Patty Hewes quotes from Damages

Ellen

[after seeing Patty at her sister's wedding reception] Ms. Hewes. What are you doing here?

Patty

I had to meet you.

Ellen

Why?

Patty

Because, kiddo, you're the first person stupid enough to turn me down.

If you were a man, I'd kick the living dogshit out of you.

Patty

If you were a man, I'd be worried.

Patty

How old were you?

Katie

I'm sorry?

Patty

I had just turned six.

Katie

When what?

Patty

When I realized I was a good liar. How old were you?

Ellen

What happened with Katie? I spoke to her, Ms. Hewes. I don't believe she's lying.

Patty

Really? Why is that?

Ellen

Because she has no reason to.

Patty

Don't be stupid, Ellen. Everyone's hiding something.

Patty

I manipulated you, yes.

Ellen

Well, I don't like being manipulated.

Patty

Duly noted.

Uncle Pete

What's a M-I-L-F?

Patty

Beats me!

Patty

And how's your morning?

Uncle Pete

Every day above ground is a Pyrrhic victory.

Patty

Ray Fiske is a brilliant lawyer who made us look very foolish today. It happens. I understand how it must hurt right now... what happened with Katie... but... there's a very important lesson to be learned from all this.

Ellen

Which is?

Patty

Trust... no one.

Patty

There’s a huge difference between being number one and being number two.

Tom

Yes, there is.

Patty

You’re a number two, Tom. That’s your talent. That’s your limit.

Tom

This is what you came here to tell me?

Patty

This was a big step. Approaching a witness under false pretenses. Offering protection you can't provide.

Ellen

Don't they teach that in law school?

Michael

You were right. I was playing games with you. I was very angry, and I was acting out.

Patty

Acting out? You sent me a hand grenade and almost killed your stepfather.

Michael

Getting away from you was the best thing that could've happened to me. It gave me clarity.

Patty

Did it?

Michael

You wanted to completely control of my life, so you took away my free will. Some pretty terrific parenting, real mother-of-the-year type stuff.

Patty

[about Ellen's father] Better be careful. We plaintiff attorneys can be vicious. His best strategy is to blame the victim.

Ellen

I know.

Patty

[about the plaintiff] At all costs it was her fault; period.

Patty

You know, the truth is, Larry, I like you. But I think you're in over your head. And prison is the last place you belong. Arthur Frobisher is smart. I'm sure he's got a way to get you his blood money with no paper trail, so I'm really just here tonight to make you a promise.

Oh yeah? What's that?

Patty

I'm gonna wait and watch. Until you buy a house, or Mildred buys a car, or Chloe here buys a toothbrush. You need to understand this, Larry. No Poplar for the next hundred years will be able to spend a nickel of that money without being humiliated, disgraced, and locked up. [long pause] You all have a nice night.

Arthur

I know you don't give a shit about justice, Patty. So what do you want?

Patty

I want you disgraced. I want history to erase your every achievement. I want you to feel the disgust in your children's eyes when they look on you in shame.