Claudia Salinger quotes from Party of Five

Julia

It's not the same thing.

Charlie

I know it's not, but--

Claudia

I don't want to go to a different school.

Charlie

You don't know that. We'll go visit the place. This is the first really great thing that's happened to me in my life, and I can't let it go, you have to understand that.

Julia

That's not fair, Charlie. That is not a fair argument! There is one of you and four of us, and each of us has something here that's every bit as important to us as your business is to you. And this is our home!

Charlie

Fine. Then I'll tell you what. I'm not asking, I'm telling you. We're moving to Seattle.

Bailey

You can't do that.

Charlie

The hell I can't! I'm in charge here, I'm the adult. We are picking up and we are going and I don't wanna hear another word about it from any of you.

Bailey

We are not going with you!

Charlie

Yes you are!

Julia

I'm not going. I'm moving in with Justin, we asked his parents and they said they'd think about it.

Claudia

What? What about me? Where do I go?

Charlie

You are all coming with me.

Bailey

There's no way you can do that, Charlie, OK? You can't! So you go. You go to Seattle and you take care of yourself. We're not going with you.

Claudia

We're gonna get split up.

Bailey

That's right. That's right. I hope you can live with that.

Charlie

[in response to the party Claudia threw at the house] I thought I said...

Claudia

You said I was grounded, that I couldn't go out. Well, I didn't go out. I brought everyone in.

Charlie

You eat way too much sugar, that's the whole problem.

Claudia

I do not!

Charlie

Yes, you do! Why don't you have a nice piece of fruit when you get home from school?

Claudia

Why don't you get a haircut?

Charlie

I'm serious, Claud, when was the last time you had a vegetable?

Claudia

When was the last time you put down the toilet seat?

Charlie

So, how many?

Claudia

A couple....a few....some....six.

Charlie

Six? Six cavities? That's, like, 20% of your teeth, Claud!

Charlie

You are NOT doing this to me anymore, have you got that? When I tell you to do something, you say 'Yes, Charlie,' 'Thank you, Charlie', and you DO IT! You obey me, and you treat me with respect, or I swear to God...

Claudia

WHAT? What are you gonna do? What are you gonna take away from me next?

Charlie

That is not what's going on!

Claudia

And in front of all my friends? Forget it! Why do you get to boss me around?

Charlie

Cut it out, Claudia!

Claudia

You never listen to a thing I say!

Charlie

I don't wanna hear this...

Claudia

Why do I have to listen to you?

Charlie

Because I am the father around here!

Claudia

I don't care!

Charlie

God! [raises hand to hit her, quickly stops himself]

Claudia

Some father.

Charlie

Claudia, go to your tent!

Claudia

I'm eating an apple.

Charlie

[doesn't look up] Yeah, well, good for you.

Claudia

It's really delicious. I'm really enjoying it. I'm going to be eating lots of them from now on, broccoli too.

Charlie

Have you seen the checkbook?

Claudia

I'm sorry, Charlie.

Charlie

Yeah, well, just help me look for it.

Claudia

No, I mean...I'm sorry about before. You know, with the sleepover. You got so mad...I didn't think it would make you that mad. You almost hit me...

Charlie

I don't want to talk about that, OK?

Claudia

But I...

Charlie

OK?

Charlie

How many is a lot?

Claudia

A couple....a few....some....six.

Charlie

Six? Six cavities? That's, like, 20% of your teeth, Claud! You eat way too much sugar, that's the problem.

Claudia

I do not!

Charlie

Yes, you do! Why don't you have a nice piece of fruit when you get home from school?

Claudia

Why don't you get a haircut?

Charlie

I'm serious, Claud, when was the last time you had a vegetable?

Claudia

When was the last time you put down the toilet seat?

Charlie

Okay. That is it. I'm getting rid of the sugar cereals.

Claudia

What?

Charlie

We'll get that sugar-free granola stuff, and you can have some raisins and maybe an orange juice bar when you come home from school.

Claudia

Wait a sec. Raisins. Raisins, is that a joke?

Charlie

Do you see me laughing? 6 cavities is completely insane. You'll have enough silver to set off the alarms at the airport. Yeah? Okay, fine. Savour it. It's the last one you're getting for a long time.

Claudia

Broccoli? Yuck. I don't like broccoli. You know I don't like it, I never liked it.

Charlie

Try it again. Maybe you'll like it this time.

Claudia

What's that suppose to mean? Parents say that to kids all the time, it just doesn't make sense. Why would I suddenly like something I've hated my whole life? Are you some sort of cooking genius, or has my taste changed overnight? I don't think so.

Charlie

We'll sit here until you finish eating the broccoli.

Claudia

I can't believe you throw out everything we have over a stupid plate of vegetables. I hate you now, you know that. I'll probably hate you forever.

Charlie

Eat.

Charlie

Don't you dare.

Claudia

What are you going to do? Tackle me, throw me to the ground, lock me in my room?

Charlie

For God's sales, Claudia. I'm warning you.

Claudia

I'm done with dinner.

Charlie

Ok, that's it. No more TV. The set is not going on, not for a single second for the rest of the month. You lose, Claud.

Bailey

[Claudia's crying about Jill's death] Why are you crying?

Claudia

Because. Why aren't you?

Bailey

Would you please just get out of here, Claudia?

Charlie

You know, Claud, when the doctor says there's a 98 percent chance you're gonna be fine, that's a good sign.

Claudia

I know.

Charlie

Well, if you know, then what's the problem?

Claudia

What if it's that 2 percent?

Charlie

It won't be. That's what 2 percent means.

Claudia

No, that's what zero percent means.

Claudia

God, I swear, sometimes I feel like the only thing anyone in this family ever says to me is 'Go away.' Justin, can I hang out with you? Justin?

Justin

Go away, Claudia, ok? Just get out of here.

Julia

You don't have to leave.

Claudia

That's okay.

Julia

Claud, I want to talk to you.

Claudia

That's okay.

Julia

Claud.

Claudia

[about Julia aborting her baby] I don't get it.

Julia

What?

Claudia

How could you even think about doing this? What about Owen? He was an accident, too. Do you think Mom and Dad should have never had him?

Julia

This is different!

Claudia

How is it different? It's not different at all!

Julia

Claudia, I am too young to have a baby! Claudia, please.

Claudia

If you do this...there are people who are gonna say that it's murder, and you have to tell me what to say when they say that about you. You have to tell me what to say to them! Please!

Julia

I don't know...but I would not be doing this if I thought that was true.

Charlie

Miss Levin. Boy, I haven't thought about her in years...She always liked me.

Claudia

Yeah? 'Cause when I told her I was your sister, she kinda had to grab hold of the desk and her face got all pale.