Lean on Me (1989)

Robin Bartlett: Mrs. Elliott

Quotes 

• Mrs. Elliott : [in the choir room]  I would love to chat, Mr. Clark, but I have a concert next week in New York and I would like to be prepared.

  Joe Clark : What?

  Mrs. Elliott : Prepare. You do know that means? It means capable, ready and up to your job.

  Joe Clark : What concert, Mrs. Elliott?

  Mrs. Elliott : The one at Lincoln Center. We do one every year.

  Joe Clark : Until now. Your concert is cancelled.

  Mrs. Elliott : What?

  Joe Clark : CANCELLED! You do know what cancelled means, don't you, Mrs. Elliott? Over! Finished! Terminated!

  Mrs. Elliott : WHY? These children have worked too hard!

  Joe Clark : And for not telling me for one thing!

  Mrs. Elliott : I filed a form in your office! Why don't you talk to...

  Joe Clark : And for RANK insubordination! You have questioned my judgment, my competence, my intelligence...

  Mrs. Elliott : I don't want to get into this. You're the one that always comes around here to bother me! You're a bully, a despicable man and I've got nothing more to say to you!

  Joe Clark : Let's just accommodate that, Mrs. Elliott! YOU'RE FIRED!

  Mrs. Elliott : You need a psychiatrist!

  Joe Clark : GET OUT! RIGHT NOW!

  Mrs. Elliott : All right, fine! Fired? YOU WILL HEAR FROM MY LAWYER!