Top 20 Quotes From Daphne Reid

Vivian: Our family had its share of surprises. You remember the time Uncle Reuben came out the closet?
Helen: How can I forget? He was wearing my purple suit.

Vivian: [to Philip] Honey, you've also got an infant son who needs you in one piece.
Philip: I don't see Dan's wife giving him any heat over this.
Vivian: From what Helen tells me, she ain't giving him any heat anywhere else either.
Philip: Oh, you women discuss that?
Vivian: You'd be surprised what we talk about.

Vivian: Carlton, your father just wants to make sure that if anything should happen, we'll be taken care of.
Hilary: That's right, Carlton. Daddy has gotten us used to this rich and pompous lifestyle. Oh, guess what? I went in on a race horse.

Vivian: Do you really think we can rely on them to take care of the b-a-b-y?
Hilary: Who's Bobby?
Vivian: The baby.
Hilary: Mom, his name is Nicky.

Hilary: My therapist said that the only way to cope with Trevor's death is to confront it.
Vivian: Trevor died bungee-jumping.
Hilary: I'm working up to that. Well, I'm off to my skydiving class.
William: Yo, Hil, that's not your parachute. That's my bookbag.
Hilary: Whoops. That would've been embarrassing.

Philip: What is it about me that baby doesn't like? Is it my beard? Because if it is, I'll shave it off right now.
Vivian: Don't you dare. I love the way that beard feels.
Philip: Hmph. I'm surprised you remember.
Vivian: Sweetheart, it hasn't been that long since we've made love, has it?
Geoffrey: Five months this Tuesday.
[Vivian and Phil stare at him, and he shrugs]
Geoffrey: Thin walls.

Helen: She'll be on the first broom back to Philly.
Vivian: Here we are, the Smith sisters, loud, live, and in color.
Helen: More like, quiet, evil, and colored.

William: Uncle Phil, that is not cool, the way you dissing my father like that.
Philip: The hell with your father.
Vivian: Philip, for God's sake.
Philip: He waltzes in here after 15 years?
William: Fourteen.
Philip: Excuse me. Fourteen years and acts like nothing has happened. Wake up, Will. This is the same guy who didn't think enough of you to pick up the damn phone!
William: He made a mistake. I'm sorry that everybody can't be as perfect as you, Uncle Phil, but if I can forgive him, how come you can't?
Philip: Because he's not doing this for you, he's doing this for himself and if you think any differently, then you're a fool!
Vivian: Hey, just cool it. Just cool down. We can talk about this another time.
William: You know what, Aunt Viv? Ain't even nothing to talk about. I've been waiting for this for a long time, my whole life and ain't nobody gonna stop me. Come tomorrow, I'm out of here.
Philip: Oh yeah, I don't think so.
William: Who cares what you think? You are not my father!
[storms off]

Will: You all trying to play me like that, right?
[to Carlton]
Will: What if he told you that you couldn't wear plaid anymore?
Carlton: Don't joke about that, Will.
Will: [to Hilary] What if he told you that you couldn't entertain men in the Jacuzzi anymore?
Vivian: When did you have a man in the Jacuzzi?
Hilary: This isn't about me. It's about Will.

Hilary: Daddy, I need $500.
Will: Hil, you should really consider expanding your vocabulary a little.
Vivian: Hilary, honey, if it's for the barbecue we're catering this afternoon we have already paid you.
Hilary: It's not for the barbecue. I just want $500.

Vivian: Sometimes I think we work so hard to give our kids what we didn't have, we forget to give them what we did have.

[Philip and Vivian do not agree on how to raise Hilary]
Philip: A girl should always listen to her father.
Vivian: In that case I never would've married you!
Philip: Well, that was different. Your father had it in for me. What was it again that he didn't like about me?
Vivian: It was a tie between your family and your temper.
Philip: Well I'll tell you one thing: I sure don't miss him.
[Vivian glares at Philip]
Philip: God rest his soul.

Phillip: So Vivian, how were your classes today?
Vivian: Fine. I just wish my students would concentrate more on their work. They're very easily distracted.
Will: I see it every day. Don't you, Hilary?
[Hilary barks like a dog]
Vivian: Did you say something, sweetie?
Hilary: No.
[Phillip takes a drink from his glass]
Hilary: Will Smith is perfect!
Will: Why, thank you. It's so nice to be appreciated.
Phillip: Yes, but perhaps at another time. Your mother was trying to say something and I'm sure she would appreciate it if she weren't interrupted again.
Hilary: Anyway, as I was saying...
[Phillip takes another drink]
Vivian: Will Smith is the king of the universe!
Will: Why, thank you Hilary!
[Hilary barks]
Phillip: Hilary!
[Hilary barks again]
Vivian: Look, I know people get a little silly around midterms. But not at the dinner table. Hilary
Hilary: Sorry, Mom.
[Carlton clinks his fork on his glass]
Hilary: Will Smith is the scum of the earth!
Vivian: Hilary!
[Hilary barks, then Phillip takes a drink]
Hilary: However... Will Smith is the pinnacle of manliness.
[Carlton clears his throat and Hilary smacks Will upside the head]
Vivian: Hilary!
[Hilary barks, Carlton clears his throat, Hilary smacks Will again]
Ashley: What's with Hilary?

William: Everyone, Uncle Phil had that heart attack because of me.
Vivian: Will, your fat joke had nothing to do with this.
William: I've been sneaking him fatty foods for a week.
Everyone: WHAT?

Vivian: [When Carlton comes home from the airport all beaten up] Carlton, honey, what happened?
Carlton: Will told everyone at the airport I was Bryant Gumbel.
Will: I thought I'd get my luggage faster.
Vivian: You poor baby, what did they do? Mob you for autographs?
Carlton: No, five old ladies attacked me for being mean to Willard.

Vivian: Philip, Will's been gone for seven hours now. What if something's happened to him?
Philip: Don't try to cheer me up, Vivian.
Vivian: Philip, I'm serious. Do something.
Philip: What do you want me to do? I've got Geoffrey out scouring the city.
Geoffrey: [walks in the house] I'm terribly sorry, sir, I've looked everywhere. There isn't an ice cream sandwich left in this town.

Hilary: Just toast and coffee this morning, Geoffrey.
Will: Geoffrey's not here, Hilary.
Hilary: Can he do that?
Vivian: He was so upset, I gave him the morning off. I better go check to see how he's doing.
[Vivian leaves]
Hilary: Great, so what am I supposed to do about breakfast?
Will: Oh, here's a crazy idea, Hil. How about you get it yourself?
Hilary: Fine.
[picks up the phone]
Hilary: Bel-Air Hotel? Get me room service.

[Vivian isn't doing any work because she's pregnant]
Vivian: I'm as big as a house. All I want to do is lie in bed and eat pie.
Phillip: Well, Vivian, so do I, but I still get things done!

Vivian: You can't stop little girls from growing up.
Philip: I can and I will.

Vivian: Lou, if you walk out of Will's life now, don't you ever come back.