Scandal (TV Series)

First Lady Sings the Blues (2015)

Jeff Perry: Cyrus Beene

Quotes 

• Sally Langston : [interviewing Cyrus on her television show]  But Mrs. Grant has a job. Being a mother is the hardest job in the world, and she...

  Cyrus Beene : You know I know people love to say that. I do. And it's well-meaning, but being a mother isn't a job. Being a mother is who someone *is*. It's not a job. You can quit a job. You can resign, as you did when you decided to quit being Vice President. But you are a mother forever. Being a mother is incredibly difficult. Let's not diminish it by calling it a job.

  Sally Langston : If you would let me finish my sentence, Cyrus, you would have heard me say that Mrs. Grant is the mother of our country. And as such, her true job is being first lady.

  Cyrus Beene : Still, not a job. People get paid for jobs. Don't they, Sally?

  Sally Langston : The first lady gets any number of perks a clothing allowance.

  Cyrus Beene : That's a myth. First ladies pay for their own clothes.

  Sally Langston : A private chef? Now, I've tasted that fried chicken myself, and I can personally vouch for its value.

  Cyrus Beene : So, you're saying that women should get paid in fried chicken now?

  [lowering his voice] 

  Cyrus Beene : Are you being paid in fried chicken to host this show?