Abby Yates Quotes in Ghostbusters (2016)

Kevin: Would it be okay if I bring my cat to work sometimes? He has major anxiety problems.

Abby Yates: You know what? I would love to let your cat live here with you, but I have a pretty severe cat allergy.

Kevin: Oh, I don't have a cat. He's a dog. His name's My Cat.

Abby Yates: Your dog's name is My Cat?

Kevin: Mike Hat.

Erin Gilbert: Your dog's name is Mike, last name Hat?

Kevin: Well, his full name is Michael Hat.

Abby Yates: I can't say that I'm allergic to dogs... so.

Kevin: You know, it's all right. He lives with my mum.

Agent Rorke: Sheriff in New Mexico reports a UFO encounter, the crew of the S.S. Ourang Medan dies mysteriously, the entire town of Langville, Montana goes missing.

Jillian Holtzmann: It does?

Abby Yates: Okay, but we're talking about relocating. No one's being killed here. Right?

Mayor Bradley: They were turned inside out.

Erin Gilbert: Their skin is on the inside of their body?

Mayor Bradley: Their skin is on the inside of their body because their organs are on the outside.

Abby Yates: But, they're okay, right?

Mayor Bradley: Sure.

Jillian Holtzmann: I think they're dead...

Abby Yates: I'm just looking for a reasonable ratio of wontons to soup, this is madness!

Abby Yates: Have you seen a class 4 semi-anchored entity anywhere in the vicinity?

Graffiti Artist: You talkin' like a boat?

Abby Yates: We just gave a ghost a nuke, we should probably run.

[Everyone notices a ghost perched on Patty's shoulders]

Abby Yates: Patty! Don't move!

Erin Gilbert: You got a, uh...

Patty Tolan: Nope, I'm tired.

Erin Gilbert: No. You got a...

Patty Tolan: I'm just gonna go ahead and take off. How about that?

Erin Gilbert: I, I don't really think that's a good idea.

Patty Tolan: No. I'm gonna take off. Don't piss off the ghost.

[as Patty slowly walks out of the crowd, a crowd member takes a selfie with Patty and the ghost]

Patty Tolan: Really?

Abby Yates: [Holtzmann is dancing to 'Rhythm of the Night'] I don't mean to DeBarge in!

Jillian Holtzmann: Is that by DeBarge? I thought it was Devo.

Abby Yates: [seeing Slimer drive past in the Ghostbusters' car] Well, that thing is having the time of its life.

Erin Gilbert: [the Ghostbusters are surrounded by giant apparitions] I'm not good in a fight.

Abby Yates: Well, here's your chance to work on that.

Abby Yates: I will kick the unliving crap out of you, and you...

[points at Slimer]

Abby Yates: ...and especially you!

Abby Yates: I have one wonton! I have a tub of soup and one split wonton!

Erin Gilbert: I'm sorry you're having a soup crisis.

Abby Yates: There isn't even any meat in there. That's just a carrot.

Abby Yates: It's really easy sit there and be the naysayer when you don't actually do anything.

Abby Yates: [on Kevin] We like him, despite his many, many frustrating quirks!

Abby Yates: We have over a hundred comments already. And they're not all crazies. Come here, I wanna show you this. Read that.

Erin Gilbert: Ain't no bitches gonna hunt no ghost.

Abby Yates: [on Rowan] It's always the sad, pale ones.

Abby Yates: We need to reverse the portal. It's gonna take an insane amount of energy!

Abby Yates: Come on Rowan, show yourself!

Rowan North: [disembodied voice] What form would you prefer I take?

Jillian Holtzmann: Uh, maybe something stationary. Like a bull's-eye.

Patty Tolan: Well I'll tell you what I prefer. I prefer something nice and cute, like a friendly little ghost.

Rowan North: [Manifests as the Ghostbuster's logo] Oh. Is that what you want? Something more familiar?

Dean: I will not let the 12-year reputation of this fine institution be besmirched by you!

Abby Yates: Oh, come on! Suddenly this place has a classy reputation to uphold? You're only dean now because the least dean went to jail.

Dean: Are you saying that I'm not qualified?

Abby Yates: You spell science with a "Y". And what's upsetting about that is I don't think you know that that's wrong.

Erin Gilbert: Let's go.

Abby Yates: Let's go.

Erin Gilbert: Oh.

Abby Yates: Oh.

Erin Gilbert: Did you want to...

Abby Yates: Oh, sorry. I'll let you. I'll let you.

Erin Gilbert: Next time.

[from trailer]

Abby Yates: It's a class 4 apparition.

Erin Gilbert: That's okay, she seems... peaceful. My name is Erin Gilbert, doctor of particle physics...

[the ghost throws up on her]

[examining one of Rowan's devices]

Abby Yates: I'm smelling both electrical discharge and isotopic decay.