The Politician (TV Series)

Hail Mary (2020)

Gwyneth Paltrow: Georgina Hobart

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Quotes 

• [first lines] 

  Chris : [holding up a chart]  This is today. Your current approval rating is 91 percent; higher than Michelle Obama, Oprah, golden retriever puppies, and orgasms.

  Georgina Hobart : Who are these insane 9 percent of people that don't like these things?

  Randal : Some people just like to watch the world burn. I mean, Lyndon LaRouche got votes in the '92 presidential campaign, and he was running from jail.

  Chris : All I know is that JFK had to get shot to pull these numbers.

  Georgina Hobart : My mother said that she had an affair with JFK at the Mayflower Hotel, but she was a habitual liar.

• Georgina Hobart : [to reporters]  Yes, it's true. I've been having an affair with Tino McCutcheon. It's also true that I am spectacular in bed. I work unusually hard for a woman as attractive as I am.

  Georgina Hobart : That affair is now over. I ended it with the following text:

  [glances over to her cellphone] 

  Georgina Hobart : "Loser, bye"

• Georgina Hobart : [to her campaign manager]  Forgive me, sweetheart, I have a thing where I forget young people. It's a tic I have.

• Georgina Hobart : I never understood the draw of politics. It's so transactional. So much work to get support from people whom you don't even respect. But I understand it now. There are jobs that feed the ego, and there are jobs that make a difference. Politics does both. It's vanity without the bitter aftertaste.