Joey Potter quotes from Dawson's Creek

Joey

[voiceover] What Dawson said that night definitely rang true-- my life is waiting for me out there. I know it. And what's really cool is that I have absolutely no idea what to expect. But whatever it is... I'm ready for it. I'm excited. Bring it on.

Joey

[[to Eddie] Social conventions dictate that when something embarrassing happens, we all tacitly agree to never speak of them again. It's what keeps us going as a society. That...and alcohol.

Joey

[voiceover] It’s true what they say. Time is an unreliable narrator. History gets rewritten in small ways with each passing day. I can’t swear this is exactly how it happened, but this is how it felt. Summer had brought us home, and we wasted no time assuming our roles in what had become an all-too-familiar scenario. Pacey had fallen from grace, Dawson’s dreams were dashed, and I was somehow in the middle of it all over again. The triangle we had all tried so hard to put to rest had come back to haunt us.

Joey

[voiceover] I used to be afraid of so many things...That I'd never grow up. That I'd be trapped in the same place for all eternity. That my dreams would forever be shy of my reach. It's true what they say. Time plays tricks on you. One day you're dreaming, the next your dream has become your reality. And now that this scared little girl no longer follows me wherever I go, I miss her. I do. 'Cause there are things I wanna tell her-- to relax, to lighten up, that it is all going to be ok. I want her to know that meeting people who like you, who understand you, who actually accept you for who you are, will become an increasingly rare occurrence. Jen, Jack, Audrey, Andie, Pacey, and Dawson. These people who contributed to who I am, they are with me wherever I go, and as history gets rewritten in small ways with each passing day, my love for them only grows. Because the truth is... it was the best of times. Mistakes were made, hearts were broken, harsh lessons learned, but all of that has receded into fond memory now. How does it happen? Why are we so quick to forget the bad and romanticize the good? Maybe it's because we need to believe that the time we spent together actually meant something, that we were there for each other in a time in our lives that defined us all, a time in our lives that we will never forget. I can't swear this is exactly how it happened. But this is how it felt.

Joey

I just don't think it's a good idea for me to sleep over anymore, you know?

Dawson

No, I don't know. C'mon, You've been sleeping over since you were seven. It's Saturday night.

Joey

Things change, Dawson. Evolve.

Dawson

What are you talking about?

Joey

Sleeping in the same bed was fine when we were kids, but we're fifteen now.

Dawson

Yeah.

Joey

We start high school Monday?

Dawson

Yeah.

Joey

And I have breasts!

Dawson

What?

Joey

And you have genitalia!

Dawson

I've always had genitalia.

Joey

But there's more of it.

Dawson

How do you know?

Joey

Long fingers. I gotta go.

Jen

Hey Joey, I love your lipstick. What shade is that?

Joey

Wicked Red. Uh, Jen, I love your hair color. What number is that?

Dawson

You'll have to excuse Joey. She was born in a barn.

Jen

That's okay. Uh, Joey, I just do highlights.

Joey

So, uh, Jen, are you a virgin?

Dawson

That's mature!

Joey

Well 'cause Dawson's a virgin and two virgins really make for a clumsy first encounter don't you think?

Dawson

You're going to die

Joey

I just thought I'd help, you know, cut to the chase.

Jen

No, it's okay, Dawson. Yes, I am a virgin. How about you, Joey?

Joey

Please, years ago. Trucker named Bubba.

Dawson

Do me a favor? If I get like this again, and I'm sure I will before this adolescent growth process is over... Next time just chain me to my bed and wait for my moment of clarity to come.

Joey

Can I use leather straps?

Dawson

Not until you explain the Crisco!

Dawson

Joey, you're going to have kiss him.

Joey

I cannot and will not kiss that cretin.

Dawson

It's a movie. You're playing a character, it's not Pacey you're kissing.

Joey

So he's a sea serpent from the deep, cite the difference.

Joey

You mean, you haven't even kissed that girl?

Dawson

It's not about the kiss, Joey. It's about the journey, creating a sustaining magic.

Joey

Does Jen fall for this warped movie logic?

Dawson

It's not warped. It's romance.

Joey

It's old, Dawson. Just kiss her, will you? Take the elevator to the next floor and get off, it's time.

Dawson

It's not that simple Joey. It's about creating the perfect moment. And it has to be planned with the right music and dialogue.

Joey

You can't storyboard a kiss.

Dawson

Sure you can.

Joey

It's not reality, Dawson. These movies that you're watching are false images that don't exist outside the city limits of Hollywood.

Dawson

Not true. They're images grounded in the reality of imagination.

Joey

Did you just pull that one out of your butt, or what?

Dawson

Everybody thinks that movies are fantasy, but they don't have to be. From Here to Eternity, you can have that. You just have to create it. That moment on the beach could be yours. You could be Deborah Kerr.

Joey

Mm, sand in my crotch, heaven.

Dawson

You know, it's attitudes like yours that prevent storyboard romances from happening. You're way too cynical.

Joey

[to Pacey] And what do you want?

Pacey

Actually something a little sexy would be good, I gotta a maybe sorta date this evening.

Joey

Hmm, who's the lucky farm animal tonight?

Pacey

Ahh, what's that, what's that stuff that makes a woman horny?

Joey

Your polar opposite?

Dawson

You mean oysters.

Pacey

Right, oysters. A dozen oysters, Joey, pack 'em up.

Joey

Well, I'm a Pisces, I'm into body piercings, and men with tattoos.

Are you here with your parents? Are you guys on a boat?

Joey

Actually, we brought the chauffeur. Mother hates to sail. She doesn't like the sun. She burns easy.

What about you?

Joey

I wear lotion.

No, I mean, do you like to sail?

Joey

Why do you ask?

I'm taking a survey. Because I want you to come sailing with me, tomorrow.

Joey

I can't.

Come on. I'll show you my tattoo.

Joey

Gap ad has a tattoo?

If you come sailing you'll find out.

Pacey

Could it be? Joey's finally noticing the opposite sex!

Joey

Shut up!

Pacey

Uh, excuse me, young man! This woman here thinks you're very attractive!

Joey

[Trying to shut him up] You butt plug!

Pacey

Forget it, Joey. Guys off yachts don't go for waitresses. Huh?

Joey

I'm going to kill you. One night in your sleep, a slit throat maybe or a screwdriver to your temple. Be ready.

Dawson

[about Jen] Oh god, she's perfect.

Joey

Perfect? Dawson, you disappoint me.

Dawson

Those eyes, that hair..

Joey

Well, I grant you that the girl has certain physical attributes but nothing so original or mysterious to warrant perfection.

Dawson

Okay, easy.

Joey

I mean, a face like that leaves nothing to the imagination. The well-maintained good looks of an upper-middle class New Yorker. There's no mystery there. I can see her entire future in that pose.

Dawson

Really?

Joey

Yeah. In three years her above-average SAT scores will grant her admission into a small liberal arts college somewhere in New England where she'll major in...art history before returning to Manhattan to marry a bond trader she meets some Saturday afternoon at America's cup watching party. Within a year they move to suburban Connecticut, refurbish an old farm house, and raise three neurotically perfect children.

Dawson

You've put quite a bit of thought into this.

Joey

Not really. It's just so obvious.

Dawson

Well, to be honest, I think I prefer to let Jen surprise me, okay?

Joey

Suit yourself. I'm just trying to save you some time.

Joey

Sorry, kitchen's closed.

Jen

Well, if you can stand the shock, I actually came to see you. I need some advice.

Joey

And in what field do you consider me an expert in?

Jen

Dawson Leery.

Joey

You know, I'm sort of busy here with these receipts and locking up. Maybe we could do this another time.

Jen

I told him I wasn't a virgin.

Joey

I think I have a minute.

Jen

It's just that he seemed so disappointed in me, which of course made me angry and now I don't know where we are.

Joey

Well, let me tell you about Dawson. Granted he's articulate for his age but he's not exactly mature. He's the classic only child. He pouts when things don't go his way and he only sees things in black and white. Anything else confuses him.

Jen

Yeah.

Joey

And when it comes to women...there are popes who have had more experience. I mean the guy was a shrimp until last summer. To say his sex life is limited is the understatement of the decade. It's barren. A desert. I don't envy what you have to deal with, believe me.

Jen

You're not trying to scare me off, are you?

Joey

No. I'm just trying to say that every guy that grows up to be one of the good ones...he was probably a dweeb with girls when he was 15, too.

Jen

So what would you do?

Joey

Same as you. I'd get hurt, mad, confused, ask people for advice, maybe the wrong people, and then I'd wait.

Jen

For what?

Joey

For him to grow up, come around, everything.

Jen

And how long does that take?

Joey

Don't go by me. I'd probably be stupid enough to wait forever.

Jen

Mind a little company?

Joey

Hanging out with all your friends?

Dawson

Yep. That's why you weren't invited.

Joey

Phasers on stun, I come in peace. You're going to screw it up, you know?

Dawson

What?

Joey

Jen. She came and talked to me. I told her sit tight, he'll be back...

Dawson

Thanks. Appreciate it, Joey.

Joey

I explained to her that it's just displaced anger and you're just mad at your mom and dad.

Dawson

I'm mad at the world, Joey. I'm a teenager.