Civil Wars (TV Series)
Oboe Phobia (1992)
Peter Onorati: Charlie Howell
Quotes
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Sydney Guilford : Hi.
Charlie Howell : Hey, what you're doing?
Sydney Guilford : You know Terrence Flanagan.
Charlie Howell : Yeah, I know.
Sydney Guilford : So what's your story?
Charlie Howell : Well, he's not married. He's not living with anybody that I know of.
Sydney Guilford : I'm not interested in whether or not he's married.
Charlie Howell : No?
Sydney Guilford : I'm interested in whether or not he's human.
Charlie Howell : In what respect?
Sydney Guilford : He represents Lorraine Dallek and her husband in a wrongful death suit. He comes off as a bit a bummer.
Charlie Howell : Well, I think he is a bit of a bummer.
Sydney Guilford : Has he ever been known to settle?
Charlie Howell : Not often.
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Charlie Howell : I would say, though, that among the ranks of personal injury attorneys, you could be worse. My impression is that he's a decent guy.
Sydney Guilford : Good.
Charlie Howell : Now you're interested in whether or not he's married?
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Jeffrey Lassick : [Coming back] Hey, you, two. Oh, excuse me a second, I want to run something by you.
Denise Iannello : Jeffrey.
Jeffrey Lassick : What? I want to get another opinion.
Denise Iannello : About what? Look, this is ridiculous what you doing.
Jeffrey Lassick : Hey, Denise, do you mind? Let them judge for themselves, all right?
Charlie Howell : Judge what?
Jeffrey Lassick : Well, I'm trying to work in a more accessible medium. The opportunity that presents itself is greeting cards. I'd like to run one by you if you don't mind.
Charlie Howell : Okay.
Sydney Guilford : Sure.
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Jeffrey Lassick : Okay. This is one in a line of cards on calling urban realism. You know stark, black-and-white, photographs, prisons, bus terminals, factories. This one's of a junkyard. Ready? "I'm a burnt piece of wire. You make me straight. I'm a burnt up 2 by 4. I'm a cheap piece of slate. I'm Flotsam and Jetsam. I'm a stale piece of bread. I'm a ball truck tire. You give me tread."
[Reading]
Jeffrey Lassick : "You've lodged in my heart like a bone in my throat. Stretch me out and watch me choke."
Denise Iannello : Tell me, Jeffrey, on what occasion when one sends a card like this, huh?
Jeffrey Lassick : What occasion?
Denise Iannello : Yeah. What occasion?
Jeffrey Lassick : Well, I don't know. Maybe birthdays, wedding anniversaries.
Denise Iannello : Uh-huh.
Jeffrey Lassick : Or maybe just a spontaneous declaration of love. You know, not everything has to be an occasion, Denise.
Denise Iannello : Mm-hmm.
Charlie Howell : Hey, you know, I think Denise raises a valid question, though.
Sydney Guilford : Short and sappy. That's what they want.
Jeffrey Lassick : Short and sappy?
Sydney Guilford : Yeah.
Jeffrey Lassick : I got short and sappy. You're ready?
Sydney Guilford : Yeah.
Jeffrey Lassick : Mmm.
Jeffrey Lassick : [Reading] "You've lodged in my heart like a bone in my throat. Stretch me out and watch me choke."
Charlie Howell : Back, that's good.
Sydney Guilford : Great.
Charlie Howell : Yeah.
Sydney Guilford : Great.
Charlie Howell : I think is good.