G.I. Jane (1997)

Anne Bancroft: Lillian DeHaven

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• Sen. Lillian DeHaven : Captain, are you in the habit of lettin' reporters traipse around your base, snappin' their fill? These are supposed to be discreet test cases!

  C.O. Salem : Senator, they stand out on a public highway using telephoto lenses. There is nothin' I can do about it, unless you want me to infringe on their civil liberties, which I will be glad to do, if you'll just trim a little fat off the Constitution.

  Sen. Lillian DeHaven : Did you just mouth off to a senior member of the Senate Arms Committee? I mean, I'll give you points for style, just nothin' for smarts!

• Sen. Lillian DeHaven : Don't you even think of playing politics with me, little darlin', you'll be up way past your bedtime.

  Lt. Jordan O'Neil : And don't YOU think that I'll sit idly by while anyone smears my good name. Now you get those charges VOIDED, Senator. And you do it today!

  Sen. Lillian DeHaven : [tauntingly]  Or what?

  Lt. Jordan O'Neil : You like pissed off? Watch this.

  [storms out to TV cameras] 

• Sen. Lillian DeHaven : Whoa, whoa, whoa, Mr. Hayes. If a cannibal used a knife and fork, would you call that progress too?

• Sen. Lillian DeHaven : [on why she started Lt. O'Neil on the SEAL program in the first place]  Truthfully, I never expected you to do so damn well! I figured you'd ring out in two weeks, bing bang it's over, and we're popular. In Washington, you don't even need the Ten Commandments when you're popular!

• Sen. Lillian DeHaven : No politician can afford to let women come home in body bags. Especially me. It was never gonna happen anyway.