Top 20 Sexist Roger Sterling Quotes By Laura [2 more lists]

One of the greatest things about AMC's Mad Men is John Slattery's depiction of the racist, sexist and utterly 60s businessman character Roger Sterling. As one of the head partners where they work, Sterling not only has the power, but the charisma (and wherewithal) to say basically whatever he wants. And since the show takes place in a different time, and people weren't being PC yet, half the things that come out of his mouth are either racist, sexist or insensitive. So, here are the greatest, most wonderfully reprehensible moments in Roger Sterling sexism history.

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1

"Who Cares?"

Don Draper: Let me ask you something, what do woman want?
Roger Sterling: Who cares?
2

"I am so glad I got to roam those hillsides"

Roger Sterling comments on Christina Hendricks's character's "hillsides".

"Look, I want to tell you something because you're very dear to me, and I hope you understand it comes from the bottom of my damaged, damaged heart: you are the finest piece of ass I ever had, and I don't care who knows it. I am so glad I got to roam those hillsides."
3

"It's like someone turns off a light"

"Once they hit thirty, it's like someone turns off a light," referring to women in general.
4

“When God closes a door, he opens a dress”

There is a casting call and Roger suggests that both him and Don should go see who's auditioning.

"When God closes a door, he opens a dress."
5

“Can I interest you in the same?”

Joan walked into Roger's office and asked him, "What did you do to her?" This was his retort.

"I was just giving her a hard time. Can I interest you in the same?"
6

"Psychiatry is just this year's candy pink stove"

"Psychiatry is just this year's candy pink stove," to Don, after talking about how his wife Betty is in therapy and how she feels she needs it.
7

"That's the most interest that girl has ever had in a book depository."

"That's the most interest that girl has ever had in a book depository." After speaking to an assassination obsessed Jane on the phone.
8

"I'm in a hurry, honey..."

Peggy goes up to Roger to ask him for a new office.

Roger: "Hey, I'm in a hurry, Honey"
Peggy: "I'm a Copy Writer..."
Roger: "Did I say something else?"
9

"I am not a woman..."

"You know what? I am very comfortable with my mind. Thoughts clean and unclean, loving and… the opposite of that. But I am not a woman. And I think it behooves any man to toss all female troubles into the hands of a stranger."
10

“Come Turkey Day, maybe you can stuff her.”

Roger said this to Don, trying to convince Don to go on a date with Roger's wife's friend a few days before Thanksgiving.

The very festive quote goes like this:

Roger: "See her this weekend. You hit it off, come Turkey Day, maybe you can stuff her."
11

“I ate the “M” in mom.

At dessert, a cake was served that said "Mommy and Daddy". Roger noticed the bottle of vodka close to being empty and Don ran out to the garage in hopes of finding more that was left over from a New Year's celebration. Don's wife Betty clears the table and takes the dirty dishes into the kitchen as Roger follows. Roger said that to Betty as he wrapped his hands around her, in hopes that she would reciprocate.

"Be sure and tell her that I ate the"M" in mom."
12

“Well, I'm not gonna brag about how big I am.”

This was said to Annabelle Mathis (owner of a dog food company and long time friend of Roger) after coming to him to help her come up with a different word for horse meat for her dog food.

She had asked several firms to help her, but Sterling returned with the only work-appropriate answer that was humanly possible.

Annabelle: "But only the big firms are rushing."
Roger: "Well, I'm not gonna brag about how big I am."
13

“She’ll be waiting naked right in front of this window.”

Roger told Don that he thinks Jane Siegel (Don's secretary) is waiting for him to notice her. Roger said this to Don about Jane after Don came back from the Cadillac dealership, because if a secretary is doing her job well, it's because she wants sexual attention. Awesome.

"Wait until she finds out about your Cadillac. She’ll be waiting naked right in front of this window."
14

“Well, I know where you'd be sitting”

Christina Hendricks's character Joan calls Roger for a favor. Roger decides to update her about what is going on at her old job.

Roger says to Joan, "Mr. Hooker has rearranged the secretaries in the pool alphabetically."
Joan questions, "By cup size?"
Roger's witty retort, "Well, I know where you'd be sitting"
15

"I'll pretend it's V-J Day."

Discreetly asking Joan to come over after finding out his wife will be out of town... while at the work place.

"Come on over. I’ll put on my whites, I’ll pretend it’s V-J Day."
16

“We drink because it's what men do"

After Roger rehired Pete, both Roger and Don went back to Don's office and started drinking when Roger said this to him.

"You don't know how to drink. Your whole generation, you drink for the wrong reasons. My generation, we drink because it's good, because it feels better than unbuttoning your collar, because we deserve it. We drink because it's what men do."
17

"Have a drink, it'll make me look younger."

Roger, feeling sorry for himself after he had a fight with Pete about the Honda account, said this to Joan as she entered his office:

"Have a drink, it'll make me look younger."
18

"Take off your dress!"

"Oh take off your dress! You get a chance at American Airlines, you take it. End of discussion..." while telling a co-worker to man up.
19

"Many a time, I've dreamed of finding you this way...”

Roger walks into his office to see Christina Hendricks's character Joan lying on his couch.

"Many a time, I've dreamed of finding you this way..."
20

“We've all parked in the wrong garage.”

Roger said this to Don the next day after making a pass at Don's wife.

"One night, years ago, I got very drunk. I drive home to my building, pull into the garage, park in my spot. I get in the elevator, it's late, there's no operator, go up to the twelfth floor, get out. I'm walking down the hall, it's pink and orange. I remember how ugly it was. Suddenly my key won't fit in the door. Wasn't my building. I guess what I'm saying is at some point we've all parked in the wrong garage"