Corrina, Corrina (1994)

Ray Liotta: Manny Singer

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• Manny Singer : Corrina, can I talk to you for a minute? Look, whatever you may believe in is fine for you, okay? Your heaven is fine for you, but Molly's mother was an atheist and so am I, and I don't want you telling her that her mother is somewhere she isn't.

  Corrina Washington : Yes, Mr. Singer. I'll just continue to tell Molly her mother is in the bathtub.

• Delivery Man 1 : Why don't I just talk to Mrs. Singer?

  Manny Singer : Oh, well... she's... she's... she's in the bathtub right now.

• Corrina Washington : This is my favorite record.

  Manny Singer : Really? Mine, too.

  Corrina Washington : You know, Billie Holliday does a better version.

  Manny Singer : No-one's better than Louie.

• Manny Singer : Molly, why did you take my cigarettes? Answer me.

  Molly : Corrina's husband went out for a carton of cigarettes and died. They all die. The TV said it.

• Molly : I won the spelling bee today.

  Manny Singer : You did? Corrina, did you hear that?

  Corrina Washington : I heard it, now let's go eat, I'm starved.

  Manny Singer : What was the word?

  Molly : ...Vacuum.

  Corrina Washington : Why don't we vacuum ourselves out the door?

  Manny Singer : How do you spell vacuum?

  Molly : ...H-O-O-V-E-R.

• Manny Singer : Have you ever had a block?

  Corrina Washington : All my life.

• Manny Singer : How dare you keep her out of school, Corrina! How dare you!

  Corrina Washington : Manny, she was not ready to go back to school, yet.

  Manny Singer : You're not her mother, Corrina! That's not your decision!

• Molly : [on phone]  Hi, daddy.

  Manny Singer : Molly?

  Molly : You recognized my voice!

  Manny Singer : What do you think you're doing?

  Molly : Well, I-I can't sleep.

  Manny Singer : [towards her bedroom door]  Goodnight, Molly!

• Manny Singer : One of the last things my wife said to me was, "Don't forget to pick up some almonds on the way home." She said she had a coupon for roasted... But I was in a hurry and I didn't wait until she found it.

  Corrina Washington : I don't think she was angry, Manny. I think she understood. Now, do you wanna know the last thing I said to my husband?

  Manny Singer : What?

  Corrina Washington : Slow down.

  Manny Singer : Huh?

  Corrina Washington : Slow... down.

  [Manny laughs] 

• Jonesy : She's been playing that little piano ditty all morning. Do you think you could get her to cut it out?

  Manny Singer : Her mother was teaching her that.

• Corrina Washington : I see you've got a list started here. Is this groceries?

  Manny Singer : That's my wife's handwriting. I haven't been able to erase it yet.

  Corrina Washington : Oh, well, I'll just add onto it.

• Molly : But I'm just so? I'm just so?

  Corrina Washington : So mad. You're just so mad. And it's okay to be mad, Molly.

  Manny Singer : Molly, I'm mad, too! I'm mad at Mommy for leaving us. I'm mad because I want to talk to Mommy every day, and I can't. I'm mad because I want to bring Mommy back to you, and I can't do that, either.

  Molly : I'm mad because she didn't even say goodbye.

  Manny Singer : I'm mad about that, too.

  Corrina Washington : I'm mad because she made you mad! I'm mad! She should've said goodbye!

• Manny Singer : What is this, high school?

• Manny Singer : Where are my cigarettes?

  Corrina Washington : I just put a fresh carton in there!

  Manny Singer : Well, I don't see any.

  Corrina Washington : Well, I can't even offer you one of mine since you've taken to smoking those, too.

  Manny Singer : What's that supposed to mean?

  Corrina Washington : It means that if you're going to smoke my cigarettes, I'd appreciate you telling me.

  Manny Singer : Fine. If you're gonna smoke *my* cigarettes, I'd appreciate you telling me.

  Corrina Washington : Fine.