Erin Brockovich (2000)

Pat Skipper: Defending Lawyer

Quotes 

• Erin Brockovich : [testifying in court about her accident]  I was pulling out real slow, and out of nowhere his Jaguar comes racing around the corner like a bat outta hell...

  [pause] 

  Erin Brockovich : They took some bone from my hip and put it in my neck; I didn't have insurance so I'm about $17,000 in debt right now.

  [pause] 

  Erin Brockovich : I couldn't take painkillers 'cause they made me too groggy to take care of my kids...

  [pause] 

  Erin Brockovich : Matthew's eight, Katie's almost six and Beth's just nine months...

  [pause] 

  Erin Brockovich : I just wanna be a good mom, a nice person, a decent citizen. Just wanna take good care of my kids. You know?

  Ed Masry : [quietly]  Yeah... I know.

  Defending Lawyer : $17,000 in debt? Is your ex-husband helping out?

  Erin Brockovich : Which one?

  Defending Lawyer : There's more than one?

  Erin Brockovich : [becomes defensive]  Yeah, there's two. Why?

  Defending Lawyer : Right, no doubt.

  [pause] 

  Defending Lawyer : So, you must've been feeling pretty desperate that afternoon.

  Erin Brockovich : What's your point?

  Defending Lawyer : Broke, three kids, no job. A doctor in a Jaguar must've looked like a pretty good meal ticket.

  Erin Brockovich : What?

  [referring to the doctor] 

  Erin Brockovich : He hit me!

  Defending Lawyer : So you say!

  Erin Brockovich : [starts yelling]  He came tearing around the corner out of control!

  Defending Lawyer : [sarcastically]  An ER doctor who spends his days saving lives was the one out of control...

  Erin Brockovich : THAT ASSHOLE SMASHED IN MY FUCKING NECK!