Evicted (1999)

Lawrence Tierney: Bob

Quotes 

• Bob : You know, I've tried to be a friend of yours. No question about that, you'll admit that. Maybe if I haven't been a friend of yours, maybe I made things too easy for you. What the hell, I've been down before. When I was your age, I didn't always have a job. I got fired. I lost jobs, but I always went back and got another one. I had all kinds of jobs. Lumberjack, bartender, stevedore, sandhog, iron worker... name it, I've done everything. I'm not afraid to work. I don't see you going out and really looking for a job. Suddenly, it dawned on me. Maybe you don't go looking for a job because somebody might say, "okay, you're hired". Then you have a job. You have a commitment. You got to be there Monday morning, shaved up and ready to work. You'd rather sit around and feel sorry for yourself, wearing old clothes and hand-me-downs, remakes. Oh, everyone is sorry for poor Micro. Yeah, but is Micro sorry? No, he's glad 'cause he doesn't have to get up early to do any work. Maybe I'm doing you an injustice. There's a lot of good in you, Micro or I wouldn't be wasting my time. You're like the son I never had. But I'm spoiling you with kindness. Now I got an old suit for you, you look well, you got two hands and you can do work. There's nothing wrong with you. I want you to go out and get a job or I gotta say this. I'm through helping you. Now, it's up to you. You do it, or I'm through with you. And you're going to lose the best friend you ever had.

  Micro : All done, Bob. Your sink is fixed.

  Bob : Don't interrupt me. You know, I'm beginning to see something. I'm beginning to think a good day's work will kill you.

  Micro : Probably.

  Bob : Hey, did you hear anything I said?

  Micro : Yeah, you said I should stop smoking.