Brick Quote #540
Quote from Brick in The Wind Chimes
Brick: Aw, man. I got to go put on another pot. It's gonna be a long night.
Mike: Brick, you don't work for the pretzel company. They're not counting on your ideas. Turn off the light and go to bed.
Brick: You just don't get it, Dad. You don't have a creative job.
Mike: You don't, either!
Brick: Look, I'm gonna get a call from Corporate in St. Paul, Minnesota, and I've got to deliver. You only get one shot in this game, and if I blow it, it's gonna kill me with the candy-bar people, the cereal people, the popcorn people...
Mike: Brick, I need to sleep. I got to work tomorrow.
Brick: God, I envy how mindless your job is.
The Middle Quotes
‘The Wind Chimes’ Quotes
Quote from Brick
Frankie: Hey, what are you doing? You're not answering another Craigslist ad, are you? I told you, we're not getting a four-person pedal boat.
Brick: I'm off that. Too impractical. We're a family of five. Anyway, I'm calling the pretzel information line to inform them the decrease in salt crystals has not gone unnoticed.
Frankie: So, this is just regular odd behavior? This isn't gonna cost me anything?
Brick: Toll-free call, just like the Bureau of Land Management. [whispers] Bureau of Land Management.
Male Voice: [on phone] Hi, and welcome to the Sutter Farms family of products. From industrial cleaning solvents to our delicious baked goods, we're there for you. If you have a question or comment, press 1. If you have an idea for a new Sutter Farms product, press 2.
Brick: Ooh. As a matter of fact, I do.
Quote from Brick
Frankie: [v.o.] Out here in the middle, we're not caviar, champagne, or theater people. We like pretzels, beer, and TV.
Brick: 36 salt specks.
Mike: You count the number of salt specks?
Brick: You don't count?
Mike: No. No, I don't. That's another one in the "Just You" column.
Brick: Mm. There are fewer specks than there used to be. They're clearly cutting back on salt. Isn't that the point of the pretzel to have it be both salty and crunchy? Otherwise, it's toast.
Mike: Remember the rule no talking when the TV's on?
Brick: But the TV's always on.
Mike: And why do you think that is?
Quote from Rita Glossner
Rita Glossner: What's your deal against my chimes? My chimes are pretty. I'm trying to beautify the neighborhood. [tosses cigarette butt]
Frankie: Yeah. Oh, beauty is good. Could always use more beauty. Never met anyone who said "Go easy on the beauty," right?
Rita Glossner: I am trying to cultivate a sense of inner peace 'cause I just came back from a 6-to-9-month mandatory... spa.
Frankie: Oooh! Spa! Well, that explains why you look so relaxed.
Rita Glossner: I got a lot of rage in me. Probably 'cause I'm going through the pre-menopause. I'm not sleeping, I'm hot all the time. I mean, I still like sex plenty. That's not an issue, like it is with you. No wonder you only got three kids if you sleep in that.
Frankie: Well... they all look the same tossed at the foot of the bed. Am I right? [chuckles] Anyhoo... rest assured you will not be hearing a peep out of me, at least when I'm awake. The conscious me loves the wind chimes.
Rita Glossner: Well, if you want to stay conscious... you better.
Frankie: [chuckles] Well, I guess you have to get going, 'cause your ankle bracelet is flashing. [Rita runs off]