- Philip Banks: Will, I want the best for Ashley. When I was young I loved classical music, but my parents could never afford lessons. I would stand in parking lot outside the Phil Harmonic, hoping to catch a spare note in the night air.
- Vivian Banks: Philip, when I met you, you were into James Brown.
- Will: [laughing] He liked James Brown?
- Vivian Banks: He even wore his hair like him.
- Will: [laughing harder] He had hair?
- Vivian Banks: [after Philip kicking Jazz out of the house] Philip, you drop-kicked a human being across the front lawn.
- Philip Banks: It felt good, damn it! Back in the saddle again.
- Vivian Banks: I think living down the street from the Reagans has had a very bad effect on you.
- William 'Will' Smith: [about Ashley] You're trying to control her too much. She's nine years old and she already has a calender telling her where she has to be and what she has to do.
- Philip Banks: But she doesn't have to worry about that because you tell her what to do? You're not her father.
- William 'Will' Smith: All right. But how come you didn't even know she doesn't like the violin?
- Philip Banks: She liked it for a whole year until you moved into this house. Can you explain that?
- Ashley Banks: I never liked it, Daddy.
- Vivian Banks: That explains it.
- William 'Will' Smith: Aww come on Uncle Phil, you gonna ruin my rep.
- Philip Banks: You're only 17. You don't have a rep yet.