Rita I'm just amazed, and I'm not easily amazed.
2nd most-quoted character in Groundhog Day (1993): in 28 of its 104 quotes
Most scenes with: Phil Connors (21)
The wretch, concentered all in self; living shall forfeit fair renown, and doubly dying shall go down, to the vile depths from whence he sprung, unwept, unhonored, and unsung.
More lines from Rita
4 quotes Rita Rita [to Ned]
Let's not spoil it.
Rita I bought you; I own you.
Rita Sometimes I wish I had a thousand lifetimes. I don't know, Phil. Maybe it's not a curse. Just depends on how you look at it.
Scenes with Rita
23 scenes Rita Phil! Where have you been?
It was horrible. A giant leech got me.
So, did you sleep OK without me? You tossed and turned, didn't you?
Rita You're incredible.
Who told you?
Rita Would you like to come to dinner with Larry and me?
No thank you. I've seen Larry eat.
Rita Have you ever had d?jà vu?
Didn't you just ask me that?
Rita I'm sorry? What was that again?
I'm a god.
Rita You're God.
I'm a god — I'm not the God, I don't think.
Rita Because you survived a car wreck?
I didn't just survive a wreck; I wasn't just blown up yesterday. I have been stabbed, shot, poisoned, frozen, hung, electrocuted and burned.
Rita Oh really?
[nods]
Every morning I wake up without a scratch on me, not a dent in the fender: I am an immortal.
Rita Why are you telling me this?
Because I want you to believe in me.
Rita You're not a god. You can take my word for it; this is 12 years of Catholic school talkin'.
Rita I thought you hated this town.
No, it's beginning to grow on me.
Rita Believe it or not, I studied 19th century French poetry.
[laughing]
What a waste of time! — I mean for someone else that would be an incredible waste of time. It's so bold of you to even choose that. It's incredible. You must be a very, very strong person.
Rita I like to see a man of advancing years throwing caution to the wind. It's inspiring in a way.
My years are not advancing as fast as you might think.
Rita You can't plan a day like today.
Well you can, it just takes a lot of work.
Rita Are you drunk?
Drunk's more fun.
Rita These sticky buns are just Heaven.
Doris [looking at Phil]
Aren't they?
Rita Don't you worry about cholesterol?
I don't worry about anything.
Can I be serious with you for a minute?
Rita I don't know. Can you?
The whole world is about to explode, what do you do?
Rita I just want to know where to point the camera.
Isn't this how normal people talk?
Rita Close.
Rita It is a really wonderful room.
It is now.
Rita And I hate fudge. Yuck.
No white chocolate, no fudge.
Rita Why would anybody steal a groundhog?
I can think of a couple of reasons. Pervert.
Something is different.
Rita Good or bad?
Anything different is good.
Rita There is something so familiar about this. Do you ever have déjà vu?
Didn't you just ask me that?
Rita I'm amazed. And I'm not easily amazed.
About what?
Rita About how you can start a day with one kind of expectation and end up so completely different.
Well, do you like how the day is turning out?
Rita Very much. You couldn't plan a day like this.
Well, you can. It just takes an awful lot of work.
[talking to a sleeping Rita]
I think you're the kindest, sweetest, prettiest person I've ever met in my life. I've never seen anyone that's nicer to people than you are. [kisses her cheek] The first time I saw you...something happened to me. I never told you but...I knew that I wanted to hold you as hard as I could. I don't deserve someone like you. But if I ever could, I swear I would love you for the rest of my life.
Rita [waking up a bit]
Did you say something?
Good night.
Rita [going back to sleep]
Good night.
Rita [Phil is carving a snow sculpture while Rita sits posing and freezing]
Why can't I see it?
I just want to give you your money's worth. You paid top dollar for me.
Rita Well...I think you were a bargain.
It's sweet of you to say. You're probably right.
