A character in Drowning Mona (2000)

Phil Dearly quotes from Drowning Mona (2000)

William Fichtner

Tied for 2nd most-quoted character in Drowning Mona (2000): in 6 of its 27 quotes

A line from Phil Dearly

Don't kiss the dog's ass!

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Phil Dearly
[singing]

I'm a Wheel Watcher! I'm a Wheel Watcher!

My mother always used to say, "When life hands you potatoes, make potato salad."

Yeah? Well life handed me a whole pile of shit. What am I supposed to do with that?!

Phil Dearly

Make shit salad?

Deputy Tony Carlucci
[to Phil Dearly, after informing him of his wife's death]

So, uh...you want to tell Jeff about his mom, or do you think we should do it, or...

Phil Dearly

Yeah! Uh...

Deputy Jimmy D

I mean, we'd be more than happy to do it, Phil, you know, it's just that, coming from you it may cushion the blow.

Deputy Tony Carlucci

Being that, you know, he's your son and all.

Phil Dearly

Well, in that case, it might be best if one of you did it.

Please, please, Phil, please, I beg you. Please tell me that I didn't spend all this time with you to end up like this.

[Phil tries to answer]

Don't do this! I'm a 33-year-old waitress at a frigging diner that doesn't encourage tipping!

Phil Dearly

33?

[suddenly, without warning, Jeff bursts in scaring both of them]

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE!

Phil Dearly
[nervously]

Well, that's uh... Well, me and Rona here are just...

Phil, Jesus Christ, be a man! Jeff, whatever you think is happening in here is happening.

[glares at Phil]

You're cheating on mom?

Phil Dearly

Mom's dead, son?

[to Rona, seemingly hurt]

Oh, but baby! How could you do this to me!

Phil Dearly

Uh, excuse me, did you just say BABY?

Cubby

Keep it down over there! I'm paying by the hour!

HEY, YOU SHUT UP!

Shirley
[next to Cubby in a robe exposing a harness on him]

We're good people!

Cubby

PLEASE! Have some respect!

Shirley

What is the matter with you! You're going to get your whole...

[turns back to Phil]

You're a dead man, Dearly!

Phil Dearly
[Jeff storms off slamming the door]

I better get the hell out of this joint.

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