Quote from Spangler in Cheerleader
Spangler: So there we were - the ocean, my stepfather and me. As the storm raged overhead, he made one final lunge for the rudder. I ripped it from his hands and stared him down. He knew that I was prepared to kill him. I left port that day a 16-year-old boy. I returned a man. Francis: That was an amazing story, sir. I mean, I was skeptical at first, but we do have something in common. I mean, look at the way both our mothers abandoned us. Spangler: What are you talking about? Francis: You know, how I was shipped off here and you were left with your wet nurse for all those years. Spangler: That story had nothing to do with my mother. It had to do with me finally taking responsibility for my own actions. Francis: Just sounded like she may have been a little bit distant. Spangler: Well, that is none of your business. I swear, you are absolutely fixated on mothers. Francis: I am not fixated. Spangler: Can you name one thing in your life that you don't blame on your mother? Francis: Sure. ... Ugh, I'm sorry. I was just giving an opinion. Spangler: Well, it's that pop psychology nonsense that- Francis: It is nothing to get defensive about. Spangler: I am not defensive. Every time anybody denies a lie, they're called defensive. Francis: Fine. I take it back. Your mother was a saint. Spangler: I am not saying that at all.