Emma Decody quotes from Bates Motel

Emma Decody

I'm pretty used to things not turning out the way I expect and making the best of it.

Emma Decody

[to Norman] You know what's ridiculous? Me, thinking you'd take me to the dance, and see me all dressed up, and realize you actually have feelings for me, Norman Bates, because you do, but you're just too stupid to know it.

Emma Decody

[to Norman] Are you joking? That is totally insulting. I have lived with this illness every day of my life, 24-7. I think I know my own limitations. I think I've earned the right to make my own decisions, not take direction from two people who wouldn't know their ass from a handbag if they had a head cold. I didn't think your mother was coming on this date with us.

Norman Bates

This is all a little peculiar.

Emma Decody

No. You know what's peculiar? A 17-year-old boy using the word "peculiar".

Norma Bates

[discussing Bradley Martin] What is she like?

Emma Decody

She's only the prettiest girl in school. And the most popular. And she's nice, so you can't even hate her.

[gossiping in the girl's room] She would never have sex with someone like that.

Ugh, no way. She can't be that stupid.

Emma Decody

[emerging from a stall] Well, maybe you better talk to her. Because she did.

I don't think you know what we're talking about.

Emma Decody

Actually, I don't think you know what you're talking about. Bradley had sex with Norman. Sex, as in carnal-back-and-forth. Maybe she has sex with all her pets, I don't know. But you should really get your facts straight before you shoot your mouth off with your demeaning opinions. And you've got toilet paper on your shoe.

Norman Bates

You look kinda pathetic.

Emma Decody

Really. I was just thinking how glad I am that I don't have to get all dressed up and go. What a pain.

Norman Bates

You should go.

Emma Decody

No one asked me. I dunno, it doesn't do anything for my pathetic quotient.

Norman Bates

You want me to go with you?

Emma Decody

No. That's silly. That's more than silly. That's tragically lame.

Norman Bates

Oh, I don't mind. I'd like to.

Emma Decody

Oh, please. You're just asking because you're my friend and you feel sorry for me.

Norman Bates

[smiles] Well, yeah.

Emma Decody

[smiles] Okay, jerk-off, I'll go with you.

Emma Decody

It's so funny how people leave their things. There's such an energy in it, like the person's still present somehow in the animation -

Norma Bates

Emma, please.

Emma Decody

Sorry.

Emma Decody

Yeah, sex is complicated, you know? It's supposed to be. It's not cracking an egg. It's something of importance. It's the basis of procreation, you know? It's kind of magical and heady. It's not nothing.

Norman Bates

No, no. It's definitely big, I just...you know, I'm not sure I'd refer to it using the term "magical".

Emma Decody

I love your mom, but I think she loves you so much that she can't stand the thought of you growing up. So maybe this gives you a feeling that being an adult, being sexual, is somehow wrong.

Norman Bates

Well, she does the best she can. We're just close.

Emma Decody

Yeah, and you always will be, but that doesn't mean you can't grow up. Unless you're Peter Pan. Do you want to be Peter Pan?

Norman Bates

Maybe. If you'll be Wendy.

Emma Decody

Peter and Wendy never got to have sex.

Norman Bates

I found out that Norma's brother has been staying up at Dylan's farm. I had to tell mother.

Emma Decody

Did you have to?

Norman Bates

He raped her. He's dangerous! I don't understand how Dylan could have anything to do with him.

Emma Decody

Because it's his father. And we all whitewash our parents' sins, because on some, some level... Because we need to.

Dylan Massett

[about his incestuous parentage] I'm sorry that you know that. It, it took me a long time to get my head wrapped around it, and I, I can't imagine what someone like you must think.

Emma Decody

No. We come into the world the way we come into the world. It's not our choice, but at least we're here.

Emma Decody

Are you hitting on me?

Dylan Massett

Well, if you don't know, then I'm doing a pretty shitty job.

Dylan Massett

[about Audrey's letter] That's how I knew your mom was staying at the motel. I tracked down her landlord, and she said that she hadn't heard from your mom, and that your mom owed back, like, four months' rent, so they had to get rid of her stuff and evict her. Did you read this? I think that, you know, it seems like she wants to get to know you and make an effort.

Emma Decody

What it says is that she wants to tell me about why she left. What it means is that she actually wants to tell me horrible things about my dad.

Dylan Massett

Are you sure?

Emma Decody

All that stuff you found out about the disconnected phone. The back rent. It all makes sense. She's broke. She wanted to make us feel sorry for her so that we'd bail her out. She did it a few times when I was little, until my dad finally told her to go to hell. I can't keep pretending like I don't remember that. She's not a very good person. I'm such an idiot.

Dylan Massett

No, no.

Emma Decody

No, it's fine. I don't need someone who doesn't who doesn't want me.

Dylan Massett

I want you. I love you.

Emma Decody

Multitasking got the best of you?

Dylan Massett

Yeah, whoever decided we only needed two arms is an asshole.

Emma Decody

Maybe we should think about reaching out to your mom. I know it's complicated, but, honestly, I've been thinking about her, and she's a nut, but how amazing would she be as a grandmother?

Dylan Massett

Look, Emma, I know that you think you have this superpower where you know what people want even though that's not what they say, but it's getting really old, okay? And sometimes people actually do know what they want without you having to tell them. So if you could just drop the Norma thing, that'd be great, all right?

Emma Decody

[quietly] Got it.