Goodbye Lover (1998)
Ellen DeGeneres: Sgt. Rita Pompano
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Quotes
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Rollins : Why are you so cynical?
Sergeant Rita Pompano : Because someone killed Bambi's mother.
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Sergeant Rita Pompano : Oh, now this makes me sick. Woman gets four million dollars for spilling coffee on herself. I do that every morning, what do I get? Coffee stains.
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Rollins : They were having an affair?
Sergeant Rita Pompano : No, they were celebrating Earth Day, you fucking mook.
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Sergeant Rita Pompano : What the Hell's wrong with you?
Rollins : I'm just tired of people shirking responsibility for their actions.
Sergeant Rita Pompano : Newsflash: The world is shit, people are bad, we're all gonna die, deal with it.
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Sergeant Rita Pompano : Either the world's right side up or upside down, it depends on how you look at it. I mean, close the book of rules and there's just people caught in situations - like you and me.
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[Of a locker]
Sergeant Rita Pompano : Keep it clean. Don't let anyone else near it. It's kind of like your dick.
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Sergeant Rita Pompano : Girl's got a good right hook.
Rollins : I hate funerals. They're an undeniable reminder of man's mortality...
Sergeant Rita Pompano : Are you gay?
Rollins : No. No, I'm not gay.
Sergeant Rita Pompano : Just curious...
Rollins : Why'd you ask me if I was gay?
Sergeant Rita Pompano : No reason.
Rollins : Then why'd you ask?
Sergeant Rita Pompano : Let's get lunch. Ya hungry?
Rollins : What makes you think I'm gay?
Sergeant Rita Pompano : What are ya in the mood for? Tacos? Burgers? Quiche?
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Sergeant Rita Pompano : At least he used a clean needle.
Rollins : I can't imagine how terrified she must have been.
Sergeant Rita Pompano : I can... I was married to a dentist.
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Rollins : If you're insinuating that a person can't be spiritual and still...
Sergeant Rita Pompano : Relax, John Paul. If we're gonna work together we're gonna have to let a little more shit roll off our backs.
[about Sandra]
Sergeant Rita Pompano : I don't like it. I don't trust anyone over ten who listens to the Sound of Music.
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Sergeant Rita Pompano : Phew. Rough day, huh?
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Sergeant Rita Pompano : Don't even think about fucking me over...
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Sergeant Rita Pompano : [of a woman murdered while jogging] At least she died healthy.
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Sergeant Rita Pompano : Look for the needle in the shit pile.
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Peggy Blane : [to Sergeant Rita Pompano] I thought it was an accident. Why are you asking me all these weird questions?
Sergeant Rita Pompano : [to Rollins] Are my questions weird, Detective Rollins?
Rollins : [to Peggy] Rude, maybe, but not weird.
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Rollins : Do you wanted to kill yourself?
Jake Dunmore : [faking cry] Sort of...
Sandra Dunmore : [also faking cry] Jake's through a hard time lately...
Jake Dunmore : Yes... I'm a... I'm an alcoholic.
Sergeant Rita Pompano : Hey! Welcome to the club.