Elizabeth Jennings quotes from The Americans

Elizabeth Jennings

They shouldn't ask us to do impossible things.

Elizabeth Jennings

[to Claudia as she beats her] I'm gonna kill you, you stupid bitch! Tell whoever approved this that your face is a present from me to them! Show them your face! Show it to them!

Elizabeth Jennings

(surprised) Stan!

Elizabeth Jennings

We were coming from work.

Elizabeth Jennings

Why are you acting this way?

Elizabeth Jennings

She didn’t know. She didn’t know until …

Elizabeth Jennings

We don’t kill people. Jesus.

Elizabeth Jennings

He doesn’t even do this kind of work anymore. He quit. He’s a travel agent now. That’s all.

Elizabeth Jennings

It’s our own bosses. They were going to fake my reports, make it seem like Gorbachev was trading away military secrets at the summit. The people I trusted all this time, and now …

Elizabeth Jennings

Viola, listen to me. You still have one more chance to save his life.

I don't believe anything you say.

Elizabeth Jennings

You see your son. He is dying in front of you. You know that's the truth. He'll make it another 24 hours. If you didn't tell anyone, and I don't think that you did, you can still put that clock back tomorrow, and this will all end.

I know the devil.

Claudia

Elizabeth. I know there's bad blood between us. But believe it or not, I feel a camaraderie with you.

Elizabeth Jennings

A camaraderie?

Claudia

Yes.

Elizabeth Jennings

You have a funny way of showing that.

Claudia

This isn't an easy life we've chosen. But there's no way to get through it without the truth.

Elizabeth Jennings

What "truth" exactly are we talking about?

Claudia

In New York, Philip was with the woman we assigned him to.

Elizabeth Jennings

I can think of five different reasons you'd poison our life.

Claudia

Ask Philip, then.

Elizabeth Jennings

I did.

Claudia

You believe him? If you start to think of your marriage as real, it doesn't work. The men don't think of them that way.

Claudia

I had to fill out an "officer in the field" special-request assessment form. It has 27 sections.

Elizabeth Jennings

Well, I guess your job can be dangerous, too.

Claudia

My point was, you've been in the field too long. You've lost touch with both your basic obligations and the central rules and regulations that make this organization function. It's happened before with officers in your position, and it can be remedied.

Elizabeth Jennings

I'm sure they'll send someone else to remedy it.

Claudia

Don't be sure. I've been serving faithfully much longer than you, my dear. I told them they're in danger of losing you. And whether you see it or not, I'm right.

Elizabeth Jennings

I'm surprised they gave you this job, when you have no understanding of people at all.

Claudia

I know you better than you know yourself. And you don't know me at all.