Bailey Salinger quotes from Party of Five

Bailey

I can't love anymore, it's too hard. So I'm not going to love anyone, and I don't want anyone to love me.

Charlie

That's too bad... you don't have a choice... because I love you, Bailey. I love you, man.

Charlie

Bailey, what the hell do you think you're doing?

Bailey

What?

Charlie

Driving drunk?

Bailey

I am not-- (then looks at Will) What, did you tattle on me, man?

Charlie

You stupid, stupid son of a bitch! What are you thinking about? Like every day in this house doesn't say to you, you do not drink and then get behind the wheel.

Bailey

Okay.

Charlie

Like you need to be told.

Bailey

Okay! Fine. You made your point.

Charlie

Closing up!

Bailey

Tell your folks to start feeding you again, Will. It's your last free meal. Joe fired me today. Said there were only four days left to the only summer before the only senior year I'd ever have, and I should enjoy myself.

Julia

Are you bringing anybody to the wedding?

Bailey

A date? No. You?

Julia

No. Griffin never would have come anyway. He probably doesn't even own a tie.

Bailey

I'm starting to think I should have expected things to turn out this way.

Sarah

What's that supposed to mean?

Bailey

It turns out all the Salinger men make the same mistake.

Sarah

What mistake?

Bailey

They walk away from the one thing that's actually the best thing that ever happened to them.

Julia

Bailey! What are you doing?

Bailey

If you wanna help out, Clash goes on this end, Wilco over there and just fill in the rest of the alphabet along the way.

Julia

You just can't do this; you can't just decide to take this place away from me.

Bailey

Hey, it's not like you'll listen to reasonable arguments.

Julia

What arguments? I thought of it first. It was my idea.

Bailey

What are you back to this dibs stuff? I'm older, okay? How about that? I get the attic because I'm older.

Julia

Bailey, come on, I really need this place. I mean, when Justin comes over--

Bailey

Hey, newsflash, you're not the only one going out with somebody.

Julia

Yeah, I know, but-- I'm trying out for this band, the Nielsen Family. And I'm gonna need somewhere to practice.

Bailey

Yeah, so? You can sing in the shower.

Julia

God!

Bailey

Look. I'm two seconds away from getting this TV internship. Coming home late probably. What am I supposed to do? Wake Owen up every night?

Julia

You can have my room.

Bailey

Oh, right, so, it's not good enough for you, but it's good enough for me?

Julia

Bailey, I need the privacy, okay? I mean, doors mean nothing to anybody in this family.

Bailey

Hey, you know what? I don't even have a door. Okay, I live with a 2-year-old. I'm 17. I deserve my own room.

Julia

God, I'm so sick of you sometimes! I'm so sick of everybody being in my face all the time. "Take care of Owen and take care of the house. "And help me with my homework. And can I come in? And can we talk?" I just need somewhere to get away from all of you.

Bailey

Yeah, well, same here. Now get out of my room. Beat it.

Julia

Urgh! Urgh!

Bailey

What the hell are you doing?

Julia

I'm just helping you straighten up. [lamp breaks]

Bailey

Hey, why do you have to be so cold?

Sarah

Why do you have to be so judgmental?

Bailey

I'm not...I 'm not. I'm just...I'm just trying...I'm trying to find you, is what I'm trying to do.

Sarah

Well, here I am.

Bailey

No, I know. But it's not you you. You're different. It started when you hooked up with the band...that when you guys were singing, you would cop this attitude. And now it's like you're a completely different person all the time.

Sarah

I'm 16, Bailey. I'm still finding out who I am, and maybe...maybe who you're seeing, maybe that's the real me.

Bailey

Well, she's not the you that I fell in love with.

Sarah

Which means what...that if I change you're not going to love me anymore?

Bailey

That's not what I said.

Sarah

Because I might change, Bailey. But that should be a good thing. And if being with you means that I can't change, then there's something wrong with being with you, not something wrong with changing. [walks away]

Charlie

You called Joe?

Bailey

Yeah, sorry, we just didn't happen to have $2500 bucks lying around to bail you out. Take him home, Joe, will you? I can't look at him right now.

Sarah

Wait a minute. Excuse me. But how is a road trip to Mexico a rite of passage? Are you getting this, Julia?

Julia

You know what? I say just be supportive and wave adios so the two of them will shut up already and hit the highway. Send me a postcard.

Will

Glad to.

Bailey

No, no. This is not about postcards. Will, this is not about documenting an experience. It's about having one. It's about driving too fast and partying too late and-- And sleeping too long and living too hard.

Will

Damn, he's good.

Julia

No, no, no, no, no. He's just seen way too many beer commercials.

Bailey

Because there comes a time in every man's life, when he has to sit on a beach and take stock of where he's been and where he's going. There comes a time when he just has to take a deep breath and swallow the worm.

Sarah

Swallow the worm? Is that a metaphor?

Will

A tequila reference, actually.

Sarah

Oh.

Bailey

Hey, Jule.

Julia

Griffin? Uh, hey, I-I don't understand. When--?

Griffin

A few days ago.

Julia

Ah.

Griffin

Uh, how you been? You look...

Julia

I-I didn't hear from you. You-- Didn't you get my letters at school?

Griffin

Your letters?

Julia

Mm-hmm.

Griffin

Um, no, no, I-- See, no, no, as soon as I'd done my time and my term was over, I was-- I was outta the place. My roommate's old man's got, uh, this shipping operation down in Florida. He got me this merchant marine gig. My boat's-- I just got back from Bangkok. They got weird food in Bangkok.

Julia

Um, you didn't call or anything.

Griffin

N-no. Um, I thought about it. I decided it would be a bad idea, you know, c-considering how things are with you and Justin.

Julia

We broke up. Uh, Justin and me, l-last s-spring, I-I wrote you. I wro-- I wrote you all about it.

Griffin

Wow. You broke up?

Julia

Yeah.

Griffin

I didn't know.

Julia

I can't believe it's you.

Will

What is that?

Bailey

What?

Will

It's your window, I think.

Bailey

What? No way. Oh no! I don't believe it! Damn it! Is there something you want to say here, Will?

Bailey

I have a feeling you're one of those girls. One of those never-a-dull-moment girls.

The kind you're attracted to?

Bailey

Nope. Not any more. Recovered.

Recovered, or non-practicing?

Sarah

Ready? Cribs and beds and tables and chairs, Mom buys them at Baby Bear's.

Bailey

What's with the voice?

Sarah

You can't drink or have sex...you did one...why not the other?

Bailey

I did both. It's not your fault. I can't lie to you. Callie...I ...with Callie.

Sarah

[crying] Wow.

Bailey

Fine, I'll stop by sometime.

Julia

Oh, that's great. Another one of your "drive-bys."

Bailey

What do you want from me?

Julia

I want you to come home for Christmas.

Bailey

I'm not doing Christmas this year.

Julia

Oh, get over yourself, Bailey, okay?

Claudia

Cake time.

Bailey

[slurring] Hey, I'm in here.

Grace

Bailey, what are you--? I thought you were hiring a clown.

Bailey

Clowns are expensive. And very hard to book at the last minute. "No, I can't do it." "Sorry, I'm busy." Jerks.

Grace

Are you okay? Maybe you should--

Bailey

You know what, Grace? You tell too many people what to do. Maybe if you were less of a bitch, more people would like you.