Teri Quotes in The Equalizer (2014)

Teri: [about his book] What's your new one about?

Robert McCall: Oh, it's about a guy who thinks he's a knight in shining armor. The only thing is, he lives in a world where knights don't exist anymore.

Teri: Sound like my world.

Teri: You and I know what I really am.

Robert McCall: I think you can be anything you wanna be.

Teri: Maybe in your world, Robert. Doesn't really happen that way in mine.

Robert McCall: Change your world.

Teri: I love being up at this hour. You know, everything's so dark. It makes everything seem possible again.

Robert McCall: Thought you were gonna to give up that refined sugar?

Teri: I am.

Robert McCall: When?

Teri: Any day now.

Robert McCall: Yea, it's bad for your vocal cords.

Robert McCall: Body, mind, spirit, remember?

Teri: You know, I see a lot of widowed guys. Something in your eyes. You know, it's not sad. It's just kind of lost, you know?

Robert McCall: [offers a cake] Loaded with poison, just like you like it.

Teri: Is it your birthday?

Robert McCall: No, it was some guy at work. I didn't want to waste it.

Teri: Happy birthday, Some Guy at Work... How old are you?

Robert McCall: How old are you?

Teri: Doesn't really matter.

Teri: [comes to the Robert's table] I'm sorry. I'm breaking protocol, right?

Robert McCall: No, no. Listen, hey, come, come on, sit down. Sit. Sit... Sit.

Teri: Okay.

Robert McCall: Come on, sit down.

Teri: All right... Are you sure I'm not interrupting anything?

Robert McCall: Yeah... So?

Teri: I don't know. You know, I just kind of felt like a quiet voice... before it all goes crazy.

Robert McCall: Okay.

Teri: I'm Teri.

Robert McCall: Bob.

[bump their fists together]

Robert McCall: Ow! It's good.

Teri: You know, you don't look like a Bob.

Robert McCall: Oh, yeah?

[to the waiter]

Robert McCall: Thank you.

Teri: You look like a Robert. Robert reads books like this and Bob watches TV... My real name's Alina.

Robert McCall: What happened to your face?

Teri: Something stupid.

Teri: You always read books?

Robert McCall: My wife did. She... She was working through the 100 Books Everybody Should Read. She made it to 97, so I figured... I'd give it a shot... And one day we'd have something to talk about when we get together.

Teri: ...Wow, a hundred books.

Robert McCall: Yeah.

Teri: Holy moly. How many have you read, Robert?

Robert McCall: Ninety-one.

Teri: [cell phone rings] Sorry, this damn thing. Ninety-one books, though. You're almost done.

Robert McCall: Almost.

Teri: What are you gonna do after that?

Robert McCall: Take singing lessons. Then I'm gonna open a donut factory. I am... What? Why you laughing?

Teri: There's no ring.

Robert McCall: Hmm?

Teri: On your wedding finger, there's no ring.

Robert McCall: No.

Teri: No Mrs. Robert at home?

Robert McCall: No.

Teri: Was there ever?

Robert McCall: Once.

Teri: Did you break her heart?

Robert McCall: She broke mine.

Teri: You know, I see a lot of widowed guys. Something in your eyes. You know, it's not sad, It's just kinda... lost, you know.

Teri: I bought a little machine for making demos.

Robert McCall: Yea, I bet your good.

Teri: What makes you say that?

Robert McCall: Intuition.

Teri: As far as you're concerned, I'm an ATM. Automatically Teri's Money.

Kenny: [after Lem arrives home from jail] So Lem, how you get out, man?

Lem: Honestly, man, I don't know. Somebody talked to somebody, and the charges got dropped.

Maxine: Well, Lem, we're all happy to have you back, brother.

Bird: [happily] That's right! My boo is home!

Teri: Actually, I called in to the D.A's office for a favor.

Lem: [glares at Teri]

Teri: I felt bad.

Lem: You should feel bad! Because of you, I had to spend weeks in jail.

Teri: You should be thankful! Now, you can stay home and take care of your pregnant wife.

Bird: You know what, Teri? You need to mind your own damn business, all right? Didn't nobody ask you for your help! You need to worry about your own husband and why he's sleeping with her!

[points towards Faith]

Kenny: [after Teri threatens to sell Big Mama's house] Now, Teri, your mother worked hard to keep that house in the family! For you, and your family...

Teri: Oh, fuck the family! I let the family into my house, and you know what happened? The family fucked my husband.

Maxine: [after Bird discovers Lem dancing with his ex at her wedding reception] Now, that's what she gets. Bringing in somebody who ain't got nothing and putting him off on family.

Teri: What do you mean, putting him off on family? How about putting him off on me? I'm the one who paid for this wedding!

Maxine: [rolling her eyes] Teri, why do you ALWAYS have to let everybody know how much you pay for everything?

Teri: Because I DO.

Mama Joe: [after recieving a doctor's examination] I'm not getting my leg cut off.

Teri: Mama, there's no blood flowing to that leg. You're diabetic.

Maxine: You haven't been watching what you eat.

Mama Joe: [angrily, with tears in her eyes] NOBODY is cutting off my leg! And that's that!

Faith: [after Teri questions her motives for returning] I've changed.

Teri: Oh, you've changed? Don't you try and start any shit this time. You hear me?

[last lines]

Teri: You're free. Go on. Go on.