Frasier (TV Series)
The Show Where Lilith Comes Back (1994)
David Hyde Pierce: Dr. Niles Crane
Quotes
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Niles : Well, I guess I'll say my goodbyes as well. Goodnight, Frasier.
[ignores Lilith]
Frasier : Oh, this is ridiculous! Listen, Lilith, uh, Niles is upset because you snickered at Maris's wedding vows.
Lilith : I simply responded with the genuine spontaneous emotion I was feeling at the moment. But, if Niles is not mature enough to accept that, if he is so pitifully insecure, if he is in such need of validation, then I guess for some sense of familial harmony, I do apologize.
Niles : Oh, Lilith, thank you!
[hugs her tight]
Niles : Oh, this bad blood between us has gone on far too long! Next time you're in town, we'll have dinner, just you and me!
Frasier : [Niles leaves. Lilith looks at Frasier] He doesn't get that kind of validation at home, you see.
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Niles : At our wedding, while Maris was reciting her vows, which she wrote herself - vows of love from the heart - I distinctly heard snickering. I glanced behind me and there was Lilith, her fingers pressed hard against her lips, her body shaking like a paint mixer.
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Frasier : Do you think I should see her again tonight?
Niles : Frasier, like most patients who come to a therapist, you already know the answer to the question you're posing. You just want me to agree with your decision and support you whether I share your opinion or not.
Frasier : Yes, but I don't have an opinion in this case.
Niles : I'm sure you do.
Frasier : But I don't.
Niles : Well, then I can't help you.
Frasier : All right, all right. I think in my soul, I'm leaning toward taking the next step and, uh, seeing if there's anything... there.
Niles : That is what you should do.
Frasier : Why?
Niles : You know why.
Frasier : Damn it, Niles!
Niles : Frasier, you know why.
Frasier : [Beat. Niles looks at Frasier expectantly] All right. We have a long history together, we-we have a son that we both adore. There were some good times, and when they were good... Hoo-ah!
Niles : Well, it seems our minds are pretty well made up, aren't they?
Frasier : Yes, they are. Thank you, Niles. I don't know what I'd do without you.
Niles : Yes, you do.
Frasier : Drop it!