Erin Brockovich (2000) - Quotes

Trust and Value in Professional Relationships

Ed Masry: [giving Erin her bonus check] It's not exactly what we discussed.

Erin Brockovich: You know why everyone thinks that all lawyers are back stabbing, blood sucking scum bags? Cause they are! And I can not believe you expect me to go out, leave my kids with strangers and get people to trust you with THEIR lives while all the while you're screwing me! You know, Ed, it's not about the number! It's about the way my work is valued in this firm...

Ed Masry: Like I was saying, I thought that the number you proposed was inappropriate, so I increased it.

Ed Masry: Do they teach beauty queens to apologize? Because you sure suck at it!

Erin Brockovich: Uh, Ed... Uh... thank you...

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Unexpected Strategies in Legal Advocacy

Kurt Potter: Wha... how did you do this?

Erin Brockovich: Well, um, seeing as how I have no brains or legal expertise, and Ed here was losing all faith in the system, am I right?

Ed Masry: Oh, yeah, completely. No faith, no faith...

Erin Brockovich: I just went out there and performed sexual favors. Six hundred and thirty-four blowjobs in five days... I'm really quite tired.

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Conflicted Views on Lawyers and Legal Work

Donna Jensen: You're a lawyer?

Erin Brockovich: NO, no... I hate lawyers. I only work for them.

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Conflict Over Financial Resources

Ed Masry: [after a meeting with a PG&E representative] Didn't you hear? They have $28 billion at their disposal!

Erin Brockovich: So?

Ed Masry: You think I'm MADE of money?

Erin Brockovich: What are you yelling at me for?

Ed Masry: Because I'm pissed off!

Erin Brockovich: Good!

Ed Masry: [throws down tie] Fuck you!

Erin Brockovich: Fuck you back!

Ed Masry: [starts laughing] I really hate you sometimes, I really do.

Erin Brockovich: Aww, you love me.

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The Value of Lives Over Money

Ms. Sanchez: Let's be honest here. $20 million dollars is more money then these people have ever dreamed of.

Erin Brockovich: Oh see, now that pisses me off. First of all, since the demur we have more than 400 plaintiffs and... let's be honest, we all know there are more out there. They may not be the most sophisticated people but they do know how to divide and $20 million isn't shit when you split it between them. Second of all, these people don't dream about being rich. They dream about being able to watch their kids swim in a pool without worrying that they'll have to have a hysterectomy at the age of twenty. Like Rosa Diaz, a client of ours. Or have their spine deteriorate, like Stan Blume, another client of ours. So before you come back here with another lame ass offer, I want you to think real hard about what your spine is worth, Mr. Walker. Or what you might expect someone to pay you for your uterus, Ms. Sanchez. Then you take out your calculator and you multiply that number by a hundred. Anything less than that is a waste of our time.

Erin Brockovich: By the way, we had that water brought in special for you folks. Came from a well in Hinkley.

Ms. Sanchez: [''Eyes the water warily and sets the glass back down''] I think this meeting is over.

Ed Masry: Damn right it is.

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A Significant Challenge Ahead

Ed Masry: This is a whole different ball game. A much bigger deal.

Erin Brockovich: Kind of like David and whats-his-name.

Ed Masry: [sighs] Kind of like David and whats-his-name's whole fucking family. Okay, here's the deal: If, and only if, you find all the evidence to back this up, I'll do it, I'll take it on.

Erin Brockovich: You're doing the right thing, Mr. Masry.

Ed Masry: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Remind me of that when I'm filing for bankruptcy.

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Counting Months in a Conversation

George: How many numbers you got?

Erin Brockovich: Oh, I got numbers comin outta my ears. For instance: ten.

George: Ten?

Erin Brockovich: Yeah. That's how many months old my baby girl is.

George: You got a little girl?

Erin Brockovich: Yeah. Yeah, sexy, huh? How bout this for a number? Six. That's how old my other daughter is, eight is the age of my son, two is how many times I've been married -- and divorced; sixteen is the number of dollars I have in my bank account. 850-3943. That's my phone number, and with all the numbers I gave you, I'm guessing zero is the number of times you're gonna call it.

Fashion Choices in the Workplace

Ed Masry: In a law firm you may want to re-think your wardrobe a little.

Erin Brockovich: Well Ed, I think I look nice. And as long as I have one ass instead of two I'll wear what I like if that's all right with you? You might want to re-think those ties.

Confidence in the Face of Skepticism

Ed Masry: What makes you think you can just walk in there and take whatever you want?

Erin Brockovich: They're called boobs, Ed.

Health Consequences of Environmental Contamination

Erin Brockovich: [From memory, to a group of lawyers who don't think she adds anything to the case] Annabelle Daniels: 74-454-9346. 10 years old, 11 in May. Lived on the plume since birth. Wanted to be a synchronized swimmer so she spent every minute she could in the PG&E pool. She had a tumor in her brain stem detected last November, an operation on Thanksgiving, shrunk it with radiation after that. Her parents are Ted & Rita. Ted's got Crohn's disease, Rita has chronic headaches, and nausea, and underwent a hysterectomy last fall. Ted grew up in Hinkley. His brother Robbie, and his wife May and their five children: Robbie Jr, Martha, Ed, Rose & Peter also lived on the plume. Their number is 454-9554, you want their diseases?