Thirtysomething (TV Series)

But Not for Me (1987)

Ken Olin: Michael Steadman

Quotes 

• Valet Parking Attendant : It's $12 for the lost ticket.

  Michael Steadman : Hey, you're not gonna get 12 cents from me until I get a chance to see. So, just, you know, hey, Hope, check your purse.

  Hope Murdoch Steadman : I checked it.

  Michael Steadman : Check it again.

  Valet Parking Attendant : We don't take checks.

  Michael Steadman : Look, how long was I in there? Three minutes? You just took the damn car. What do I need a ticket for?

  Hope Murdoch Steadman : Honey.

  Michael Steadman : I'm okay. I'm fine. We're gonna have a really nice evening. I'm-I'm calm, I'm relaxed.

  Valet Parking Attendant , Valet Parking Attendant : $12.

  Michael Steadman : You say $12 one more time, I will burn down your houses and kill your families.

• Michael Steadman : So, um, just kind of?

  Gary Shepherd : Just kind of, yeah.

  Michael Steadman : Oh. Or, like, wow?

  Gary Shepherd : Wow. Wow is right.

  Michael Steadman : See, Gary, you got to understand she is my cousin. If I was any kind of a man, I would probably take you out back and shoot you. No, I wouldn't shoot you, I would kneecap you. That way, I could beat you at squash.

• Michael Steadman : We did it.

  Hope Murdoch Steadman : We did it.

  Michael Steadman : We got into a movie.

  Hope Murdoch Steadman : More of a film, actually.

  Michael Steadman : Mm, a powerful film.

  Hope Murdoch Steadman : Harrowing.

  Michael Steadman : I don't think I've ever seen life in a concentration camp captured quite so harrowingly.

  Hope Murdoch Steadman : Uh, you felt like you were there.

  Michael Steadman : Oh, yeah, for 4 hours and 20 minutes, you were right there.

  Hope Murdoch Steadman : Did you get the gum off your pants?

  Michael Steadman : Most of it.