Dawson's Creek quotes

Joey

Cliffhanger? Come on, Dawson. You of all people should know that a cliffhanger is merely a manipulative TV standard designed to improve ratings.

Dawson

No, a cliffhanger's purpose is to keep people interested. Keep them guessing what's going to happen in future episodes.

Joey

But just like in our own lives, they are so predictable. I mean, the producers put the characters in some contrived situation hoping that the audience will think something is going to change, but, you know what? It never does. Back to the same way it was before your so-called cliffhanger. It's boring Dawson.

Dawson

Well, what if this time it's different? What if this time in the cliffhanger something changes? You wouldn't want to miss that, would ya?

Joey

It still sounds like one big tease to me Dawson.

Joey

I mean, I don't know. France is so far away. I mean, I won't know anybody, I don't speak the language, plus I don't think I could spend a year in any country that worships Mickey Rourke.

Dawson wait please. Tell me about her. Tell me about my daughter.

Dawson

What do you want to know?

Anything, everything.

Dawson

She's great. I mean, she's smart, she's beautiful, she's funny, she's a big ol' scaredy cat. If you creep up from behind her she'll jump out of her skin. It's pretty amusing. She's honest. She always calls them just like she sees them. You can always count on getting the truth from Joey even if the truth hurts. She's stubborn. We fight a lot. She can be so frustrating sometimes. But she's a really, really, good friend. I know her to a fault. She believes in me. And I'm a dreamer so it's so good to have somebody like that in my life. If she goes away, I don't know what I'm going to do. I mean, she's my best friend, you know? She's more than that. She's everything.

Joey

Hi. I don't really know what I'm doing here. That's not true. Um, look, I came here tonight to say, I came here to tell you that you messed up. You really messed up. And not because you broke the law or you got caught or that you left me without a father. You messed up because you don't know me. I'm your daughter and you don't know me at all. So I guess I just came to say that I'm alright. I turned out pretty good. And I'm going to be okay, no help from you. And um I just have one question. Do you love me?

More than you'd ever know. And I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

Joey

Do you think about me?

Sweetheart, all day long, everyday, every hour, every minute.

Joey

Do you really love me, though? Because I'm 15 years old and I go through every day of my life thinking that nobody loves me.

Well nothing could be further from the truth. And I'm not the only one. Dawson Leery. He loves you Joey. He's never told you?

Joey

Never.

Well, he does. I know it.

Joey

How?

Because he looks at you the same way your mother used to look at me. And you love him...Have you told him? You have to tell him Joey. Don't make my mistake. Don't wait til someone you love is eaten with cancer and wasting away while you hold back...

Joey

I love you Dad.

I love you.

Joey

We're just friends. That's all.

Dawson

Joey, c'mon you know that's not true.

Joey

So what are we Dawson? You know, I am so tired of the way we relate to one another. We spend all of our time analyzing our sad little adolescent lives.

Dawson

I know we know too many big words. But it's a good thing to analyze.

Joey

But it doesn't get us anywhere. It doesn't move us forward. We're in the same place we were 3 months ago. It's time to grow up Dawson.

Dawson

I know, Joey. We can. We are growing up.

Joey

No we're not. Everyday is the same. We watch a movie, preferably a Spielberg film, find the appropriate life correlation and then we pat ourselves on the back for being so clever. You know, as much as our perception is right on, our honesty is severely lacking Dawson.

Dawson

There is something lacking.

Joey

And the reason I came here tonight is because we need to move on. Look, we're not kids anymore. And I'm not gonna do this anymore. And I just thought you should know, so...

Dawson

So, are you going to France?

Joey

Ah, the inevitable cliffhanger. Am I going to France?

Pacey

You know I can't believe this. After years of gratuitous self-examination, you finally did it, you acted. I mean, I thought you and Joey were going to draw out this 'will they-won't they' drama for at least another couple of years. Sam and Diane didn't get together for at least 4 seasons and Mulder and Scully...they haven't even kissed! If you and Joey can get across this romantic checkmate thing you've been in for GOD knows how many years...anything is possible!

Joey

Me not going to France...you and me talking dirty in the halls...I mean, do you think we're making some massive, monumental mistake? I mean, things have always been so complicated between...

Dawson

I think we'll be fine. I mean granted we'll be entering some uncharted boy/girl territory but I honestly think regardless of how complicated things are on a day to day basis, we'll be fine. We'll concentrate on the simple stuff.

Joey

Like what?

Dawson

Like a date.

Joey

A date?

Dawson

Mm-hm.

Joey

You and me on a date?

Dawson

Yep.

Joey

I don't know Dawson. I was gonna watch TV. I hear Luke Perry is returning to 90210.

Oh, the first date. This will be interesting. Hey, what's wrong?

Joey

I don't know it just seems weird. I mean, Dawson and I on a date? Doesn't that seem weird to you?

Well was it weird when you kissed?

Joey

No, that felt pretty right. But the thing is, it hasn't happened since then and it was yesterday.

Well, that's not unusual, because the way I see it, the second kiss, it's always tougher than the first one.

Joey

We actually kissed more than once that night.

Yeah, but it only counts as one and that first kiss...it's the passionate one. It's the one filled by desire and attraction, and all of that, but the second kiss is rational. You got time to worry, and over analyze and most women....they prefer that first kiss, but I'm partial to the second one because it's about something more. You'll get that second kiss Joey and when you do it'll be great. It'll be real. It'll be meaningful.

Dawson

I'm really glad we've already bypassed the end of the evening "Will she kiss me?" drama. So, um, it should pretty much me smooth sailing from here on out.

Joey

Yeah, but now you have to endure the agony of "Well, I've already kissed her so should we just check into a motel and go at it like porn stars?" anxiety.

Dawson

I, um, I think I can handle that.

Joey

Good because I know a good motel.

Joey

Do you want to know why I didn't go to France? 'Cause I wanted to so badly. I mean, in France I could have started over, you know. I wouldn't be Joey the waitress, or Joey the daughter of a convict, or Joey half of the "will they/won't they" couple of the century. I didn't go to France because it just seemed like the easy way out, you know? The easiest escape from my life, which in spite of a few highlights is pretty pathetic. But I didn't want to take that easy way out, Dawson. It just seemed like sticking around here would only make me stronger. Then there was you too. Dawson Leery, who finally got a clue. But I have to tell you Dawson, as complicated our friendship was, it doesn't even compare to how complicated whatever you and I have here is bound to be.

Dawson

Really? What you and I have may never be simple...but that doesn't mean that we're not going to be scorching. Besides, who's to say that you can't have some of France right here in Capeside, hum? Here we are along the river Seine, a tour of the il de la city, the favorite spot of lovers and friends. And from here we also have a view of the magnificent structure that we simplists here in Capeside like to call....ze swingset. Granted, It's no Eiffel Tower, but it's all we got. But don't forget about the other francophile opportunities in town. French fries.

Joey

French toast.

Dawson

French doors.

Joey

French kiss. The second kiss, the rational one. The one that requires thought.

Pacey

I've got a big case of the Molly Ringwald syndrome.

Joey

[Talking about what she wrote in her diary] The truth is, Dawson, I've had these feelings for you, for so long. And some days, it would just make me so mad, at me and us. And I had to take it somewhere and unleash it. And it was my way of coping.

Dawson

I forgot Pacey's birthday. I'm his best friend, and I forgot his sixteenth birthday.

Joey

Is he alright?

Dawson

No. He's really hurt, angry, not speaking to me. And I'm all to blame.

Joey

Sorry Dawson.

Dawson

Yeah, I pretty much suck.

Jen

Oh hell.

Grams

Don't swear dear. God is listening.

Jen

If he's listening, then he should realize that you're allowed to say it if it's heard on Network TV.

Pacey

So what? I mean at least she didn't tell you that the sight of you gives her dry heaves or that you're a self-centered, self-absorbed, selfish...

Dawson

Yeah, but she obviously has opinions about me that she hasn't been honest about. She said I was a..a talentless dreamer with no cinematic future.

Pacey

Okay, no offense, Dawson, but I don't think anybody cares.

Dawson

I care. And Pacey I could honestly use some advice here.

Pacey

Oh, you want some advice? How about this? Your life is not that interesting.

Dawson

What?

Pacey

You know I am so sick and tired of hearing about you and Joey's boring little mini dramas I'm going to start tearing out my fingernails for relief. Get over yourself, Dawson! Deal.