Manny Singer Quotes in Corrina, Corrina (1994)

Manny Singer: Corrina, can I talk to you for a minute? Look, whatever you may believe in is fine for you, okay? Your heaven is fine for you, but Molly's mother was an atheist and so am I, and I don't want you telling her that her mother is somewhere she isn't.

Corrina Washington: Yes, Mr. Singer. I'll just continue to tell Molly her mother is in the bathtub.

Delivery Man 1: Why don't I just talk to Mrs. Singer?

Manny Singer: Oh, well... she's... she's... she's in the bathtub right now.

Corrina Washington: This is my favorite record.

Manny Singer: Really? Mine, too.

Corrina Washington: You know, Billie Holliday does a better version.

Manny Singer: No-one's better than Louie.

Manny Singer: Have you ever had a block?

Corrina Washington: All my life.

Manny Singer: Molly, why did you take my cigarettes? Answer me.

Molly: Corrina's husband went out for a carton of cigarettes and died. They all die. The TV said it.

Molly: I won the spelling bee today.

Manny Singer: You did? Corrina, did you hear that?

Corrina Washington: I heard it, now let's go eat, I'm starved.

Manny Singer: What was the word?

Molly: ...Vacuum.

Corrina Washington: Why don't we vacuum ourselves out the door?

Manny Singer: How do you spell vacuum?

Molly: ...H-O-O-V-E-R.

Molly: [on phone] Hi, daddy.

Manny Singer: Molly?

Molly: You recognized my voice!

Manny Singer: What do you think you're doing?

Molly: Well, I-I can't sleep.

Manny Singer: [towards her bedroom door] Goodnight, Molly!

Manny Singer: One of the last things my wife said to me was, "Don't forget to pick up some almonds on the way home." She said she had a coupon for roasted... But I was in a hurry and I didn't wait until she found it.

Corrina Washington: I don't think she was angry, Manny. I think she understood. Now, do you wanna know the last thing I said to my husband?

Manny Singer: What?

Corrina Washington: Slow down.

Manny Singer: Huh?

Corrina Washington: Slow... down.

[Manny laughs]

Jonesy: She's been playing that little piano ditty all morning. Do you think you could get her to cut it out?

Manny Singer: Her mother was teaching her that.

Corrina Washington: I see you've got a list started here. Is this groceries?

Manny Singer: That's my wife's handwriting. I haven't been able to erase it yet.

Corrina Washington: Oh, well, I'll just add onto it.

Manny Singer: Where are my cigarettes?

Corrina Washington: I just put a fresh carton in there!

Manny Singer: Well, I don't see any.

Corrina Washington: Well, I can't even offer you one of mine since you've taken to smoking those, too.

Manny Singer: What's that supposed to mean?

Corrina Washington: It means that if you're going to smoke my cigarettes, I'd appreciate you telling me.

Manny Singer: Fine. If you're gonna smoke *my* cigarettes, I'd appreciate you telling me.

Corrina Washington: Fine.

Molly: But I'm just so? I'm just so?

Corrina Washington: So mad. You're just so mad. And it's okay to be mad, Molly.

Manny Singer: Molly, I'm mad, too! I'm mad at Mommy for leaving us. I'm mad because I want to talk to Mommy every day, and I can't. I'm mad because I want to bring Mommy back to you, and I can't do that, either.

Molly: I'm mad because she didn't even say goodbye.

Manny Singer: I'm mad about that, too.

Corrina Washington: I'm mad because she made you mad! I'm mad! She should've said goodbye!

Manny Singer: How dare you keep her out of school, Corrina! How dare you!

Corrina Washington: Manny, she was not ready to go back to school, yet.

Manny Singer: You're not her mother, Corrina! That's not your decision!

Manny Singer: What is this, high school?