Detective Robert Goren

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Vincent D'Onofrio
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Detective Robert Goren Quotes

	Season 8 / Episode 15: - Alpha Dog Detective Robert Goren: [referring to the murder victim] He embraced good causes. Detective Alexandra Eames: He also embraced any woman who got close enough for a smell test.
	Season 8 / Episode 15: - Alpha Dog Detective Robert Goren: I think his rage was greater than his desire.
	Season 8 / Episode 15: - Alpha Dog Detective Robert Goren: [looking at a movie poster] "Venefica"... Ancient Roman sorceresses - they killed men by the act of love.
	Season 8 / Episode 11: - Lady's Man Detective Robert Goren: Carl Jung believed that... rage is the... um... female side of our nature. Anima - an aggregate of all the women in our lives. Gives us strength. Makes us strong.
	Season 8 / Episode 11: - Lady's Man Detective Alexandra Eames: [looks under sheet, at murder victim's groin] So where is his - ? Detective Robert Goren: Killer might've taken it. Fetish. Detective Robert Goren: [looks out at beach, sea, and sky] Seagulls are always hungry.
	Season 8 / Episode 11: - Lady's Man Faith Yancy: I'm not going to dignify that with a response. Detective Robert Goren: You just did.
	Season 8 / Episode 11: - Lady's Man Bartender: They had white wine and bourbon. I never forget a drink. Detective Robert Goren: [referring to Eames] She likes wine, huh? Bartender: She was the bourbon.
	Season 8 / Episode 11: - Lady's Man Detective Robert Goren: [poking around ADA Mulroney's office, delightedly] Is this a closet?
	Season 8 / Episode 11: - Lady's Man Detective Robert Goren: [apparently tipsy, to ADA Mulrooney] You might as well be working in traffic court!
	Season 8 / Episode 11: - Lady's Man Detective Robert Goren: [looking in ADA Mulrooney's bedroom closet] It's like two different people live here.
	Season 8 / Episode 11: - Lady's Man Detective Alexandra Eames: It won't be pleasant for me. Detective Robert Goren: Mm-mmm. Detective Alexandra Eames: It's about getting him, right? Detective Robert Goren: Mm-hmm. Detective Alexandra Eames: So what's the problem.
	Season 8 / Episode 11: - Lady's Man Kevin Mulrooney: You're looking for a woman. Detective Robert Goren: We found a woman.
	Season 8 / Episode 11: - Lady's Man Detective Robert Goren: She's a big girl. Confident. Struts her stuff.
	Season 7 / Episode 17: - Vanishing Act Detective Robert Goren: It's the classic misdirect, right?
	Season 7 / Episode 17: - Vanishing Act Detective Robert Goren: We saw your show and... Well, you were phoning it in. Dean Holiday: What about you, detective? Lost a step or two over the years, or still think you can pull off the big solve?
	Season 7 / Episode 17: - Vanishing Act Detective Robert Goren: [to Dean Holiday] You leave your eyes open when you do a read. That's your tell.
	Season 7 / Episode 17: - Vanishing Act Detective Robert Goren: You need to take him down; there's only one way.
	Season 7 / Episode 15: - Please Note We are No Longer Accepting Letters of Recommendation from Henry Kissenger Detective Robert Goren: Eleanor takes quite an interest in Henry. A second mom, really. Marla Reynolds: [smiles] She's always there.
	Season 7 / Episode 15: - Please Note We are No Longer Accepting Letters of Recommendation from Henry Kissenger Detective Robert Goren: [muttering to himself] They had kids, too.
	Season 7 / Episode 11: - Purgatory Detective Robert Goren: [the Chief wants Goren on a dangerous undercover job] Yeah, he's hoping I'll get myself killed. Captain Danny Ross: The thought occurred to me.
	Season 7 / Episode 11: - Purgatory Detective Robert Goren: [to Captain Danny Ross] Just get me back.
	Season 7 / Episode 11: - Purgatory Detective Robert Goren: I'm a cop. I'm allowed to lie to criminals.
	Season 7 / Episode 9: - Untethered Detective Robert Goren: I was willing to take the investigation to the end of the line.
	Season 7 / Episode 9: - Untethered Detective Robert Goren: [to a panhandler] Excuse me, sir. I have twenty dollars. I could use a brick like that.
	Season 7 / Episode 9: - Untethered Detective Robert Goren: Frank is not in program. Frank talks program.
	Season 7 / Episode 9: - Untethered Captain Danny Ross: I know you're worried about your nephew's safety and mental health. I'm worried about yours. Detective Robert Goren: I'm fine. How are you?
	Season 7 / Episode 9: - Untethered Detective Robert Goren: [to prison doctor] If I take those pills, you'll put batteries in me.
	Season 7 / Episode 7: - Self-made Detective Robert Goren: [up-ends a soft drink can, from which a marijuana cigarette falls] You've got roaches.
	Season 7 / Episode 7: - Self-made Lionel Shill: [referring to Gareth Sage] A snake of a man. Detective Robert Goren: A snake? So he's an agent.
	Season 7 / Episode 7: - Self-made Detective Robert Goren: You're a fake. A hack... Lionel Shill: And you're being hyperbolic, detective. Detective Robert Goren: [shouting] I'm not done!

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