Glee (TV Series)

Grilled Cheesus (2010)

Jane Lynch: Sue Sylvester

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• Emma Pillsbury : There is a boy in that Glee Club that might lose his father. How could you get in the way when the only thing anybody is trying to do is give that poor child just a little bit of comfort? What happened to you, Sue? Please tell me what horrible, horrible thing happened to you that made you such a miserable tyrant.

  Sue Sylvester : Have a seat.

  [Emma sits down] 

  Sue Sylvester : Since I was a little girl, I've had exactly one hero. My big sister. You know how much I worshipped her? She was the sun and the moon to me. And while I was still very young, I noticed that other people didn't feel the way I did. People were rude to her. They were cruel. They laughed at her. And so I began to pray. I prayed every night for her to get better. And nothing changed. So I prayed harder. And after a while, I realized it wasn't that I wasn't praying hard enough; it's that no one was listening. Asking someone to believe in a fantasy, however comforting, isn't a moral thing to do. It's cruel.

  Emma Pillsbury : Don't you think that's just a little bit arrogant?

  Sue Sylvester : It's as arrogant as telling someone how to believe in God, and if they don't accept it, no matter how open-hearted or honest their dissent, they're going to hell. Well, that doesn't sound very Christian, does it?

  Emma Pillsbury : Well, if that's what you believe, that's fine. But please keep it to yourself.

  Sue Sylvester : So long as you do the same. That kid could lose his father at any moment. You should start preparing him for that. Now get the hell out of my office. I realize you're only half orangutan, but I'm still very allergic to your lustrous ginger mane.

• Sue Sylvester : Do you believe in God, Jeannie?

  Jean Sylvester : Do you?

  Sue Sylvester : No, I don't.

  Jean Sylvester : Why not?

  Sue Sylvester : Because when we were little girls, you were perfect in my eyes. And I watched the world be cruel to you, so...

  Jean Sylvester : God never makes mistakes. That's what I believe.

• Sue Sylvester : How's your father?

  Kurt Hummel : They say his condition is critical but stable... Good news, I guess.

  Sue Sylvester : I'm sorry for what you're going through, lady. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy, and I guess I don't have to. I think Mary Lou Retton's, like, an orphan or something. I don't like what Schuester's doing in that classroom even more than usual but I can't go to the school board without an official complaint from a student.

  Kurt Hummel : So you want me to be your scapegoat? Mm-mmm.

  Sue Sylvester : You don't understand. I know at times I mess around with you guys for fun. I admit it- It aids digestion. But I'm not joking here. I want to be your champion.