Axl Quote #911
Quote from Axl in Birds of a Feather
Axl: That was the world's suckiest day. Ugh! [groans] All they had me do was get coffee for everybody. I mean, look at this. Venti iced non-fat one-pump no-whip mocha? And no one even said thanks. They just pointed me to the next crappy job. I got to tell you, one day in the real world made me realize how much you are gonna have to step up and take care of me.
Frankie: Yeah, that's not gonna happen.
Axl: [whining] Why not? I'm so tired.
Frankie: Yeah. Ugh. All right. Come on, Axl. You got coffee for a few people. You didn't build the railroads.
Axl: But all they had me do was grunt work. I didn't get to sit in on any meetings or pitch any of my snack-cake ideas or ride the little Betty jet. Do you know how long I worked today? Eight hours!
Frankie: I know what a job is. I've been going to one for the last 30 years.
Axl: Oh, yeah? Did you ever have to work and go to college at the same time?
Frankie: No. I had to work and raise three children.
Axl: So... no. [sighs]
Frankie: Listen, Axl, I don't want to hear it. Work is work. At some point, everyone in the world has to do it, so stop complaining. Jump in any time here, Mike.
Mike: Work is work. Listen to your mother.
Axl: [groans] But it's so ha-hard!
The Middle Quotes
‘Birds of a Feather’ Quotes
Quote from Axl
Axl: Oh! This is all your fault!
Frankie: What are you talking about?
Axl: I'll show you what I'm talking about. Axl Heck, star student of the week. Boom. Exhibit A. "I will be a rock star during the week and an astronaut on the weekends." Now that I'm older, I realize I should have reversed that, but you helped me with this. All through elementary school and middle school was, "You can be anything you want to be, Axl. Don't be afraid to dream big, Axl." Then I hit high school and you pull the rug out from under me! I wanted to start a T-shirt line. I wanted to be a reality star. And now, thanks to you, I'm stuck in a dead-end job for the rest of my life.
Frankie: [sighs] Axl, you're just an intern. This is not what you're gonna be doing forever.
Axl: Um, it's a little late to apply to astronaut school, so I think it is. Look at this. "Who are your heroes? Mommy, Daddy, and Spongebob." Guess it's just Spongebob now.
Quote from Mike
Mike: Well, I'm just saying that you and Axl are pretty much the same person.
Frankie: What? You're out of your mind.
Mike: All I'm saying is he comes home whining, you come home whining...
Frankie: I do not come home whining.
Mike: "The tablets don't work. It's hard." "There's too many patients. It's hard." "There's no desk to sleep under.
It's hard."
Frankie: I'm sorry. Would you prefer I not share my day with you?
Mike: I didn't know that was an option.
Frankie: [sighs] Whatever, Mike. You know, you're not gonna make me feel bad. Everybody brings their work home with them.
Mike: I don't. Last week, an earthmover rolled over my foot. I didn't say a word. All my toes are completely black. You want to see?
Quote from Frankie
Frankie: Axl and I are not alike in any way. I happen to be a very positive person.
Mike: I know. You're very positive that all your pie-in-the-sky ideas are gonna work out. And when they don't, you complain and give up.
Frankie: I do not have pie-in-the-sky ideas.
Mike: Really? How's that jewelry line coming? You ever get Oprah to try on your earrings?
Frankie: For your information, I have some feelers out to locate her exact address.
Mike: Okay, well, maybe when you do, you should send her one of Axl's Buttronaut t-shirts that were gonna make him famous.
Frankie: Maybe I will. I think they look great with the earrings.
Mike: Look, I'm just pointing out that you and Axl are kind of the drama queens of the house.
Frankie: You know what, Mike? I don't even know why I'm arguing with you. If you think Axl and I are alike, I am gonna take that as a compliment, because I love my son, and he has a lot of great qualities. You sit here in silence with your stoic, black-toed army, and I will be hanging with the dreamers.