Dawson's Creek (TV Series)

Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road (2003)

James Van Der Beek: Dawson Leery

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Quotes 

• Dawson : I think sometimes... you have to lose somebody completely before you can figure out what they really mean to you.

• Dawson : This has nothing to do with the money, Pacey. It's about us. We haven't been friends for a long time.

  Pacey Witter : You're right. We haven't.

  Dawson : Ever since three years ago when you took Joey away from me. Now that really turned my life upside down. But what made it even more worse was during our senior year in high school when you, my best friend in the world, turned his back on me!

  Pacey Witter : How dare you say that! You don't know anything about me.

  Dawson : I think I know you a hell of a lot better than you know Pacey, since you've been trying to shed this loser image that everyone has put on you.

  Pacey Witter : Hey, I'm not the one who lives in a fantasy world and wants to be the new Spielberg of the century. I went out and made a change in my life.

  Dawson : How? By taking an office job selling stock? Putting on a suit and tie, and slaving away at something that doesn't intrest you?

  Pacey Witter : Maybe. But at least I was good at my job. I sold many stock. I made lots of money.

  Dawson : Then why I'm I broke?

  Pacey Witter : Because that's life! I didn't plan this. I didn't expect this. What more do you want from me, Dawson? You may have lost all your money. I have lost literally everything! I not only lost every cent I made in my life, I also lost my job. I'm about to lose my car, my apartment, and my life that I built for myself!

  Dawson : That's the thing, Pacey. Since graduation, you turned our friendship into a compeition to see who can suceed in life. You're so obsessed with shedding that loser personality that your own parents stamped on you that you destroy everyone's lives around you. You really are a loser! Everything you do will turn out bad. That's not life. That's YOUR life!

• [Joey steps in the middle between Dawson and Pacey about to exchanges punches at each other] 

  Joey Potter : That's enough, both of you! I can't stand to see any of you like this. Just back off!

  Dawson : [to Pacey]  Fine! Just go. Get the hell out of here, Pacey, and take the spector of failure and bad luck with you before you rub more of it off on me or Joey. Get out my sight! I don't even want to look at you!

  Pacey Witter : [somber tone]  I didn't mean to lose all your money, Dawson. I had no idea something like that would happen. I'm sorry.

  Dawson : So am I, Pacey. So am I.

• Pacey Witter : Dawson, there's something I need to tell you. It... oh boy. This is bad. We were so getting back to becoming friends again. It's a shame to ruin our friendship this way.

  Dawson : What are you talking about? What would ruin our friendship?

  Pacey Witter : Money, Dawson. That's what would ruin it.

  Dawson : What happened?

  Pacey Witter : [sighs]  It's gone, Dawson. It's all gone. Every cent. Your money is gone. My money is gone. Some guy on Long Island money is gone.

  Dawson : What do you mean "gone"? Pacey, that was all the money I had!

  Pacey Witter : I know. Those bio-tech stocks that I put it all in... I-I don't know how this happened. I really thought Stepavich would take off. Everyone was saying that it was the sure thing. Some FDA announcement came back the day before yesterday at finding some side effects that it's wonder drug had on test subjects. The whole company is in bankrupcy. The stock is worthless. From 80-per-share to zero in a...

  Joey Potter : [shocked and angry]  Not again. Pacey, not again with you!

  Dawson : [also shocked and angry]  Oh, yeah right... right! Typical, so typical! Why else would you... Pacey! Why did you bluntly ignore my request to sell the stock on the day before this FDA annoucement was to take place?

  Pacey Witter : I don't know. I was trying to do the right thing. I thought it would double or triple in value when...

  Dawson : [interupting]  Oh Jesus... God, Pacey! It's the same damn story with you! You ALWAYS try to do the right thing! But no matter how hard you try to help others or yourself, you don't have the intelligence or the common sense to see all the pieces of the puzzle. You never did. And you probally never will! God, of all the the countless times you let me down, screwed me over, you really did it this time!

  Pacey Witter : Now wait a minute. Need I remind you that you came to me with your dream. I didn't approach you. You approached me. You were the one that took the chance. You wanted me to help you with your dream of being a great film maker. You gave me your money to help you double it and to finance your movie. Yet again, this boils down to the fact that "I" screwed your over? If that's not a typical reaction on your part, then what is?