Trish Walker quotes from Jessica Jones

Trish

You clearly care about gluten very deeply. But here's the thing: it doesn't matter. Diets, hair volume, space-saving packing tips. None of it matters, when there's war, sex trafficking, elusive companies conducting illegal human research on kids, no less! I could go on.... no, no, no, I will go on. Racism, global warming, child pornography, murder, poverty, true human suffering that too many people refuse to look at. Denial is a warm bed that no one wants to get out of, and Trish Talk is the comforter on that bed. I keep you complacent, I keep your eyes down. But you know what? This show is bullshit. I've been spouting bullshit. Wake up, people! Face the truth. Bad shit happens every day, and every single goddamn person has the power to do something about it. So do something! I'm going to. Starting with throwing off the covers and getting the hell off this shitty show. I quit!

Trish

Was I bothering you? Because your wife beating was bothering me.

Trish Walker

I hate feeling this way, I don't know how you handle it.

Jessica

It's called whiskey.

Trish

He isn’t here now.

Jessica

[points to her head.] Yeah, well, he’s always here.

Trish

You could use your abilities for something more useful. I mean, you can fly... well, jump.

Jessica

It's more like guided falling. [pauses] Hey, I have an idea. Why don't you put on a cape and go run around New York?

Trish

You know I would if I could.

Jessica

I don't get you. You have money, looks, a radio show, creepy, if not adoring, fans and you're a freaking household name. What more do you want?

Trish

To save the world, of course.

Jessica

You wanna be a hero? I'll show you how to be a hero. [to everybody] Shots on Trish Walker, everybody!

Trish

[upon unveiling Jessica's costume] Jewel is a great superhero name!

Jessica

Jewel is a stripper's name. A really slutty stripper, and if I wear that thing you're going to have to call me Camel Toe.

Jessica

Until what? Until I come home and find my landlady choked out in my bathtub? Or I find you bludgeoned to death with my vacuum cleaner?

Trish

We both know you don’t own a vacuum cleaner.

Trish

What if he took someone you love? Would you let 'em die?

Jessica

[sighs] Lucky me, I don't have too many of those.

Trish

We should have a codeword. If you say it, you're still you. Something you would never say. Like "pickle juice" or "sardines."

Jessica

Or "I love you."

Trish

[pause] Yeah. That'll work.

Trish

If anyone asks, you're a PA. Production assistant. Just like what you do for Jessica, except on a movie set.

Malcolm

You mean, getting yelled at and ignored?

Trish

Pretty much.

Malcolm

I got this

Trish

You can just transfer any calls to my cell or text me if...

Or e-mail or fax or send a pigeon. I got it.

Jessica

[shows a picture] We're looking for this woman. Has she come in here?

My clients value their privacy.

Trish

[takes out $100] For the wigs I tore up.

This wouldn't cover synthetic. [Trish gives her another $100] She comes in alone, no name and pays cash. Poor dear.

Jessica

Why poor dear?

She lost all her hair. Chemo, I imagine. Cancer and drag queens are half my business these days.

Trish

Anything else? [trades looks and gives Sally another $100]

No, that's all.

Trish

Now I remember why I bit her.

Pats, are you here? I just spoke with Griffin. Should've known you'd find some way to mess this up.

Trish

I didn't mess anything up, Mother. This is what I want.

Dorothy

You don't know what you want. You're a different person on drugs.

Trish

I'm stone cold sober.

Dorothy

Call him. Maybe he'll take you back if you plead insanity.

Trish

[sighs] I don't want him back. I knew it as soon as I got to the roof.

Dorothy

That proposal was breathtaking.

Trish

It was heartbreaking. Because the moment I figured out what it was, that it wasn't a meeting with ZCN, all I could feel was disappointment.

Dorothy

Oh, Jesus.

Trish

That's why I said no.

Dorothy

Listen, baby, you gotta listen to me. You are making a huge mistake.

Trish

I don't want to be with Griffin. I want to be him. I want to do what he does. And that's not love, and it's not fair to either one of us.

Dorothy

You know what I see? I see a spoiled, arrogant little girl.

Trish

I'm arrogant?

Dorothy

After everything I went through with your father

Trish

Oh, God.

Dorothy

And you finally find a good man, a goddamn hero...

Trish

Don't you dare bring Dad into this!

Dorothy

Why not? He's the reason you always dated losers.

Trish

That is bullshit.

Dorothy

And when you finally find a winner, you crawl back to Max and blow him for some story. [Trish slaps her]

Trish

How did you know he was gonna be at the club?

Jessica

It's Sunday. What else do rich assholes with private golf club memberships do? Let's go hit some balls.

Jessica

I have class first thing in the morning.

Trish

Skip it. You won't flunk out for missing one class.

Jessica

I will if we have house parties every night.

Trish

I'll get you a goddamn tutor.

Jessica

I need to study!

Trish

You know what, Jess? I am proud of myself tonight, even if you aren't. I want to be with my friends.

Jessica

You think they're your friends? They're just leeches, sucking your money, your booze, your food...

Trish

And you're not? Why don't you pay your own goddamn tuition?

Jessica

Because you insisted.

Trish

And your own goddamn rent, instead of mooching off me.

Jessica

You think I need you? You think I can't get what I want, when I want? I don't need anything from you. [rips open an ATM and takes a wad of cash] See? All set.

Trish

That's great. That's just great.