Brick Quote #188
Quote from Brick in Spring Cleaning
Frankie: [v.o.] As always, Oprah was right. Things were starting to look a little better... Inside.
Mike: Yep, I'm sure this is how Oprah spends her Sundays, too. Where do you want this thing anyway?
Axl: I found a bunch of m80s. Let's blow it up.
Frankie: Just put it on the curb. Somebody will take it.
[As Brick sits on the curb on top of an old microwave with a box of papers, Mike and Axl set the desk down in front of him]
Man: [pulls up] Excuse me. I'm looking for Oak Street.
Brick: Oh, okay. What you want to do is turn left at the sign, go three blocks, veer right, then make the second left.
Man: Thanks.
The Middle Quotes
‘Spring Cleaning’ Quotes
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[Brick sits on the curb at a table with a tip jar and a sign which reads "Information $1"]
Boy: Hey, I got a history test coming up. Who was Abraham Lincoln's vice president?
Brick: Actually, he had two... Hannibal Hamlin, then Andrew Johnson, who became president after Lincoln was assassinated.
Boy: Sweet. Thanks. [puts a dollar in Brick's jar]
Brick: Tell your friends!
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Brick: So that's the thing about divorce. Some couples rush into marriage without really thinking about the pros and cons. Others just grow apart. In the case of Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds, it was distance... and egos.
Boy: Thanks, but I actually came to tell you I misheard my parents when I was listening through the wall. They're not getting a divorce. They're getting me a horse.
Brick: Arabian or quarter horse? Because Arabians need a much bigger paddock. [whispers] Paddock.
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Frankie: [v.o.] But this being America, in times of tragedy, there's always someone making a buck off of it.
[Brick's desk on the curb now includes a globe, a picture of the family, a telephone, a recorder, some books and a briefcase]
Brick: So to get the full cardio benefit at your age and weight, your target heart rate should be 137 for about 20 minutes.
[later:]
Brick: I.U. has about 32,000 undergrads, while Notre Dame only has eight.
Teen Boy: Thanks.
[later:]
Brick: [on the phone] Hi. I have that information for you about tupperware. If you want to call me back, I'll be here till 5:00. Then I have to take a bath. [hangs up] Next.