Young Richie Tenenbaum Quotes in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

Young Chas Tenenbaum: [about Margot's play] Well, what'd you think, Dad?

Royal: Didn't seem believable to me.

[to Eli]

Royal: Why are you wearing pajamas? Do you live here?

Young Richie Tenenbaum: He has permission to sleep over.

Young Chas Tenenbaum: Well, did you at least think the characters were well developed?

Royal: What characters? This is a bunch of little kids dressed up in animal costumes.

Young Margot Tenenbaum: Good night, everyone.

Royal: Well, sweetie, don't be mad at me. That's just one man's opinion.

[Margot gets up and gathers her presents just as Ethel comes in with the birthday cake and everyone starts singing Happy Birthday, which trails off as she leaves the room. Ethel glares at Royal]

Narrator: He had not been invited to any of their parties since.

[Royal is telling his children that he and their mother are splitting up]

Young Margot Tenenbaum: Is it our fault?

Royal: No, no. Obviously, we made certain sacrifices as a result of having children, but no, Lord, no.

Young Richie Tenenbaum: Then why'd she ask you to leave?

Royal: I don't really know anymore. Maybe, uh, I wasn't as true to her as I could have been.

Young Chas Tenenbaum: Well, she said...

Royal: Let's just drop it, shall we, Chassie?

Young Richie Tenenbaum: Go Mordecai!