New Tricks (TV Series)

Lost in Translation (2011)

Jaq Croft: Genevieve

Quotes 

• [first lines] 

  Genevieve : You must, uh, go slowly at first, and, uh, gradually you can increase the speed. You need to, uh, keep going until it's, um, stiff.

  [Gerry and the Cookery School Man exchange glances] 

  Genevieve : Voila. Ferme to the touch like this is parfait.

  [she eats some and sighs with pleasure; Gerry and the Cookery School Man react again] 

  Genevieve : [she looks at the Cookery School Man's work]  Salut.

  Genevieve : [looking at Gerry's work]  C'est chouette, chéri.

  Gerry Standing : Sorry?

  Genevieve : Ah, I said uh, is, ah, very good.

  Gerry Standing : Ah, thank you.

  Genevieve : But you know, French food isn't just about, uh, cooking the ingredients in the right order. It's about a lot more than that.

  Gerry Standing : Is it?

  Genevieve : Why, yes! It is about, uh, France itself. It's about, uh, the passion, the, the culture. The language. This you must remember.

  Gerry Standing : All right, I will. Yeah, thank you.

  [she moves off to check other students] 

  Cookery School Man : She's right. You have to immerse yourself in the whole experience.

  Gerry Standing : How much French do you speak?

  Cookery School Man : [staring at Genevieve's backside as she leans over a table]  Va-va-voom!