Boundaries (I) (2018)

Vera Farmiga: Laura

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• Laura : You want a date? With me? With this?

  Serg : [whispering]  Yes. Yes.

  [pause] 

  Serg : I have faith that I haven't seen the best of you.

• Laura : [picking up yet another animal]  She belongs to me. They all do. Can't you tell? She knew I would be here. She knew. She knew. They all know. All of them. They all know...

  Jack : Jesus. You're like the Pied Piper of mange.

• Laura : I need to send Henry to a special school.

  Leonard : What's wrong with him?

  Laura : He's gay, or socially awkward, or brilliant. Maybe all three.

• Leonard : You're smarter than you think. You do a lot of smart shit.

  Laura : Like what?

  Leonard : Like divorcing me. That's big.

• Laura : 80% of the time, I feel like total shit.

  Jack : Well, 20% is a pretty good amount of time to feel decent.

• [first lines] 

  Laura : I was thinking we might switch back to seeing each other once a month. Yeah, I'm feeling like I'm in a really good place. You know, like, I've done the work. We've done the work. We've done it.

  Therapist : Have you spoken with your father recently?

  Laura : Well, I... He called, but I did not pick up. He knows the conditions.

  Therapist : So you set a boundary?

  Laura : Yeah.

  Therapist : That must have been very difficult for you.

  Laura : Not really. No. I'm feeling really resolute. Like, *very* resolute. So resolute, in fact... I was thinking, is this the best time to set a boundary? You know, stay with me here, because I'm wondering... maybe it would be best if I did pick up. You know?

  Therapist : I don't.

  Laura : Uh, okay, well, it wouldn't be, like, to ask for help or anything like that. Like, I'm not discounting years of disappointment, years...

  Therapist : And abandonment.

  Laura : Well, I was going to say missed opportunities, but, yeah, sure, yeah, let's just say abandonment.

• Laura : How'd you end up being the sane one?

  Jojo : Guess I've just always seen Dad for who he really is.

  Laura : Someone we love?

  Jojo : Yeah, only slightly better than our worst ex-boyfriend.

• Jojo : I always knew he wasn't gonna stay. I just thought I'd get to see you and Henry.

  Laura : This would be so much easier if he was an asshole.

  Jojo : Oh, you know what? He is.

• Laura : Are you okay?

  Henry : I guess I just realized why you love animals so much?