Charlie Salinger quotes from Party of Five

Charlie

Julia get down here now, family meeting. Me and Doug and a friend of his were gonna by into this co-op. We were gonna fix it up and sell it. The whole thing was gonna take a month tops. We would have doubled our money no questions asked. Except the guy took the money and split.

Bailey

How much money did you lose, Charlie?

Charlie

12 [long pause] thousand.

Julia

Of your own money right?

Bailey

So much for your lectures on responsibility. Is this why you wanted control of all the accounts so you could blow it all yourself?

Charlie

Why didn't you pay the phone bill?

Bailey

Why didn't I pay the phone bill? Why didn't I pay the phone bill??

Claudia

You can't tell me what to do.

Charlie

Oh yes I can, read the guardianship agreement.

Bailey

Oh, would you shut up about that already, Charlie? A piece of paper does NOT make you a parent.

Charlie

Lights out time, Claud. Come on

Bailey

We never go to be this early. Bailey?

Charlie

Starting tonight.

Claudia

Forget it. You can't tell me what to do.

Charlie

Oh yes I can, read the guardianship agreement.

Bailey

Oh, would you shut up about that already, Charlie? A piece of paper does NOT make you a parent.

Charlie

Hey, you know what? I am really sick of hearing that from you, Bailey. If you've got a problem with this agreement, fine. It doesn't have to be this way. You guys just won't be able to stay together. No one will be in charge, and they'll come in here and split you guys up. I'm responsible for this family and I'm gonna take that responsibility seriously.

Bailey

Oh, give me a break, Charlie! You're the one who lost the money, not me! You wanna help us? We don't need your rules, okay? Why don't you go get a job?

Charlie

I am getting a job.

Bailey

What?

Charlie

I've got carpentry stuff in the wings.

Bailey

You know you've always got something in the "wings", Charlie. I saw the jobs you circled in the paper. "Construction foreman", "master carpenter". You're not looking for a job, you're looking for a career. We need money now. If you wanna help us, go get a job. [to Claudia] It's late, Claud. You should probably get to bed.

Charlie

Listen I got this idea. It says here there's a new band at the Armory and they're supposed to be really hot and I get off from the bar early. You free?

Kirsten

There must be something in the water. Suddenly everybody's interested in my social schedule. Actually I got 2 front row tickets to Liz Phair tonight.

Charlie

OK, that's just as good.

Kirsten

I'm going with George. He got them through his law firm.

Charlie

I can't believe you're going out with a lawyer. I mean isn't that kind of button down for you?

Kirsten

No, it's kind of perfect. The truth is I kind of owe it all to you. If you hadn't bailed out on me a couple of weeks ago, George and I might have never hooked up.

Charlie

If I could bring one ray of sunshine into your life...

Kirsten

You know, I thought we had something going Charlie, but you kind of weirded-out on me.

Charlie

I was trying to be a lot nobler then I actually am.

Kirsten

I'm not following you.

Charlie

Never mind it'll never happen again.

Charlie Salinger... you didn't set fire to the boys bathroom again did you?

Charlie

Hey Mr. Harlen.

Oh my goodness, if it isn't Charlie Salinger.

Charlie

Hey Mrs. Peterson.

We still talk about the peephole in the girls lockerroom.

Bailey

Hey Charlie, you ever get the feeling the Gods just don't like us?

Charlie

All the time, Bay, all the time.

Charlie

You know what?

Kirsten

What?

Charlie

Nothing. It's, it's stupid.

Kirsten

Tell me..

Charlie

I, um... I used to get dragged to church when I was little and uh... I hated it. So I'd just stare at the angels on the ceiling and they always had this... beautiful golden hair like yours. So you just reminded me of an angel, I guess.

Kirsten

That's really nice.

Joe

Are you gonna walk out on me now? Oh excuse me, I forgot who I was talking to.

Charlie

Hey, you know what? I'm sick of you telling me what's wrong with me and I'm fed up with being reminded every day that I'm not half the man my father was. Especially when it turns out that he wasn't everything he was cracked up to be. I'm not the one who screwed up your business. Blame that on the management whiz. A guy who never lost his cool. Saw everything coming. My father did this to you.

Would it be cool if I uh...crashed on your sofa?

Charlie

Uh... I'll get some blankets.

Julia

You'll have to be quiet though, my sister sleeps in the dining room in a tent.

Your sister sleeps in a tent?

Julia

[chuckles] Kind of a weird family.

Well... you have no idea.

Charlie

So what, it's one strike and I'm out with you?

Kirsten

I guess so, yeah! See, that's what happens when you cheat, and when you lie to me!

Charlie

What are you doing?

Claudia

I want to help.

Julia

You'll hurt your hands.

Claudia

But Charlie, you asked me!

Charlie

What was I thinking about? A big star like you?

Bailey

Besides, an artist needs her sleep.

Claudia

It's OK. I don't care.

Julia

Go to bed, Claud.

Charlie

You owe it to your public.

Charlie

I really need your help. What do you say?

Claudia

Sorry. Too risky.

Charlie

[to Julia and Bailey] You know, you just can't buy love like that.

Julia

Can't you say something? Help me out here!

Charlie

What do you want me to say?

Julia

Don't you even care what's happening to our family?

Julia

I'm telling you, it's hard. But it's not the hardest thing in the world to say 'I forgive you.

Charlie

Yes, it is.