Quotes / Put on a Bus

Film — Live-Action

"You don't have to worry about Church anymore. He's, uh, he's out of the picture."

— Max Drummer, The Expendables 3

Music

Back in Wilson High
Said I had these two best friends
Til the school bus came
And took my friends away

— Weezer, "Mykel and Carli"

Web Original

I always used to wonder what it said in that letter that Lisa Bonet read in the opening credits of A Different World. If Bill Cosby was in charge of props, it might have read: “YOU CAN BE PREGNANT OR EMPLOYED BUT NOT BOTH.”

— Dlisted

"I’m only going to appear in 11 episodes this year now you’ve agreed to give me more money", says Duchovny. "Fine, but I’m going to strap you in a chair and torture you horribly for being such a pain in the ass," responds Carter.

— Joe Ford on The X-Files

When it comes to writing off a character, ascending 'em into a higher plane of existence is probably the cheesiest way to go. You get to mourn the character as if they had truly died, but all the while the audience is deep down well aware that they will probably come back someday...Wesley Crusher becomes a Traveler after turning emo and meeting some Indians (seriously)."

— Cracked, "10 Most Implausible, Unpleasant, And Infuriating Ways Sci-fi Shows Kill Off Main Characters"

Chris: As much as this show has moved on from Lana, it seems weird that they didn’t get Kristin Kreuk to make an appearance in some capacity. Did they blow their entire guest star budget on Rosenbaum?
David: Well, I’m sure Kreuk had more important proj — aaaaahahahaahah, no, I can’t finish that sentence...Good luck, Kristin! Congratulations on escaping the Titanic, even though you were the Goddamn iceberg.

— Chris Sims and David Uzumeri on Smallville ("Finale")

Real Life

"I think it may have had something to do with an increase in my paycheck for the second one. I’m only partly kidding."

— Ally Sheedy on not appearing in Short Circuit 2

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