Smart People (2008)

Thomas Haden Church: Chuck Wetherhold

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• Chuck Wetherhold : These children haven't been properly parented in many years. They're practically feral. That's why I was brought in.

• Janet Hartigan : [shows up uninvited]  Am I interrupting anything?

  Chuck Wetherhold : No, welcome. We could use some anti-venom in the snake pit.

• Vanessa Wetherhold : Everybody hates me.

  Chuck Wetherhold : If you tell people they're stupid, they'll usually hate you.

• Vanessa Wetherhold : I actually got accepted to Stanford 2 weeks ago.

  Chuck Wetherhold : Really? But Carnegie Mellon is free for you, and Stanford's - I don't know - 600, 700 hundred

  Vanessa Wetherhold : Forty grand...

  Chuck Wetherhold : Well, your father's gonna kill you. But for the time being, I'm filled with pride.

• Vanessa Wetherhold : I don't want you to feel uncomfortable around me, okay? I completely respect your homosexuality, and I will refrain from any further untoward advances.

  Chuck Wetherhold : Truth be told, I started dating someone. Someone my own age.

  Vanessa Wetherhold : What's his name?

  Chuck Wetherhold : Her name... is none of your business. I will be staying at *her* apartment a couple of nights a week.

  Vanessa Wetherhold : So does she know you're gay?

• Chuck Wetherhold : [to Lawrence]  You spend fifty dollars on dinner, that's grounds for intercourse.

• Chuck Wetherhold : It's kind of a win-win situation.

• Vanessa Wetherhold : You should really make your bed. It sets the tone for the day.

  Chuck Wetherhold : But, how do you know what tone I was trying to set?

• Chuck Wetherhold : [to Vanessa]  You're a monster!