“Paternity” quotes

“- Maggie: You can't love anything!
- Buddy Evans: I love you... five minutesago when I smiled, it was the first time I had since you left.”
Beverly D'Angelo - Maggie
Burt Reynolds - Buddy Evans

“- Maggie: What if he asks about his mother?
- Buddy Evans: Why would he do that?
- Maggie: Sooner or later he's going to notice he doesn't have a mother.
- Buddy Evans: I'll stall him.
- Maggie: All his life?
- Buddy Evans: No, all mine.”
Beverly D'Angelo - Maggie
Burt Reynolds - Buddy Evans

“- Buddy Evans: What are those?
- Ms. Werner: What are what?
- Buddy Evans: Those things on your teeth.
- Ms. Werner: They're braces.
- Buddy Evans: I know they're braces. But do you have to wear them?
- Ms. Werner: No, they're the latest in costume jewelry. Of course I have to wear them.”
Burt Reynolds - Buddy Evans
Carol Locatell - Ms. Werner

My father always told me: "You can do anything you want in life, so long as you go to law school".
Burt Reynolds - Buddy Evans

“- Buddy Evans: What's wrong with my forehead?
- Ms. Werner: Look at those lines.
- Buddy Evans: What lines?
- Ms. Werner: Looks like it's suffering from erosion.
- Buddy Evans: As long as we're talking about looks, your nose isn't exactly classic.
- Ms. Werner: Has anyone ever suggested that you plant corn in your eyebrows?”
Burt Reynolds - Buddy Evans
Carol Locatell - Ms. Werner