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Quotes
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Evelyn Ryan : I don't need you to make me happy. I just need you to leave me alone when I am.
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Leo "Kelly" Ryan : I wanted to make a nice dinner for the kids.
Evelyn Ryan : Why didn't you feed them?
Leo "Kelly" Ryan : I was crying and didn't want them to see me.
Evelyn Ryan : Why on earth were you crying?
Leo "Kelly" Ryan : I thought you decided to go away and never come back.
Evelyn Ryan : [sighs] For goodness sakes. You know I'd never leave the kids with you.
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Evelyn Ryan : Let's go to bed. I'm tired of this day. I need a new one.
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Evelyn Ryan : [singing] My frisk the Frigidaire, clean the cupboard bare sandwich.
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Detective Feeney : If you were stranded on an island and could take only one beverage with you, which beverage would you take?
Evelyn Ryan : Orange juice.
Detective Feeney : Orange juice?
Evelyn Ryan : Yes, orange juice... to prevent scurvy.
[pauses]
Evelyn Ryan : But my beverage of choice is Dr. Pepper.
Detective Feeney : [laughs]
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Evelyn Ryan : Everything is possible.
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Evelyn Ryan : [to her daughter Tuff] You have a wonderful mind and a beautiful heart.
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Leo "Kelly" Ryan : You know what your problem is?
Evelyn Ryan : No Dad, I don't.
Leo "Kelly" Ryan : You're too damn happy.
[Evelyn and the kids laugh]
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Evelyn Ryan : Do you know that U.S. Army research has shown a relationship between intelligence and willingness to eat unfamiliar foods?
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Evelyn Ryan : You know what the worst part of it is?
Mrs. Bidlack : What?
Evelyn Ryan : A quart of milk got sucked up inside my girdle.
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Evelyn Ryan : He said that I beat 250,000 other entries. And do you know what else? It wasn't even my best one.
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Evelyn Ryan : Don't be silly. Spices don't have legs. There are no bugs in the soup.
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Leo "Kelly" Ryan : This is my last dollar. What if we don't win?
Evelyn Ryan : Well, that is a problem for another day.
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Leo "Kelly" Ryan : Do you hate me, Mother?
Evelyn Ryan : I'm still in shock right now. I'll have to let you know.