The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)

Rebecca De Mornay: Peyton Flanders

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• Peyton Flanders : Marlene, is everything all right?

  Marlene 'Marl' Craven : No! I need a doctor. *Know* of any, Mrs Mott?

• [Claire Bartel is having an asthma attack] 

  Peyton Flanders : Something the matter, Claire?

  [whispers] 

  Peyton Flanders : When your husband makes love to you, it's *my* face he sees. When your baby's hungry, it's *my* breast that feeds him. Look at you! When push comes to shove... you can't even breathe!

• Peyton Flanders : When your husband makes love to you, it's my face he sees!

• Peyton : My husband was my only family. He's the only one who really understood me... He took care of me. He was murdered.

  Claire : Murdered?

  Peyton : They never caught who did it. But I firmly believe, what goes around comes around.

• Peyton : Are you a retard?

  Solomon : No

  Peyton : Did you like looking at me?... Did you like looking at me? Don't fuck with me, retard. My version of the story will be... better.

• Peyton Flanders : [to schoolyard bully]  I got a message for you, Roth! Leave Emma alone! Look at me - if you don't, I'm gonna rip your fucking head off!

• Emma Bartel : Peyton, if something happens to my mommy, would you take care of me?

  Peyton Flanders : Of course I would... and your daddy, too! I'd take care of *all*of you!

• Peyton Flanders : This is my family.

• Peyton Flanders : [on the phone] 

  Peyton Flanders : Who is this?

  Marlene 'Marl' Craven : Marlene Craven, you want me to spell it?