Tami Taylor quotes from Friday Night Lights

Tami

[to Julie] I think it's good you're questioning your faith, I just want you to have faith...something that you can hold on to, when I can't hold on to you.

Tami

Can I help you make the decision?

Sure, go ahead. Make the decision. What's your decision? Make the call.

Tami

Start Saracen.

Start Saracen? I cannot start Matt Saracen.

Tami

Start Voodoo.

I don't want to start Voodoo.

Tami

Start me.

[laughs] I would love to start you.

Tami

Where're you gonna go?

Tyra

California.

Tami

What are you gonna do in California without a high school education?

Tyra

I'm taking my GED

Tami

Listen, I know. I was just like you. I was the pretty girl in school. I was terrible at math. I got myself through it.

Tyra

I don't wanna be you Mrs. Taylor. [Tami laughs] I don't want to stay here, stuck in this small town, in a job like this, married to a coach.

Tami

Tyra, it's your choice. If you wanna go off and take the GED, fine, but you better bring me proof that you did it, otherwise, you are taking Algebra with Mr. Wendell next semester.

Tyra

Fine.

Tami

It's becoming a thing. I mean, it's a thing. And you know what thing it is, it's that thing that we always knew was going to happen to our little girl. It's that thing--that thing's happening now.

Well, at least she's not interested in a serial killer, or one of the Riggins.

Tami

[about Lila] It was medieval; you know it was like the Scarlet Letter or something watching that girl walk across the cafeteria and everybody just glared at her.

That's High School; at least they didn't burn her at the goal post.

Tami

What's the Scarlet Letter all about Tim?

Tim

You know what it's about.

Tami

I do know.

Tim

Yeah

Tami

What's the Scarlet Letter about?

Tim

It's about a gal name Scarlet obviously

Tami

Tim you did not write this paper.

Tim

What's the big deal?

Tami

The big deal is, that it's part of my job to make sure that you don't grow up stupid...it's bad for the world.

Listen to me. Everything hangs in the balance right here. I have a question and I need some advice from you.

Tami

Alright.

I need to talk to the guidance counselor, not my wife. I need some unbiased, clear, honest advice. Everything hangs in the balance.

Tami

Alright, sit down. Come on, sit down.

The Boosters and Buddy want me to fire Mac McGill. I don't wanna fire Mac McGill. Mac McGill is a damn good coach and Mac McGill is important for me in the playoffs. I thought this was going to end a while ago, I didn't think it would go on as far as it did, I was wrong.

Tami

So what's the question?

The question is what do I do about firing Mac McGill?

Tami

What did he say?

Honey, you heard what he said. Everyone heard what he said.

Tami

I know, I know what he said. I want to review, let's review. Let's review the events.

About Smash Williams he said the black players have a gift for running the ball. That they're fearless.

Tami

Right. Fearless, they've got a gift. Wasn't there something else in that little phrase?

He said the thing about the junkyard dog thing, as far as the players like Matt Saracen.

Tami

You mean the white players?

Yes, the white players. He said they don't have the physicality. But he said they have more creative thinking which makes them more suited to lead. That's what he said. It was a stupid thing to say. I understand.

Tami

Well, I mean, as the guidance counselor I gotta say that that, to me, is a fireable offense. What he said.

Alright let me talk to my wife. Let me talk to the person who cares about me and cares about the team, and also has to understand the relevance and the importance to our future of us winning the regional.

Tami

There is nothing more clear to me that your team is way more important to you then Mac McGill.

Is there anyone else I can talk to?

Tami

You can talk to your friend.

What does she have to say?

Tami

This is not about Mac McGill, it's not about the team. This is about you. You've been put in this position now where you've got to make the decision. If you don't fire him at this point you are condoning what he said.

Honey he said something stupid, he's not a racist. He's a friend.

Tami

I know, but that is not something for a kids' assistant coach to say. No less for a government employee, which is what he is.

The three of you scare me.

Julie

[about being friends with Tyra] Ok, so, first you don't want me dating Matt Saracen, now you're picking my friends for me, so maybe you guys should just....home school me.

Tami

Honey, I don't like your tone, I don't like your sarcasm, and I really don't understand what you see in hanging out with this girl. She's been suspended from school three times. Do you realize that? One time for drinking on campus.

How long we gonna sit out here?

Tami

A little bit longer.

All the other parents have picked up their perps, why can't we pick up ours?

Matt

So, you wanna maybe try and study again in the...

Julie

I think we should have sex.

Matt

Morning.

Julie

Well, I think it's time, don't you think. [Matt nods] Yeah, me too, so um, let's get on that, good night.

Tami

[from the car] Hey, Matt.

Matt

Hi, Mrs...Mrs. Coach.

Tami

Are you and Matt Saracen having sex?

Julie

No.....we're thinking about it.

Tami

You're thinking about it. Are you thinking about pregnancy, are you thinking about sexually transmitted diseases?

Julie

Well, I mean obviously that's why he's buying condoms.

Tami

Oh, I see, so you're just buying condoms and then when you buy condoms that just makes you ready to make love to somebody.

Julie

[smiles] Making love?

Tami

Don't do that, don't you smirk at me right now, I am very upset. You are not allowed to have sex. You're fifteen years old.

Tami

I think I need to talk to you for a second, hon. I...I saw Matt Saracen buying condoms earlier this week.

I'm sorry. Say that again.

Tami

You heard what I said.

Oh, I'd love to hear you say that again.

Tami

No, I'm not gonna say it.

And you were gonna tell me this when?

Tami

I talked to Julie about it.

Oh, you did?

Tami

Well, yeah. I did.

You did. And did you also tell her that if he even touches a hair on her head, that's she's gonna be sent to a nunnery in Rome and I'm gonna rip his head off right afterwards?

Tami

No. No, but what I told her is that she's too young and that she's not ready. And then I tried to make the best case that I could against it.

Well, that's good.

Julie

Who's looking for a job? We're moving again aren't we?

Tami

Honey, your father was offered an amazing job at TMU in Austin.

Julie

Well, that's good, that's good because guess what, I'm not going. I'm really, I'm not going.

We done fighting?

Tami

Uh huh.

I love you. I respect you. I am proud of you. I am in love with you completely. I'm sorry for the way all this happened. [pause] I'll tell you what, though. Austin is going to be good to this family.

Tami

I know it is. But, baby, I'm not going to Austin. I can't leave here now.

Tami

Wanna fool around?

Do you?

Tami

Mm-yeah.

I don't sense a true commitment from that.