Party of Five (TV Series)

Christmas (1996)

Lacey Chabert: Claudia Salinger

Quotes 

• Claudia Salinger : [Claudia opens a door and sees Charlie]  Oh, I didn't know you were out here. I'll just...

  Charlie Salinger : It's okay. Hey. What are you doing?

  Claudia Salinger : Just looking for someplace where no one else is, I guess.

  Charlie Salinger : How come?

  Claudia Salinger : I don't know. It doesn't really feel like Christmas in there. No one wants to be here, except Stuart.

  Charlie Salinger : It's not that I don't wanna be here, Claud.

  Claudia Salinger : Right. You're probably just sitting there thinking what your life would be like if you didn't have to take care of me and Owen.

  Charlie Salinger : You don't really think that, do you?

  Claudia Salinger : I don't know. Maybe.

  Charlie Salinger : [sighs]  I like taking care of you, Claudia. I like dropping you off at school. I like hearing about what guy you have a crush on. I like taking you to the dentist. I like it all. I wouldn't trade that for anything in the world.

  Claudia Salinger : Yeah. But it doesn't make you happy.

  Charlie Salinger : It's just not quite enough. You know? I mean, I love you. But I guess I want a little more out of life too. And that's hard because I was so close to having that. Marrying Kirsten would have been much more. Much more. And it's not like I wanna replace her, cause I know that I'm never gonna have her or anything like her again. I just wouldn't mind something. It doesn't even have to be a big thing, you know? Just something small. For me.

• Claudia Salinger : [the doorbell rings]  You're gonna have to wait two minutes.

  [opens the door] 

  Claudia Salinger : Grandpa?

  Jake Gordon : How's my little girl?

  Claudia Salinger : Great. Oh.

  Jake Gordon : Merry Christmas, kids. I got a lot of stuff here. So, uh, show me the way to the tree.