God-damned see-thru coffee!
Evelyn [about Dave]
He was very sickly until he started riding around on that bicycle.
Yeah... well... now his body's fine, but his mind is gone.
Played by Barbara Barrie 
Breaking Away (1979) · 39 quotes
Breaking Away (1979) · 39 quotes
6th most-quoted character in Breaking Away (1979): in 6 of its 39 quotes
Most scenes with: Raymond Stoller (6)
Scenes with Evelyn
6 scenes Evelyn Evelyn He's young.
When I was young I was tired and miserable.
Evelyn What's the matter?
He's shavin'.
Evelyn Well... so what?
...his legs.
What are we gonna do about him?
Evelyn I don't know dear. We could always strangle him while he's asleep.
What is this?
Evelyn It's sauteed zucchini.
It's I-tey food. I don't want no I-tey food.
Evelyn It's not. I got it at the A&P. It's like... squash.
I know I-tey food when I hear it! It's all them "eenie" foods... zucchini... and linguini... and fettuccine. I want some American food, dammit! I want French fries!
What is this?
Evelyn It's sauteed zucchini.
It's I-ty food. I don't want no I-ty food.
Evelyn It's not. I got it at the A&P. It's like... squash.
I know I-ty food when I hear it! It's all them "eenie" foods... zucchini... and linguine... and fettuccine. I want some American food, dammit! I want French Fries!
Evelyn [to the cat]
Oh, get off the table, Fellini!
Hey, that's my cat! His name's Jake, not Fellini! I won't have any "eenie" in this house! [to the cat] Your name's Jake, you understand?
