Eddie quotes from Lincoln Heights

Kevin

At least the weather'll be good for you for this weekend.

Eddie

Hey, don't start.

Kevin

Tay's sweet sixteen party?

Eddie

His coming of age party.

Kevin

I don't get it, so it's like a bar mitzvah… but with soul music.

Eddie

Tay's turning 13 this weekend, he's coming of age. What's not to get?

Kevin

And you're gonna get him a hooker.

Eddie

What the hell's wrong with you?

Kevin

Nothing's wrong with me, I'm not the one throwing my son a cotillion.

Lizzie

Nothing's up, quit riding me!

Eddie

What did you say? (to Cassie) What in the hell's going on? You're home late; your sister's talking back.

Cassie

Don't look at me, Tay's the one wearing makeup.

Kevin

What the hell kind of a name is "Sage"?

Eddie

It beats "Parsley".

Kevin

Okay, dude, this is no time to joke! My kid just landed on my doorstep. My over-developed, under-dressed, trucker-mouth kid.

Jenn

This is not about me; this is about you and your family.

Eddie

Okay, but right now I gotta deal with my family.

Jenn

Fine. I'm coming with you, you're not gonna do this alone.

Jenn

We just got a shipment of flu shots and Saturday mornings are especially bad.

Eddie

Remember when we used to be especially bad on Saturday mornings?

Eddie

I'm in kind of a bind here. I made Jarone's family a promise, if you press charges I won't be able to keep that promise.

That boy needs to pay for what he's done.

Eddie

I hear ya, but some bad guys are after Jarone –connected guys. He goes into the system now, he may not come out alive. See how it goes. If it doesn't work out, press charges. Make him pay his debt to society.

To hell with society, he can pay his debt to me.

Eddie

(about Jarone) How can I help him if I don't give him the benefit of the doubt?

Kevin

Well, you're a better man than me.

Eddie

And this surprises you?

Eddie

Baby, I don't want you to quit your job.

Jenn

But you don't want me to have that job, either.

Eddie

That's because I can't let you go to work without worrying you'll get stuck by a needle, or that some sick guy in the waiting room is not gonna get violent on you. So I need your help. I need you to tell me how you get through the day, knowing the dangers I come across. Tell me, so I can do it for you.

Cassie

Your eggs are on the stove.

Lizzie

And the toast is ready, and the coffee's hot.

Eddie

Okay, what'd you guys do with our kids?

Eddie

I'm just trying to keep you safe.

Jenn

We gave up safe when we moved here, Eddie, now it's about trying to make a difference where we can.

Eddie

Jenn, you can't fix every broken wing.

Jenn

Neither can you, but you haven't stopped trying.

Eddie

(about Cassie's mural) But what kind of parents would we be if we let her do this and she gets hurt?

Jenn

And what kind of hypocrites are we if we don't help her? And to be honest, I don't think we can stop her.

Eddie

Oh. Oh, I can stop her.

Cassie

(about Aunt Naomi) She knows a lot of people in the New York art scene and she promised to hook me up.

Eddie

You know. (scoffs) You know, I don't know that I want you "hooked-up."