The Guardian

Nick:
My mom-my mom said I will always treat woman better than my father does.

Lulu:
So do you?

Nick:
I don't know, want to find out?

Barbara Ludzinski:
Doesn't anybody dance around here?

Jake Straka:
We're lawyers.

[first lines]

Rachel Shell:
[laughing] I stand can't get over you in a suit, Nick. You of all people. I remember when we were little, and you started to dress yourself, you always wore your shirt inside-out and backwards.

Nick Fallin:
Well, I guess it's better than forgetting to wear my underwear.

Rachel Shell:
I only did that when I came over to your house, Nick.

Nick Fallin:
I could file a paternity claim and let this get published.

Derek:
There's stuff I could say about you, ya know? There are things I could say.

Nick Fallin:
I wouldn't be sitting across from you if I hadn't already been through the court system. I'm already screwed, Derek.

Derek:
My brother, ya know, he's like you.

Lawrence Neal:
He likes motorcycles?

Derek:
No, I mean he has what you have.

Lawrence Neal:
That's my disease, that's not me.

[first lines]

Judge Stanton:
Here are the terms of your plea bargain, Mr. Fallin. Three years probation, $10,0000 fine, and since you seem so clearly adept at working in corporate law, I am sentencing you to 1,500 hours of community service, working for Children's Legal Services as a child advocate.

Officer:
[watching closely] Stressed?

Nick Fallin:
[peeing into cup] Oh, you have no idea.

Amanda Bowles:
My father always told me not to worry about money, but to worry about making a difference.

Nick Fallin:
Well, money makes a difference.

James Mooney:
If you don't play your cards right you're gonna end up going from one terrible group home to the next, until you end up in jail.

Andre Stevens:
It that where my brother is?

James Mooney:
Yes.

Andre Stevens:
Then that's where I want to be...

Nick Fallin:
[to kid] The law is a lot easier to understand than life. You just follow preceidence to try to interpret things. If someone dies wrongfully you can seek damages. The amount a person's life is worth can be measured financially. It doesn't leave a lot of room for the way people feel.

Violet:
[waking up] Hi.

Burton Fallin:
What's your name?

Violet:
Violet. Who are you?

Burton Fallin:
I'm Burton. Friend of your mom's.

Violet:
[rolls off the bed and heads for the closet]

Burton Fallin:
Where are you going?

Violet:
I'll be quiet, mister.

Burton Fallin:
You don't have to sit in the closet, honey.

Violet:
Do you have any food?

Violet:
How come you don't have a favorite color? Everyone has a favorite color.

Nick Fallin:
Violet.

Violet:
What?

Nick Fallin:
[picking up a crayon] Violet seems like a nice color.

Violet:
[stunned then playful] Shut up!