don't eat flesh.
Marcus Burnett Say what?
Julie Mott That's flesh that you're shoveling into your mouth. You know, that was, like, a living, breathing creature. You know, it probably had a name.
Marcus Burnett It's just bologna. ]?
[[w:Oscar_Mayer#Advertisements|My bologna has a first name]
Julie Mott Actually, your bologna, has about thirty names because they take odd parts from all different ones, like the leftovers: The hooves and stomach lining...
Julie Mott ...ears, stuff like that. They put it into this machine and grind it all up. Then out comes this sheet. That's what you're eating now.
Marcus Burnett You know what? I won't eat bologna no more. How about a pickle? Can I eat the pickle?
[''Loss of appetite'']
Julie Mott It has a lot of salt in it, but it's fine. It is a vegetable.
Marcus Burnett A lot of salt in the pickle? Let me rinse it off.
Marcus Burnett There we go. How's that?
[''Takes a bite out of the rinsed pickle'']
Julie Mott Just keep going.
[''To the mugshots'']
Marcus Burnett I don't even taste the salt now.