Supergirl (TV Series)

Human for a Day (2015)

Calista Flockhart: Cat Grant

Quotes 

• Cat Grant : You, Ker-rah? You never get sick. That's the best part about you.

  Kara Danvers : That's the best part?

  Cat Grant : If I get sick, I will under perform. If I under perform, our stock prices will fall, thousands of people will lose their job, the S&P will take a hit and you will personally have triggered the next recession. Do you want to be the next Lehman Brothers?

  Kara Danvers : I guess I'll go home.

  Cat Grant : Don't exhale on the way out.

• Supergirl : I heard your amazing broadcast today. Thank you.

  Cat Grant : Well, thank you for the compliment. Now, where the hell were you? How could you up and leave in the middle of the worst disaster in decades?

  Supergirl : I didn't mean to scare you.

  Cat Grant : Oh, no, you didn't scare... me. But regular people, they're starting to depend on you. It's easy for them to feel abandoned. You have to understand that most people out there spend most of their lives feeling isolated and alone, and when a tragedy strikes, they look to their heroes, not only for rescue, but for solace... and

  [pointedly:] 

  Cat Grant : consistency.

  Supergirl : That's why I'm glad they had you. You gave them hope today. I know that you inspired them, because... you inspired me.

  [Cat smiles, and Supergirl flies off] 

• Supergirl : [hiding her injury as she confronts robbers in store]  No, no, no, I wouldn't do that if I were you.

  [revolver aimed at her] 

  Supergirl : That's not gonna work on me...

  Looter : Stay back.

  [firearm cocks] 

  Looter : Don't come any closer.

  Supergirl : You don't want to hurt these people.

  Cat Grant : [on air]  People of National City, this is Cat Grant, coming to you from Catco Plaza. We've just, minutes ago, restarted our broadcasting capabilities.

  [swallows her words, sighs] 

  Cat Grant : Uh-uh.

  [takes off glasses] 

  Cat Grant : Look. We're all suffering through a major disaster. Now, you could react to this crisis by being petty and divisive or preying on other people's fears. And,

  [sighs] 

  Cat Grant : after all, it is human to be selfish. But isn't it also human to face our weaknesses and rise above them? Act like a superhero, even if you aren't one?

  Supergirl : [injured arm trembling as she faces the robbers]  I know you're scared. We all are. You wanna save yourself, your family. But don't you see that we are all in this together?

  Cat Grant : [on air]  It's true. Supergirl has not been located yet. But her spirit stays with us, her insistence on seeing the best in people, a call for us to heed our better angels.

  Supergirl : [gun aimed at her]  There's about a dozen ways that I can stop you right now. But I don't think I have to.

  Cat Grant : [on air]  Supergirl has faith in us.

  Supergirl : [facing her adversary]  Because this is not you.

  [the gunman wavers] 

  Supergirl : It isn't any of you.

  Cat Grant : [on air]  So let's have a little faith in her. Supergirl will return when we need her most. Until then, we need to help each other.

  Supergirl : [as gun is held shakily in robber's hand]  I believe that we are better than this.

  Cat Grant : [on air]  Call us, share your stories of heroism. Let's show the world what we're really made of. And, no, we can't do what Supergirl does, but...

  Supergirl : We choose who we want to be.

  Cat Grant : [broadcast continues]  ... we must choose to do what we can.

  Supergirl : And I know you're gonna choose to be a better man.