Addison Montgomery quotes from Private Practice

Cooper

[to Addison and Sam] What is wrong with you two? What?

Addison

We made a pact.

Sam

Addison and I are ignoring our problems.

Addison

We are not going to talk or think about our problems anymore. Nothing even close to thinking or talking about our problems.

Sam

We're gonna be strong.

Addison

Strong.

Sam

In denial, but strong.

Addison

Strong.

Cooper

Yeah, well, that's, um, you know, stupid.

Bailey

[about Violet] Wait, so she's the one you said had the baby and then...

Addison

Yeah.

Bailey

She's back at work? If that had happened to me, I'd be spending my time in a padded room. [looking at Pete] Oh, is that the father?

Addison

Yeah, well, one of them.

Bailey

There's another one?

Addison

It's complicated.

Bailey

[chuckles] This place is better than a telenovela.

Addison

Don't you? Taking Elliot away from her?

She's a child. I'm the mother.

Addison

Okay, I'm going to say something to you which I've never said, well to anyone before. And I apologize for how it sounds, but you're an ass.

What?

Addison

Okay, you're a good person. And you're right, you are a mother, but Danielle is a mother now, too. I believe you want what's best for your daughter, but sometimes even when we mean well, we end up hurting people. I'm just saying, think about Danielle. Think about what Danielle thinks about you.

Naomi

Thank you for agreeing to see me. I know how angry you are and how much you blame me, rightfully so...

I don't want your apologies. Dr. Montgomery said you had something that you needed to say to me, so why don't you just say it?

Naomi

Amelia came to see me...

[to Addison] You told Amelia?

Addison

No, I told you I wouldn't.

Naomi

Amelia came to me. She knows you're hiding something. She knows that there's something wrong with the baby.

So now you want to atone by talking me into something that I don't want to do?

Naomi

Zoe, listen, when all this happened, I did not want to talk you into keeping the baby. All I wanted was for you to see things from all sides. It was not about me. This was so you could feel as okay with what was going to happen as you possibly could given what we did to you, given what I did to you, what I did to you. I wasn't the one who changed your mind. It was Amelia, and it was you, knowing that it was the best thing given the circumstances.

That's coarse. A lady never downs a drink in the company of a gentleman.

Addison

Well, you're not a gentleman. You're my father. So, what's her name?

Who?

Addison

Your mistress, I'm assuming you have a mistress in LA, why else would you be here?

Addy...

Addison

I mean, you didn't come when Archer was dying, that wasn't important enough for you. So, I'm thinking there must be a prime piece of ass here on the West Coast to get the Captain to fire up the old jet and come on out.

Well, I see you have changed. The Addison I know didn't use that language.

Addison

Well, the Californian air has done me well. I'm a whole new girl.

Addison

Are you really onboard with this?

Pete

I don't know. Neil wants to meet his daughter, Margaret wants to be able to tell that baby her father held her and loved her and that baby... she's going to want to know it. And I know all of the reasons that we shouldn't deliver the baby now, but I keep thinking about when Violet was attacked and how I didn't know if I'd ever meet Lucas. I didn't know if I'd ever meet my son. And I know that I would've done anything to meet him.

I want more best times, just you and me.

Addison

You're not my family. I have a family, they come to work with me every day and we care about each other. We take care of each other and when we lie for each other, it's for a reason, it's for good, it's for lives saved. They're my family not you. I'm sorry, but, not you.

Addison

I have a question for you. When you slept with my father, when you helped him cheat on my mother, uh, what did you say to him to make him behave actually like a human being?

Violet

Addison, he is a human being.

Addison

Are you that gullible? Lonely? Is that it, what was it?

Violet

It wasn't like that.

Addison

So, then what was it like? Tell me, because with all the faceless nameless women he's rolled around with, you're the first one I can actually ask.

Violet

Okay, um, if if you really want to know, it was, um, it was wonderful. No, I'm sorry if that hurts you or if it doesn't jibe with how you see him, but he was kind and caring, he was a real gentleman. He helped me, he was the first person in a long time that made me feel normal. And maybe I was wrong for doing it, maybe we both were, but he's not a bad person. And I didn't mean to hurt you, Addison.

Addison

Well you did it anyway.

Addison

Oh, come on, Bizzy! How hard could it have been? I mean, nothing was expected of you, all you had to do was order the housekeeper around, run your charities and screw your husband every Wednesday night. How complicated is that?

You have no idea. You don't know me. You don't know me, you don't know anything, you don't know one single thing about me. I could have done things, I could have... been things. But I'm a Forbes, so I got married because that is what I was supposed to do, and I chose your father because he asked. And he was nice and he seemed like he wouldn't suffocate me. And by the time I realized my mistake I had children. So, I made a life. I did what I could with what I had. And I may not have been in love with your father, but I loved him. I do love him, and I love you and your brother. And so instead of doing what I wanted to, which was run, or slit my wrists, I threw birthday parties and I smiled and I kept my mouth shut, and I raised you and your brother and you both turned out brilliantly. Susan was for me, Susan was the one thing that was for me, my children took everything else. And I'm sorry, but until you have a child, you have no idea what it's like to be a mother. You have no idea the sacrifices a woman makes when she has children, so don't you dare judge me.

Addison

Just give me one good reason why my entire childhood was a lie. One good reason.

We were trying to protect you and Archer.

Addison

Really? Because I'm a cheater, Archer's a cheater, we're all these awesome cheaters, so you know that's a bunch of crap, protecting us. I want a good reason!

She's the love of my life. [Addison sighs] We've been married for 40 years, 40 years, my entire adult life she has been at my side. I love her. She's my best friend, she's my everything. It's not her fault, you know? She didn't know, we didn't know. And when we did... She's the love of my life. It's complicated. Love is complicated.

Addison

Being a lesbian is not a choice. She's not going to change her mind. Hell, she's practically screwing Susan right under your nose!

The mouth on you, you know? She sleeps with one woman, I sleep with all the rest, so what?!

Addison

And that's good enough for you? My entire life, I thought she was this poor, pathetic woman. I thought it was my job to cover for you, and it made me hate you. Don't you understand, I hated the wrong parent? By cheating, I thought I got it from you, but now I know you're the poor, pathetic one, because you love her and she loves someone else. But you stayed! This like some pathetic, sad, after-school special which is just awful because now, now I hate you both.

Addison

I like someone. A lot, and my dating life in LA has been a little... crazy. It's been awful and hard. And suddenly I meet someone who's easy, and it's not hard-work and there's not that awkward dance of getting to know you. It's like, it's like picking up on the sixtieth date, it's like what I've been looking for has been right in front of me the whole time.

Sheldon

Well it sounds... perfect.

Addison

It could be, but seeing him would hurt a friend.

Sheldon

And you care about this friend?

Addison

She's my closest friend.

Sheldon

Ah, yes, well, that could be a problem.

Addison

That's not a helpful response!

Sheldon

When someone like you poses a problem like this, I think you know what you want and that you want it and you're looking for me to tell you that it's alright. To do what you want.

Addison

And is it?

Sheldon

I think friendship is important. And lord knows this friend, this woman you're talking about, I don't want to see her put through anything else right now. But if this is really it, the one, I don't know that I could walk away.

Addison

Okay, there's Pete and the baby, and then there's Sam, who has Vanessa.

Sheldon

I have an office...

Addison

Sheldon, focus. Am I stupid, or am I a bad person? Because there's this great guy, and he's got a great baby, and I really want the baby, and I want the guy. I want to love the guy, but what am I doing instead? I'm going crazy over Sam and Vanessa, who I genuinely think is not a bad person, although I do think that she might be a bad doctor because she disagrees with the medical course of treatment that I know to be correct, but am I stupid? Because I have no right to have feelings for Sam, I don't know why I have feelings for Sam, he's Naomi's ex-husband, he's my friend, what the hell's wrong with me?

Sheldon

Do you like being with Pete?

Addison

Yes!

Sheldon

And do you like to be with Lucas?

Addison

Yes!

Sheldon

So you want to be with them, you just don't want to... be with them?

Addison

Because of Sam! Say something shrinky.

Sheldon

Look, if you come to my office...

Addison

Short, quick answers, please.

Sheldon

Okay. Well, a few months ago you found out that your mother was living a secret life, hiding her homosexuality from you. And because she was guarding this secret, you feel like you never really knew or bonded with her.

Addison

What does that have to do with my feelings for Pete, the baby, and Sam?

Sheldon

Well, you might be harboring feelings about connecting with the child as that causes you to place yourself in a maternal role, which could be raising feelings of rejection for you. As well, you likely project Pete into the role of your father, Sam into the role of a forbidden connection, which confuses your feelings for either man. It becomes hard to see past the deep-rooted psychosexual implications in which you're going through.

Addison

What?

Sheldon

You have mommy issues.

Sam

Addison, it's not my fault.

Addison

You could have kept your mouth shut.

Sam

She saw us. She knew.

Addison

There was nothing to see. Nothing happened.

Sam

Nothing happened, really? So, there's nothing for Naomi to be mad about?

Addison

We never...

Sam

She saw what she saw because it was there. Now, maybe you're afraid to act on it, but it was there.

Addison

So, what are you saying? That it would be better if we had, if you and I had slept together, you're saying it would be okay that Naomi's mad?

Sam

At least we could be together, instead of whatever this is.

Addison

Okay, I don't know what she is to you, but she is important to me. She's my... she's everything.

Sam

So then, what am I?

Addison

You have a girlfriend. And I have Pete, so we are nothing.

Addison

Nay, Sam and I never meant to have feelings for each other, it just happened. But it never went anywhere because of you, please don't be mad at me.

Naomi

Mad?!

Addison

Nay!

Naomi

[to Sam] Did you ever love me?

Sam

Don't be ridiculous.

Naomi

Was I second choice? When did all this start? When we were in med school?

Addison

No!

Naomi

[to Addison] What, when you were maid of honor at my wedding?

Addison

It's not like that, Naomi.

Naomi

It is like that. I... I can't stop wondering. Everything is tainted with this. He... he is the father of my child, Addison, there's a bond there. And maybe I should expect you to understand that, but you don't get friendship.

Addison

That's why we backed off, Naomi. Friendship.

Naomi

I'm second guessing everything that's ever happened between us. Plus, every good memory of our marriage, of our friendship. No, no I am not mad, you two have broken my heart.

Addison

How did your lawyers know about Violet's abortions? [pause] Answer me.

Pete

I had to do something to help us win.

Addison

I don't even know what to say to you.

Pete

What? Addison...

Addison

I don't know, it's like you... you have done some horrible things during this trial, but I told myself it was because, you know, you're worried and you're scared, but now, now it's like you shut down Pete and became this cold, hard, mean...

Pete

You know what, mind your own business.

Addison

Mind my own business?

Pete

Yes.

Addison

This is my business! You made it my business when you put your son in my arms! If I didn't love that kid, I'd sit back and I'd watch you and Violet tear each other to shreds, but I do love him, and that is who I'm concerned about.