The Comeback Quotes
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Source: The Comeback
Speaker: Valerie Cherish
I need to know that I'm being heard.
Context
This line is spoken by Valerie Cherish, played by Lisa Kudrow, in the TV show The Comeback.
The Comeback is a show about a high-maintenance, formerly-famous actress named Valerie who's trying to make a comeback with a reality show. So who better to play Valerie than Lisa Kudrow, former star of Friends? This quote comes from a classic bit where Valerie is asked to say a line over and over again, until she eventually freaks out.
Where you've heard it
If you didn't catch this line on the show, then the next most likely place you've seen it is on a meme or gif, like this one. It's a totally postable quote, so you also might've seen it on Twitter or Facebook or Tumblr or wherever else people post things these days.
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.
There's very little possibility that quoting anything starring Lisa Kudrow will ever be pretentious.