We’re not going to abandon my daughter at a motel in the middle of the desert, buried next to the communal showers.[to his granddaughters]
The time is always wrong.[Augie Steenbeck: The time is never right.]
Stop helping us. We’re in grief.[to Stanley]
Not exactly. She’s interested in stardom. I don’t mean that as a criticism, by the way. It’s her job to be famous.[Woodrow Steenbeck: Is she interested in astronomy, your mother?]
I’m a widower, but don’t tell my kids.
I do a nude scene. You want to see it?[Midge Campbell]Huh? Did I say yes?[Augie Steenbeck]You didn’t say anything.[Midge Campbell]Uh, I meant yes. My mouth… My mouth didn’t speak.[Augie Steenbeck]
