October Road (TV Series)

Pilot (2007)

Bryan Greenberg: Nick Garrett

Quotes 

• Bennett Goldman(Editor) : Dufresne College called. They wanna know if you'd be interested in teaching a one-day intensive on the art of the novel.

  Nick Garrett : Not so much. Dufresne College - -that's in my hometown. I haven't been back there in 10 years. There's some people there that might not be so happy to see me.

  Bennett Goldman(Editor) : Maybe that's why you're blocked. Go back there. Make peace with it all. You've got to get past your fears, kiddo. G. Gordon Liddy was afraid of rats, so he cooked one up and ate it. Fear gone.

  Nick Garrett : If you're suggesting that I cook and eat my old friends, I can assure you, in their opinion, I already have.

• Sam Daniels : That house is haunted. You ever seen to To Kill a Mockingbird? You know that guy Boo Radley, in that house is Boo Radley Senior & Boo Radley Junior.

  Nick Garrett : I know. I grew up there.

• Hannah Daniels : You've been gone how long now?

  Nick Garrett : Ten years.

  Hannah Daniels : Right. I think it was two weeks before my 18th birthday that you left. Yes, I'm quite sure because I remember getting those roses, thinking they were for my birthday, but they weren't. They were a goodbye present as in, goodbye I'm no longer in your present.

  Nick Garrett : I can explain.

  Hannah Daniels : It's not necessary.

  Nick Garrett : Hannah-...

  Hannah Daniels : Truly, don't sweat it. I should go. Um... are you, are you staying long?

  Nick Garrett : Leave Sunday.

• Nick Garrett : How old is Sam?

  Hannah Daniels : He turns 10 in two months.

  Nick Garrett : Ten...

  Hannah Daniels : Ten...

  Hannah Daniels : [Owen says good-bye to Sam and Sam goes to the door]  Hannah: Umm... good-bye Nick. Good Luck.

  [She turns to leave but turns back around] 

  Hannah Daniels : And don't worry, he's not yours.

• Nick Garrett : Hey! What are you doing, kid? Got a paper route?

  Sam Daniels : Yeah, mom thinks it's good for me. Crack of dawn, fresh air, current events. Character building stuff. What are you doing out this early?

  Nick Garrett : Same thing. Trying to build some character. Hey, let me ask you a question. What do you think about your mom's boyfriend?

  Sam Daniels : Big Cat?

  Nick Garrett : Yeah.

  Sam Daniels : He's OK, I guess. Although, sometimes, I think he's trying to murder me.

• Nick Garrett : Look, I really am sorry, Eddie. I never thought anyone would get torn up in the process, especially you. I left here that summer with every intention of coming back to the Ridge. Then on the last night of the trip... I'm literally packing my bags and... I remembered something mom told me before she died. She said "You gotta promise me, Nicky... never to settle for anything less than unexpected adventure." And I couldn't kick the feeling that if I came back here, I'd be have giving up on that. It's like once I stayed away... staying away became a way. Any of this make sense?

• Ikey : I got a bone to pick. I read your book 3 times. I still can't figure out which character is suppose to be me.

  Nick Garrett : That's 'cause there wasn't a character based on you.

  Ikey : Well now I'm really pissed!

• Nick Garrett : Ronnie didn't tell you I was coming home.

  The Commander : No, no. Long term effects of marijuana and video games have affected him in the short term.