Ricki and the Flash Quotes

Ricki: Can't you just call in sick and skip therapy?

Julie: No, mom, I am sick, that's why I'm in therapy.

Pete: I thought we were your dream.

Ricki: I can't have two dreams.

[from trailer]

Pete: You brought your guitar.

Ricki: Yeah, just the one

[to Julie]

Pete: Don't kill yourself in there.

Ricki: No, a heart isn't something that's like a steak, you know, that spoils. A heart is like a big mac; it just sits and sits and sits. It gets older, but it doesn't change.

Ricki: It lives forever. I saw it on 60 Minutes!

Pete: Sigma, come. Come.

[Sigma doesn't move]

Pete: [to Linda] I trained her myself.

Inquiring Woman: And how did you meet the groom?

Ricki: Ah, cesarean section.

Ricki: Our child attempted suicide and you didn't tell me?

Pete: I didn't - I didn't even find out till the day after, okay? And then I was a little more concerned with Julie than Ricki.

Ricki: You should've called me and told me.

Pete: I did. That's why you're here.

Ricki: I didn't realize that she was suicidal. I thought she was just depressed because of Max leaving.

Pete: Depressed? No, I could've manage that alone. No, I'm - Julie's always been a moody kid. I wouldn't have even bothered to call you.

Ricki: Well, why not?

Pete: Because historically, Linda, you don't really give a damn.

Ricki: Yes, I do!

Ricki: You shut me out of this family.

Pete: I shut you out?

Ricki: Yup.

Pete: You came back here from California, if you recall, with a chip on your shoulder, you were completely shut down.

Ricki: Well, I did come back.

Pete: Well...

Ricki: You had moved on.

Pete: I had to move on. I wanted the kids to have a mother who is there.

Ricki: It was my dream, man.

Pete: Yeah, and that stupid me. I thought we were your dream.

Ricki: I can't have two dreams?

Pete: No, in fact, Linda, you can't.

Pete: You went to Krupkies. I was wondering where you went. Did you bring one for me?

Julie: Nope.

Pete: She's eating.

Pete: Why did you walk out on my daughter that way?

Max: I made a mistake. We got married too young.

Pete: If you're too young to be married, Max, what makes you think that you're ready to raise Kenzie and Krash?

Nicole: It's Kash and how do you know my kids' names?

Ricki: Everybody on Highway 70 knows your kids' names.

Max: Look, lady, you weren't even at our wedding. Julie hates you.

Ricki: That may be. And I have to live with that every day of my life. But now *you* have to live with the pain you caused.

Julie: My heart is dead and rotten.

Pete: Don't say that.

Ricki: No, a heart isn't something like a steak, you know, that spoils. A heart is like a Big Mac. It just sits and sits and sits. It gets older, yeah, but it doesn't change.

Pete: What? You're saying that a Big Mac never goes bad?

Ricki: Yeah. That's what I'm saying.

Pete: Interesting.

Ricki: It - It lives forever. I saw it on 60 Minutes.

Julie: That's disgusting.

Pete: Arugala.

Ricki: 9-4-8-8-4

Pete: You just know that right off the top of your - ?

Ricki: Boom.

Pete: Is it - ?

[shuts refrigerator door]

Pete: Yes, you're absolutely right.

Ricki: Of course I'm right. I know all the PLU codes. I ring stuff up all day long. Go ahead, try me. Anything, anything, anything.

Pete: Bananas.

Ricki: Organic or regular? Organic is 9-4-2-3-7.

Pete: Yes. You're like a memorizing genius.

Pete: Milk?

Ricki: 9-4-0-1-1.

Pete: You know, they say, like... all kids are screwed up now. It's the air on the radio waves or the - the peanuts.

Ricki: Hey, do you remember the pediatrician, the one - What was his name? Fa - Dr. Fa - Farling. Fena - Fenamana. Fenan - Fenan.

[they laugh]

Pete: Yeah. The guy in Wheaton. What about him?

Ricki: That doctor. Remember, he said Joshy was hyperactive. Turns out he's drinking too much pop.

Pete: Pop, yeah.

Ricki: Right?

Pete: They know nothing.

Ricki: Yeah, they know nothing.

Pete: We know nothing.

[He checks on Julie]

Pete: She's gonna be fine. She's gonna be fine.

Ricki: I don't know.

Pete: Oh, yeah, she is.

Pete: This is -

[takes cookie dough roll and spoon from Ricki]

Pete: No.

Ricki: I'm eating that. I'm...

Pete: It's bad for you.

Ricki: I don't care.

Ricki: I can't believe - I can't believe you tried to kill yourself. Julie, you - You're precious.

Julie: Listen, a lot of horrible things have happened to me since you left. You know, this is just the incident you know of.

Ricki: Please, don't.

Single Dad: Excuse me. Could you guys take this conversation outside?

Ricki: What, are you listening in? That is so Midwestern.

Single Dad: [tries to get attention from someone] Excuse me.

Ricki: Hey, you can't raise kids in a bubble, man.

Single Dad: You know, I can't enjoy my time with my kid when it's my weekend.

Julie: Your weekend? Your weekend? Maybe you should've tried to stick it out with her mother instead of just leaving the second that your boner wilted.

[Ricki laughs]

Single Dad: Let's go, Journey. Come on

[takes his daughter and leaves]

Julie: Journey?

Ricki: That's sweet. I like that name.

Julie: Oh, you would.

Ricki: It's a great band.

Pete: Everybody hitting the hay?

Julie: Dad.

Pete: Yeah?

Julie: It's not even 9 P.M. I don't think that even Oma is in bed.

Ricki: I don't have any money. You have a credit card?

Julie: Yeah, but it's still linked to Max's account.

Ricki: Oh, that's not a problem. Hop in.