Dell Parker quotes from Private Practice

Addison

[soaking wet] It rains in Seattle which is where I left my umbrella! It does not rain in Los Angeles!

Dell

It rains in LA, it's raining right now.

Addison

Really? Right now!

Dell

Did I mention I'm a total whiz at the female anatomy? I-I-I'm acing my midwifery classes. I got it all up here.

Addison

Yeah, yeah, keep it up there.

Dell

[shouting in a room filled with patients] Vulva! Labium majus!

Sam

If that's flirting, you need new skills.

Naomi

You do a lot for the practice.

Dell

You are the practice. And you keep it running; the way you deal with the patients, the way you care. Your dream is what started it in the first place.

Naomi

And Sam's.

Dell

And Sam's. [moves in closer to Naomi] But I do it for you.

Dell

[excited about monitoring a birth] I'm here to monitor your contractions.

Alright.

Dell

Uh, any questions or concerns, anything I could do to help?

Oh, no, nah. I've done three of these, I just say a little prayer, and go. You just sit there and catch the baby like it's a football, okay?

Dell

What did you do to her?

Sam

Excuse me?

Dell

You heard me. What did you do?

Sam

I don't think that's any of your business.

Dell

No, it is, okay?

Sam

No, it's not! Dell, I know that you're upset about Wendell...

Dell

This is nothing to do with him! Okay? Every time she walks away from you, she's miserable. And I care about how she feels, okay? I care!

Sam

Dell...

Dell

No, I know what you think, but this isn't just a crush. Okay? Maybe after so many years you just don't see it. You know how many women think like that, and, and look like that and laugh like that and care? One. So far I've met one. And yeah she's, she's out of my league in every possible way, but I don't care. She... dazzles me, and I'm not stupid enough to hope that one day I'll meet someone like her when the time is right because I won't. I love her, okay? And I guarantee you, I wouldn't make her cry.

Sam

Okay, uh, Dell, I know that you're under a lot of stress right now, so I'm going to pretend you didn't just say those things about my wife.

I don't know you very well, I certainly don't know you well enough to judge you for this. But you don't know Rene very well, yet you were quick to judge her.

Dell

[sighs] Well... was she raped?

Would it matter if she was? Would that make it okay? Does that make her more or less worthy? We don't get to know why. That is her business, that's her choice, Dell. That woman agonized over a difficult choice, made it and came in here. I guarantee you she was already worried about people out there judging her, only to have you make her feel ashamed. But we are medical professionals, it is part of our job to support her once she was made the hardest choice imaginable.

Violet

Looks like you're good at your job.

Dell

Well, I'm not a doctor but, yes, I know a thing or two about pregnant women.

Violet

Stomach cramps?

Dell

Aren't about the baby.

Violet

What are you talking about? I've an alien being growing inside of me.

Addison

I wish someone would call another woman's name in bed with me. Hell, I'd even take not knowing who the father of my baby was. Either way, it would mean that I'd had a man on top of me in recent history.

Naomi

You are know what, that's really sad?

Addison

I know. The other day, I thought someone was trying to pick me up, and I felt my knees open just a little bit.

Dell

Um, hey... I... I don't want to spoil the fun, but I've got Betsy with me today, and 'say my name' 'who's my daddy' are a little loud. I don't want to explain what a paternity test is to my six-year-old.

Naomi

I'm not telling them to shut up.

Addison

Oh, no, no, me neither.

Dell

It's one thing coming after me, okay? I can tell you to back off, but going to my wife is inexcusable.

Violet

I, I came to see you...

Dell

Well, you should've walked away.

Violet

I am so sorry if I upset her...

Dell

You upset me! Maybe, maybe I hid. Maybe I should've let all of you know when when we started seeing each other, bur I didn't because I was trying to figure out how I was feeling by myself.

Violet

I get that...

Dell

And everyone gave you space when you were trying to figure out what you wanted. Besides Pete, no one got in your business about, about the choices you've been making about Lucas, choices by the way which we don't all support. You giving up your child but, but we love you and we respect you and we know that this has been tough and we're just trying to be supportive. So if you don't like what I did, it's fine, okay' but respect it!

Dell

What am I apologizing for? I did the right thing. Heather's face was burned off, you know, she burned her face off getting high. Really think I should've let Betsy into that room?

Naomi

Okay, you're in mourning and, uh, you are my friend and you you've been through Hell, so I've been really gentle with you. But I think I am not going to be gentle with you anymore, I think I'm just going to tell you the truth, because that's what I would want you to do for me. Are you okay with that, if I'm not gentle anymore?

Dell

Yes.

Naomi

Okay, I think you should've let her in that room. I think you should've let her say goodbye to her mother, I think Pete was right and you owe him an apology. And I think Betsy has a right to be pissed. I would be pissed too, seven or 37. I would be pissed.