Seinfeld (TV Series)
The Wallet (1992)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus: Elaine Benes
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Quotes
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Jerry Seinfeld : So, what happened? Is it over?
Elaine Benes : Well, not quite.
Jerry Seinfeld : Why not?
Elaine Benes : He was my psychiatrist, you know. He knows all my patterns. In my relationships, I always try to find some reason to leave, so as my doctor, he can't allow me to do this, so he's not letting me leave.
George Costanza : What do you mean not letting you?
Elaine Benes : He has this power over me, okay? He has this way of manipulating every little word I say. He's like a Svenjolly.
Jerry Seinfeld : "Svengolly."
Elaine Benes : What did I say?
Jerry Seinfeld : Svenjolly.
Elaine Benes : Svenjolly? I did not say Svenjolly.
Jerry Seinfeld : George?
George Costanza : Svenjolly.
Elaine Benes : I don't see how I could have said Svenjolly.
Jerry Seinfeld : So, maybe he's got, like, a cheerful mental hold on you.
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Jerry Seinfeld : So tell us about the trip. How's Dr. Reston?
Elaine Benes : Oh, he's fine.
Jerry Seinfeld : Things are good?
Elaine Benes : Yeah, you know.
[scratches her cheek]
Jerry Seinfeld : Uh-oh.
Elaine Benes : What, "uh-oh"?
George Costanza : Did you see that?
Elaine Benes : Yeah, I saw it.
Jerry Seinfeld : What?
Jerry Seinfeld : It's a tell. You gotta tell.
Elaine Benes : What tell? What's a tell?
Jerry Seinfeld : When you ask someone about their relationship and they touch their face you know it's not going too well. Go ahead ask me how it's going with somebody.
Elaine Benes : Um, uh, how's it going with, uh, Alice?
Jerry Seinfeld : Good, going good
[scratches chin]
Jerry Seinfeld : And the higher up on the face you go the worse the relationship is getting. You know it is like - pretty good
[scratches nose]
Jerry Seinfeld : - not bad
[scratches eyebrow]
Jerry Seinfeld : - I gotta get out
[presses his hand on his forehead]
Jerry Seinfeld : .
Elaine Benes : How high did I go?
George Costanza : You almost did the nose.