Original artwork, not a still
I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way.
— Who Framed Roger Rabbit · 1988
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
It is a femme fatale's alibi delivered with a shrug: Jessica looks like trouble because she was designed that way, and the film then shows her to be loyal and brave. The line works as a joke about animation itself, since a cartoon character really is only what the artist drew. It is used today as a comeback for anyone judged on looks, and it is the quote most tied to the character.
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In context
Spoilers for Who Framed Roger RabbitShow the scene
In Robert Zemeckis's Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Jessica Rabbit turns up at private eye Eddie Valiant's office in 1947 Hollywood. Eddie, who photographed her playing patty-cake with Marvin Acme, has helped put her husband Roger in the frame for Acme's murder. Jessica has come to explain that she was pressured into posing for those pictures. Eddie sourly remarks that she has no idea how hard it is to be a man looking at a woman who looks the way she does, and she delivers the famous reply. Dolores walks in a moment later. Kathleen Turner provided the uncredited speaking voice.
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- Wikiquote: Who Framed Roger RabbitJessica and Eddie exchange ending in the lineReference checked
- Disney Wiki: Jessica RabbitPlot section, the day after Acme's murderReference checked
- Wikipedia: Jessica RabbitInfobox and legacy sectionReference checked
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