Defending Lawyer Quotes in Erin Brockovich (2000)

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 $17,00 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 six, Katie's four 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!