Who Framed Roger Rabbit Quotes

Context

This line is spoken by Jessica Rabbit, voiced by Kathleen Turner (uncredited), in the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit, directed by Robert Zemeckis (1988).

You pick up a book titled 20 Steamy Ways to Satisfy Your Lover, only to find out that it's about cooking broccoli. That's what poor, anatomically impossible Jessica Rabbit deals with every day. A cartoon character drawn as the archetype of an adolescent sexual fantasy, everyone assumes she behaves the way she looks. But she protests that she is not a superficial sex symbol. She has a heart, brains, talent, loves her husband, and is absolutely loyal to him.

On the other hand, Roger Rabbit isn't exactly Adonis. He's not rich and he's not well-connected, so we know Jessica must be a woman of great sincerity and perception to evaluate him on a deeper level. She loves him because he makes her laugh. Let's face it, Jessica is a 10+ and Roger is about a 2. That's enough proof that she is living the truth of her message: don't judge a book by its cover. That may seem like a tired cliché, but delivering it through Jessica's anatomy sears it into our brains in a fresh, unforgettable way.

Let this clip draw you in.

Where you've heard it

Politicians, celebrities, corrupt money-managers—quick, in thirty seconds, how many can you name who could add this quote to their arsenal of explanations?

Additional Notable References

• Memorabilia button
• New Yorker article (quote mentioned at the end)
• A serious, real-life costumer

Pretentious Factor

If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.

We put this right in the middle as an average of the two extremes. It's a 1 if it's said by someone like Maleficent, a 10 if it's said by someone like Coraline's Other Mother. As Colin Powell reminds us, we become like those we associate with, so choose from the banquet of healthy options at the party—including that steamed broccoli.