Thirtysomething (TV Series)
Politics (1989)
Polly Draper: Ellyn Warren
Quotes
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Ellyn Warren : So, the consensus is she's a killer.
Michael Steadman : A killer?
Ellyn Warren : Mm-hmm.
Michael Steadman : Great.
Ellyn Warren : I know. I thought you'd like that. She has an incredible management team behind her. She's running for the big one in '96, and she's not gonna make the same kind of mistakes Ferraro made. She knows the game, and she's been real effective in the Assembly.
Michael Steadman : Effective? At what?
Ellyn Warren : [wry chuckle] That's the question, though, isn't it?
[a passing woman says hi]
Ellyn Warren : Hi.
Michael Steadman : Who was that?
Ellyn Warren : I have no idea. So, Michael.
Michael Steadman : Mm-hmm?
Ellyn Warren : [looking for stockings] Look for black opaque, size B, sandal foot, all-cotton crotch.
Michael Steadman : Five-speed or automatic?
Ellyn Warren : The toxic waste commission gave her a platform, made her look real good.
Michael Steadman : Okay, wasn't there something about healthcare?
Ellyn Warren : Yeah, she consistently supports healthcare cuts. Plus cuts in aid to dependent children, plus cuts in food stamps. She opposes legislation for the handicapped, but she's real big on the family. Of course, she has sort of a June Cleaver/Ronald Reagan idea of what the family is.
Michael Steadman : Okay, so I'm a total reprobate for working for her, right?
Ellyn Warren : I don't know. I've cut deals with people that make her look like Mother Teresa.
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Gary Shepherd : [after dinner at which he introduced Susannah to everyone] You got a haircut.
Hope Murdoch Steadman : [checking her watch] 37 minutes since he walked in the door, and he just noticed my haircut.
Elliot Weston : Hey, look. You got a haircut.
Hope Murdoch Steadman : No, Elliot, my neck just got longer.
Ellyn Warren : [meaning with the dishes] Do I have to help you?
Hope Murdoch Steadman : Of course not.
Elliot Weston : You know what? Nancy got a perm one time when she was pregnant with Britty, I didn't notice for three days.
Michael Steadman : And yet your marriage failed. Shocking.
Elliot Weston : Yeah, I knew there was something different. I thought it was her stomach.
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Ellyn Warren : So, why are you working for this woman if you're afraid of getting your suspenders soiled?
Michael Steadman : Uh, Jerry Kravitz. I keep forgetting that college and reality were incompatible.