Julia Salinger quotes from Party of Five

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?

The thing I said earlier? You know, I said a lot of things earlier. You're gonna have to be more specific.

Julia

Well, I don't remember word for word, but...

This is good. Aluminium frame. You can lug this around for a few months, right?

Julia

I-- I was whining about Grace, and you said something like: "Those people know a lot about the legal system."

Oh, right. Yeah, that was a joke. Here, you gotta try it on to see.

Julia

So, when you said "those people," you meant blacks?

Right.

Julia

So it was a joke about how blacks are criminals?

Oh, it's not like I think all blacks are criminals. I'm sure lots aren't.

Julia

Most. Most aren't.

Whatever. Most.

Julia

It's a big difference.

Fine. What--? What's your point? That I'm a racist? 'Cause I'm not. I got, like, three black guys working for me, so--

Julia

Look, I'm not attacking you. I just wanna know how you feel. 'Cause for me, I don't think that race should be an issue.

You don't think there's any difference between blacks and whites?

Julia

No.

So, when you're driving through the tenderloin at night and you lock your doors, what's that about?

Julia

That's not because it's a black neighbourhood. It's because it's an unsafe neighbourhood.

Oh, so you lock your doors in unsafe white neighbourhoods too? Hard to say, right? It's 'cause there aren't any.

Julia

[Scoffs] That is not true. And besides, it's more complicated than that.

Oh, of course it is. Look, this is a stupid thing to fight about. I-I-- I'm sorry if the joke made you uncomfortable. I won't make jokes like that anymore. Okay? Hey, check it out. Daypack inserts. We should get some of those.

Charlie

Hey, what the hell--?

Bailey

Every clown was booked.

Claudia

Sorry.

Bailey

Give me this.

So, you feeling better?

Julia

About what?

Oh, man, you didn't see? I was a saint to those people. I brought 'em drinks, chatted with 'em. I'll try and swing by after work, okay?

Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday dear Owen. Happy birthday to you.

Bailey

Well, that pretty much sucked.

Blow it out.

Charlie

Yeah!

Bailey

Whoa!

Claudia

Bailey.

Bailey

Who the hell put that there?

Julia

What's going on?

Charlie

He's ripped.

Julia

Oh my God.

Claudia

He--? He's what?

Julia

Drunk. Really drunk. Okay, so it's a little messed up, but it's a lot more fun that way, right?

Bailey

Hey, what did you expect?! I've never done this before. You expect a first-time clown not to make any mistakes? Huh?!

I want my mom.

Bailey

Oh, God, don't cry. He's crying!

Charlie

Bay, come on, let's get outta here.

Bailey

I'm talking to my friend, here. I'm teaching him how to be a man.

Charlie

Bay, I said, come on.

Bailey

I said, I'm talking!

Claudia

Charlie.

Grace

Oh, my God. Charlie, are you okay?

Charlie

I'm fine.

Bailey

It was-- He pushed-- It was an accident. The hell with all of you.

I think it's time to go.

I think that's a good idea.

Claudia

[after her siblings ask her to lie to Bailey about Owen being hurt in an attempt to get him to come to the house] No. Uh uh. No way.

Charlie

Claud.

Claudia

No. Forget it. That's a terrible thing to do.

Julia

Yeah, it is. It is. But how else, Claud. How else can you get him here?

Claudia

I don't know. But that? No, no. You can't tell him that. I mean, you can't have him get in his car and drive all the way over here thinking that. [to Sarah] You don't think this is, like, the cruelest thing you could do to a person? I mean, you're actually okay with this?

Sarah

I know it'll get him here, Claudia. So yeah, I am.

Claudia

Well, I don't care. I won't. I don't care, and you know, if you think it is such a great idea, you call.

Julia

It won't make any sense coming from Sarah. Or me, or Charlie.

Charlie

It's you, Claud. If you call him and say that you need his help, that you don't know what to do, then he'll believe you. And he'll come.

Julia

He's in trouble, Claudia. I mean, aren't you willing to do whatever it takes to help him? I am.

Claudia

[crying hysterically on phone] Bay! Bay, um, it's Owen. He...I wasn't looking and he...he fell down the stairs and he hit his head...hard. I don't know...I don't know if he's breathing...but he's not moving, Bailey. And I don't know what to do! You gotta...you gotta...okay. Okay, but hurry. [hangs up. To Charlie] Shame on you.

Joe

He was an alcoholic, Bailey.

Bailey

Right. Sure. Sure he was.

Joe

Your father was an alcoholic.

Bailey

Bull.

Joe

Believe me, I was there.

Bailey

That's a load of...

Joe

Eighteen years he was sober before he died, but for years, before that, years.

Bailey

No, you're just... No! No, I.. I don't believe you.

Joe

On my life, Bailey. It's the truth.

Bailey

I thought... I thought you couldn't get any lower than what they did. Lying about Owen saying he was hurt just to get me to come over here. But you... You son of a bitch!

Joe

Come on, Bailey.

Bailey

What do you think? What? You think he's dead, you can say what you want to say about him?!

Joe

He'd want you to know! He'd want me to tell you!

Bailey

My father was not an alcoholic!

Joe

Bailey.

Bailey

Get outta here, Joe. Get the hell outta here! [To Charlie] Have you heard this load of crap?! Have you? Oh, hey. This was probably your genius idea. Right? Let's get Joe to say Dad was a drunk. And then maybe...

Charlie

Joe.

Julia

I don't believe it.

Bailey

You see? See?

Charlie

He didn't... I would've known.

Joe

You were just a kid when he quit, Charlie. Probably too young to recognize the signs.

Charlie

What signs?

Joe

Don't you remember him coming home late from the restaurant every night?

Julia

That doesn't mean... Look, he had a business to run.

Charlie

He liked hanging out with the guys late. Shooting the bull.

Joe

And drinking.

Julia

No.

Joe

Honey, I was the one who had to drive him home night after night cause he couldn't drive himself.

Joe

Did he?

Charlie

I don't know.

Joe

Don't you remember the fight he had with your mom?

Julia

Charlie?

Charlie

I don't know. Okay?

Joe

It was bad. For a long time. If he hadn't gotten the help when he did...

Julia

But I never saw him take a drink in my life. Not once, not even a beer or a glass of wine.

Joe

That's right. And what do you think? Not a drop, not an ounce, nothing. He owned a restaurant, and hell, he owned a bar. Why never a sip? Cause he knew he couldn't. Ever. That's what it is to be an alcoholic. He knew that...

Julia

Claudia.

Joe

No, Charlie.

Bailey

I don't need to be taken care of. And I don't need any AA contact. I mean it's okay, Charlie. I kind of feel better, actually.

Julia

You do?

Bailey

Yeah, I do. Anyway. I guess you guys were right about me. Turns out you were right. Of course you were. I mean, I'm my father's son, right? Which is...which explains a lot of things. I mean, I can finally stop looking at myself and thinking, what is going on here? What am I turning into? Who am I turning into? Because it's him. I'm turning into him. And it's not my fault. It's not my fault. It's his fault. So...so I'm gonna stop beating myself up and I'm gonna stop letting all of you guys beat up on me. Because this is just who I am, and this is what I do. I drink. Anyone seen my coat?

Claudia

That's it?

Bailey

Yeah, Claud, that's it.

Claudia

[upset] No. No no no no no no no. I can't take this, Bailey. I mean, you can't do this anymore.

Bailey

Claudia...

Claudia

[crying hysterically] No, Bailey. I mean it. That's it...that's it! I mean if you don't...if you don't get help, I don't want to see you. You can't talk to me...and you can't talk to Owen...and you can't come over to the house...and I'm not going to come and see you...and I'm not going to call you...and I'm not even going to think about you.

Charlie

Claudia...

Claudia

No! I love you, Bailey. More than anyone. I love you the best. You know that. This is the only thing I have that I can take away from you...to make you stop. So either you get help right now...or get out of here.

Charlie

Where the hell have you been? Where the hell have you been?!

Bailey

Where the hell have I been? I took Owen out for a ride... what the hell is so the hell about it?

Charlie

You took him from daycare without telling anybody, then you kept him all day without calling?

Bailey

I spent the afternoon with my little brother. What's the big deal? I do it all the time.

Charlie

No you don't. For the last couple months you've been totally AWOL.

Bailey

Well, then I'm making up for lost time. What's wrong with that?

Charlie

Because we had no way of knowing... How are we supposed to...

Bailey

If I was drunk? Is that what this is about? You thought I'd be wasted? Right? You thought I would drive around wasted and get Owen killed?

Charlie

Well. Are you?

Bailey

Oh, that's really sweet, just when I thought my family couldn't love me any less...

Charlie

Have you had anything to drink?

Bailey

No, I haven't.

Charlie

Let me smell your breath.

Bailey

Get away from me.

Charlie

You have! You've been drinking!

Bailey

I had a beer, Charlie. One beer.

Charlie

You drank and you drove with your little brother in the car!

Bailey

I'm completely sober! Ok, you wanna give me a test?!

Charlie

I don't believe you! Somebody ought to...

Bailey

Well, come on! Go on! [Charlie grabs Bailey by the shirt, and the others run to stop him]

Julia

No, Charlie! Charlie! Charlie! Stop it!

Claudia

Charlie!

Julia

Stop!

Claudia

Stop, Charlie!

Julia

Stop!

Claudia

Stop it! [to Bailey] Bailey.

Charlie

Just stay away from Owen, you hear me? You can wreck your own life, but you're not gonna hurt him.

Bailey

He's my brother!

Charlie

No, he's not!

Bailey

I can't believe, that you people--

Sarah

Bailey! We gotta go after him. Right? I mean, obviously this isn't working, he isn't gonna learn anything like this. He's been drinking and now he's gonna drive and we've gotta do something! Right? Right?

Julia

Do I have to sign Mrs. Holbrook?

Lady, you can sign Hillary Clinton for all I care.

Griffin

A cake I like... a cake I like is an ice-cream cake.

Julia

A cake that melts. Are you insane?

Charlie

I just gotta know, Julia. What are you waiting for, Julia? My funeral?

Julia

What?

Charlie

I mean, I can't get Claudia to shut up about it, and you, I don't hear a word from! Nothing! You don't even stop by! It's like I'm going through all this, and you couldn't care less!

Julia

You think that? You think I don't care?

Charlie

What am I supposed to think? What's take, Julia? How much effort is required to pick up a freakin' phone?

Julia

Maybe it takes, I don't know, some sign, something that I'm a part of your life! I mean, you want me to care, Charlie, but you didn't want me to know!

Charlie

But you do know! Now you know!

Julia

But you didn't tell me! Claudia did.

Charlie

Look, I don't have time to play games with you, Julia.

Julia

Games? You are the one playing games, Charlie. You let me go on and on about my stupid money problems. You don't interrupt. You don't say a word about your health, like your cancer isn't important enough to mention! Like how could Julia possibly care about anything but herself? God, what am I supposed to do Charlie, except take my cue from you? If you have wanted anything from me, if you had expected anything from me, you would have treated me like I was capable of coming through for you. But obviously, you don't. So congratulations, Charlie. I guess you have me pegged.

Charlie

What is this? What is your...God, I'm sick! I'm sick, and you've got a problem with, with my process? Get over yourself, Julia! Man, I thought Owen was the baby of the family!

Julia

Oh, I can beat you misery for misery.

Justin

Okay. New Haven is the bleakest, coldest, most depressing place in the world.

Julia

Wow, that's good. Try living in a shed.

Julia

What about Owen? Should I call a doctor or something?

Charlie

Which color food is it now?

Julia

What? He's done this before?

Charlie

Yeah, when Bailey went to college last year he wouldn't eat anything that wasn't green. It means he's a little freaked by what's going on.

Julia

Yeah, well this year it's white.

Charlie

Well, then my advice is cook white food.

Bailey

He's eating popcorn for breakfast?

Julia

Hey, it's white!

Damn! Damn! Damn! You owe me money.

Julia

Owen. What?

Griffin

It's 7:30, where the hell have you been?

Julia

I've been working. What is Owen yelling?

Claudia

Damn, you owe me money, damn.

Griffin

He's been at the shop with me.

Julia

With all that stuff is like toxic and dangerous.

Griffin

It beats leaving him here alone.

Julia

Claudia!

Claudia

Hey, I never said I'd babysit.

Damn! Damn!

Julia

Owen, stop it! Look, he's covered in grease, did you think about giving him a bath?

Griffin

That's my job too?

Julia

Hey, I was working.

Griffin

Well, I should have been working, not watching your little brother.

Julia

Has he eaten yet?

Griffin

I don't know. Did you bring home some dinner?

Julia

There's chicken in the fridge.

Griffin

Well, what do you want me to do? Cook it?

Julia

Yes.

Griffin

No! That's not the way it works, I'm working, I'm not coming home to cooking, cleaning and screaming kids!

Damn, you owe me money, damn.

Is there a plan in place if Charlie doesn't recover?

Bailey

Hey, he's gonna get better.

Julia

He really is.

I'm sorry, but you don't know that. I know you don't want to hear this, but I believe these kids are being neglected.

Bailey

But that's...come on. It's not like they're living on the street, or they're not eating.

No, but frankly, I think the two of you are in way over your heads, and look at the cost. You've got a 15-year-old who practically dropped out at school, and nobody noticed! That's neglect. And as far as I can tell, she's the one who ends up looking after Owen a lot of the time. Now, this is a girl who has not yet demonstrated that she can take care of herself, let alone a 4-year-old. And does anybody make time for that little boy, or is it just about shuttling him to and from daycare? Because that's also neglect.

Julia

Look, we're really trying.

You know what I see? I see a family that is one step away from complete disaster, and I will not let that happen.