A character in Family Ties
Played by Michael J. Fox
Family Ties · 44 quotes
Most-quoted character in Family Ties: in 28 of its 44 quotes
Most scenes with: Steven Keaton (6), Elyse Keaton (6), Mallory Keaton (6)
AlexI want you.
You don't want me, Alex. You want another you. You want someone who looks like you, acts like you, thinks like you.
AlexIs that how I acted?
Look, I can't be Alex; I gotta be Ming.
Hey, Alex. How's it going?
AlexLife's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
He seems a bit depressed.
AlexGreat news. Great news! I got my term paper on Hoover back from Mr. Wilkinson. A-plus.
Nice work, Alex.
AlexLook at this. Look what he wrote on the front. "An incredibly well-argued thesis. "I voted for Roosevelt four times. Thank you for showing me the error of my ways."
AlexI need your help.
Do you want me to write one of your term papers for you?
AlexThis is no time for your jokes Mallory.
AlexI never oversleep, never! Never! I have one of those internal clock radios. I had that scholarship in the bag. I blew it!
Speed is like that, Alex, it'll keep you up for a while but um, when you crash, you crash hard.
AlexNo, I can handle it.
Well, look at how you're handling it, you're on your knees rummaging through the garbage looking for someone else's diet pills!
[to a young Mallory] It's a pretend phone, Mallory, you can talk on it all day long.
AlexOh, so that's how it began.
I think you're changing Alex.
AlexYou may be right Mallory. I really learned a lot about myself today.
What?
AlexWell, I always thought that I knew myself. what I wanted. How I wanted to get it, and apparently, I was wrong.
[Mallory smiles]
AlexI am just going to have to face the cold hard truth that underneath it all, like it or not, I am just a hell of a nice guy.
AlexI don't believe this; you just drank a whole bottle of vanilla extract.
I'm sorry, did you want some?
AlexOne man. One prom. Two dates. Each date ignorant of the other's existence. You know, we're gonna make history, Skip. We have an appointment with destiny.
Well, cancel it, Alex. I'm scared.
AlexRelax, Skip. Okay, let's go over the plan once more. Now, the north end of the gym is now called...
Area "A".
AlexOkay. At no point is Rachel to enter area "A" - prior to 8:57.
Got it.
AlexOkay, now - areas "B" and "D" are free zones which means... Either girl may enter, provided the band is not on a break at the time.
Very good.
AlexOkay, now remember when I'm with Rachel, I'm gonna be wearing the blue boutonniere. When I'm with Jocelyn - the red one.
Uh-h, Rachel, Jocelyn, red, blue. - Got it.
Alex- Okay. Now, there are emergency exits at either end of the gymnasium. The master switch box is behind the blue wrestling mat. This will allow you to switch off the lights, lower the backboards, and in case of an emergency, open the floor over the swimming pool. Let's hope it doesn't come to that.
AlexHey, have you, uh... Have you chosen a stage name yet?
A stage name?
AlexYeah. Something... with a little more pizzazz, Something other than Keaton. I was thinking Elyse Lamour.
Alex, she's a folk singer, not a stripper.
AlexAll right, all right. How about, uh... Ramblin' Elyse Lamour?
No, thanks, Alex.
How would you feel if you found out you were adopted?
AlexWell... It would answer a lot of inconsistencies in my life.
I didn't know you kept a diary Jennifer, I thought I was the only one who did.
AlexNo no, yours is the only one we read.
Alex...Yeah, I believe in God.
You surprise me, Alex. A bottom-line guy like yourself. I didn't think you would believe.
AlexWell, part of me is a little nervous about it. I like to know what I know: see it, be able to prove it on a test— to know it, to learn it, and be done…And I just got a feeling that you keep getting tested on this one.
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