Joey Potter quotes from Dawson's Creek

Dawson

If he did meet somebody else and forgot about her than obviously they were never meant to be in the first place. See my point?

Joey

Could you be any more naive?

Dawson

Could you be any more cynical?

Jen

Could you be any more irritating?

Dawson

Hey, once upon a time, you yourself told me that some love stories never end. What happened to that girl?

Joey

She offered herself to the boy she loved. The boy she thought loved her back. And he rejected her.

Jen

I've got to say, Blair Witch didn't do it for me. I wasn't remotely scared, that girl was irritating beyond measure and i had to run to the snack bar in dire need of dramamine.

Joey

I was scared...

Pacey

That's no surprise there, Potter, after all you are quite the skittish kitten.

Pacey

It seems to me that under the previous regimes in my life, every time I was studying, I was given a reward.

Joey

I offered you Chex Mix.

Pacey

And I'm not talkin' about Chex Mix. I'm talking about Tamara, and I'm talking about Andie. Let's just say that those 2 ladies, they trained me to equate studying with...

Joey

With what?

Pacey

Sex. I equate studying with sex, sex with studying. Now I get the studying, but no sex, you understand? So it's a little hard to get motivated these days.

Joey

So what you're saying is you're merely the innocent victim in some behavioral psychology experiment gone horribly awry.

Pacey

Yeah.

Joey

And you're desperately in need of some able-bodied female to help you provoke those pre-conditioned Pavlovian homework responses?

Pacey

Yes.

Joey

That is the worst pick-up line I have ever heard, Pacey.

Pacey

And what pray tell, are you two doing here?

Jen

Just enjoying the fine art of ball room dancing.

[Walking up] Didn't I say you two would be naturals? Much better than these two and they've been here all week. But you used to date, didn't you?

Jen

Uh...look, not right now, okay?

I'm right, aren't I? You dated, it didn't work out. But then you got past all your issues and now you actually trust each other, right? See, you can see that in the dancing. You can see, that the trust is there. Now these two on the other hand...[Points out Pacey and Joey dancing] Whole different story. I mean, look at them. Look at their..their form, look at the tension in their arms...

Pacey

Okay is there some sort of problem here?

What did I say about rib cages touching?

Joey

No, sorry.

Pacey

It's just not going to happen, alright?

Right...see what I mean? See the hostility, the way they're weary with each other, not to mention the constant bickering and name calling. Now these two clearly are in the early stages of some screwball mating ritual.

Pacey

What?

Joey

[Scoffs] Okay, you've got it all wrong, lady.

Really? I do?

Pacey

Oh, completely.

Joey

Actually, you could not be more wrong.

Okay. There's enough sexual tension here to power a KISS reunion tour. I can't remember the last time I saw dancing this bad....true...

Dawson

Wait a minute, you think that just because they can't dance that they're...?

Well, it's this theory that I've developed based on years of experience...if people dance that badly, then they're usually hot for each other...the dancing doesn't lie.

Would it be alright if I were to, you know, phone you sometime?

Joey

It wouldn't suck.

Pacey

Let me tell you kiddies we are looking good, looking good!

Joey

What canary did you swallow?

Dawson

If you could try to look welcoming, that would be great. Anxiety doesn't really fit in with this whole homey, "come stay with us" thing we're looking for.

Joey

Dawson, I do toilets, I do windows. I draw the line at faux perkiness.

Pacey

It's not too late to bail, okay? Believe me.

Joey

Why would I want to do that, Pacey?

Pacey

Because, this guy's an operator, okay? I can tell, I mean the first thing he's going to do when he comes through that door, is he's going to pay you some lame compliment about how incredible you look tonight [Looks her up and down, noticing himself how incredible she does look.]

Joey

Pacey...

Pacey

I'm looking out for you!

Pacey

So, what, you going to see this guy again?

Joey

I don't know. I mean, what's the point? I mean, he's older than me and he's..and he's smarter than me. And he lives far away, a very not insignificant problem seeing as I can't even drive yet, and...and how could I ever feel about him the way I..

Pacey

...Feel about about Dawson.

Joey

No, I was...actually going to say felt.

Pacey

You want to know something Miss Josephine Potter? I think the world just may surprise you yet. I mean you fall in love, and it doesn't work out, you think it will never happen. But it does, believe me it does, in the strangest of places.

Pacey

What I said last night was way out of line...and yes I was drunk, but more to the point I was just plain wrong and I wanted you to know that I was really sorry.

Joey

Well...I was worried about you too, Pacey.

Pacey

Me?...Why?

Joey

Well...because, I mean Satan himself could lead Dawson into the fiery pits of hell and he would still come out with his moral code firmly intact, but you....maybe I think that nobody's worrying about you right now.

Pacey

So then, what you're really saying is, given the highly dysfunctional nature of our relationship, this is actually how you express concern for me?

Joey

You gotta learn to read between the banter, Pacey.

Pacey

Right...[long pause]

Joey

So...so, are we all finished here?

Pacey

No, actually, um...there's something else.

Joey

Something else?

Pacey

Yeah...it's just something I've been meaning to tell you...uh...look, uh...Joey...[They give each other cute looks]...you're lingering on your clutch, okay? I know you think you're just easing into the gear, but...it's not a good idea, you know, maybe not today and maybe not tomorrow, but soon you're going to do a lot of damage to your transmission, so...what I was thinking was that if you wanted to, I could show you.

Joey

Now?

Pacey

Yeah. [they smile at each other]

Joey

Okay, Pacey.

Pacey

Yes, Dawson. You know, looking out for you. Think back with me, way back, you know like the beginning of the school year. Dawson Leery returns from the big city a changed man, determined to sever ties with girl across the creek, so he asks trusted friend to look after said girl turning the delicate transitional period. Trusted friend of course he obliges and now trusted friend gets his head handed to him on a platter.

Joey

So you guys just traded me off like some sort of baseball card? Is that what this is about?

Pacey

What?

Joey

Us. You and me. I-I thought that...

Pacey

You thought what?

Joey

I guess I thought something else, Pacey.

Pacey

So, are you going to thank me?

Joey

For what?

Pacey

Well, for all manner of things. Like defending your honor, bucking the system-

Joey

Tilting at windmills while in the throws of a misguided hero complex?

Pacey

Well yeah, that too. [They pause and smile at each other])

Joey

Pacey, if I was going to thank you for anything it would be for being yourself and you know, not caring what anybody else thinks and for knowing in your heart what's right and wrong and...and for being here this year...when I needed you the most.

Pacey

You're welcome. [Pauses and picks up a can of paint] So you want to help?

Joey

One condition.

Pacey

Sure, name it.

Joey

Be honest. The only reason you've been hanging out with me...is simply because Dawson told you to?

Pacey

Yep, that's the only reason.

Joey

Hmm...you need to get a life.

Joey

You bought me a wall?

Pacey

Not bought. Rented. And this thing didn't come cheap either. It cost me a hundred bucks.

Joey

You bought me a wall?!

Pacey

You said that already. Look, it's a limited time offer, so you should get cracking.

Joey

Pacey, did you fail to notice the size of this thing?

Pacey

Well I just thought your next endeavor should be bigger and better than your last one. It's important that you keep on growing both as a person and as an artist. Now I also got you this [holds up a can of paint] and I know it's not going to cover the whole thing, but as the saying goes, the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Joey

Well I'm going to need your help on this one.

Pacey

Ha, no no no no, not this time, you're on your own this time, sister. [starts to walk away]

Joey

Pacey, you're unbelievable, I mean as soon as I think I've got you all figured out, you go and you do something so...outrageous that...completely challenges me in a way that no one else would even think of that...in case I don't say it enough...thank you.

Pacey

It's about time, Potter. It's about time. [Turns and walks away, then looks back at her once before leaving]

Joey

I'm not meant to. Isn't that obvious by now?

Pacey

Because you're sixteen and alone? Come on.

Joey

Because I'm sixteen and in my entire life there's only been two people that have ever really known me. Dawson and-

Pacey

-- This A.J. didn't know you. I don't care how you felt about him. He didn't know you, Joey. Because if he did, he never would have walked away.

Joey

I was gonna say you, Pacey.

Pacey

Okay. [Pulls over to the side of the road]

Joey

Have you totally lost it?

Pacey

Not totally, not yet. [He and Joey get out of the car and meet at the front] Alright, what did you mean by that?

Joey

About what?

Pacey

About me knowing you better than anybody else.

Joey

Exactly what I said, Pacey. You know me, okay? In a way that nobody else besides Dawson ever has, so-

Pacey

We're not talking about Dawson right now, we're talking about me, I mean you can't keep on doing this to me, Potter!

Joey

Doing what? What, so I count on you, I tell you secrets and then suddenly-

Pacey

And you call me in the middle of the night to pick you up...why?

Joey

Well I'm sorry that I called, I thought that I-

Pacey

I'm not mad that you called me. I just want to know why you called me.

Joey

You were the first person that I thought of, Pacey.

Pacey

And what does that mean, Jo?

Joey

It means...I guess it...it means that I can talk to you and that you're there for me.

Pacey

Don't you ever get tired of talking?

Joey

No-

Pacey

Well I get tired of talking

Joey

No, I don't get tired, what I..no-

Pacey

I don't want to talk anymore

Joey

What are you trying to say, Pacey, why are we standing-

Pacey

Jo, I don't want to-

Joey

I don't-