Goodbye Lover (1998)

Ellen DeGeneres: Sgt. Rita Pompano

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Quotes 

• Rollins : Why are you so cynical?

  Sergeant Rita Pompano : Because someone killed Bambi's mother.

• 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.

• Rollins : They were having an affair?

  Sergeant Rita Pompano : No, they were celebrating Earth Day, you fucking mook.

• 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.

• 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.

• [Of a locker] 

  Sergeant Rita Pompano : Keep it clean. Don't let anyone else near it. It's kind of like your dick.

• 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?

• 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.

• 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.

• Sergeant Rita Pompano : Phew. Rough day, huh?

• Sergeant Rita Pompano : Don't even think about fucking me over...

• Sergeant Rita Pompano : [of a woman murdered while jogging]  At least she died healthy.

• Sergeant Rita Pompano : Look for the needle in the shit pile.

• 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.

• 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.