Frances McDormand credited as playing...
Mrs. Bishop
- Laura Bishop: Walt, where the hell are you?
- Walt Bishop: Right here. Why are you cursing at me?
- Laura Bishop: Does it concern you that your daughter's just run away from home?
- Walt Bishop: That's a loaded question.
- Laura Bishop: Come down and read this!
- Laura Bishop: We women are more emotional...
- Suzy: I hate you.
- Laura Bishop: Don't say "hate".
- Suzy: Why not? I mean it.
- Laura Bishop: You think you mean it, in this moment. You're trying to hurt me.
- Suzy: Exactly.
- Laura Bishop: I'm sorry, Walt.
- Walt Bishop: It's not your fault.
- [pause]
- Walt Bishop: Which injuries are you apologizing for, specifically?
- Laura Bishop: Specifically? Whichever ones still hurt.
- Walt Bishop: Half of those were self-inflicted.
- [staring at ceiling, storm rages outside]
- Walt Bishop: I hope the roof flies off, and I get sucked up into space. You'll be better off without me.
- Laura Bishop: Stop feeling sorry for yourself.
- Walt Bishop: Why?
- Laura Bishop: [sighing] We're all they've got, Walt.
- Walt Bishop: That's not enough.
- Suzy: I know what you do with that sad, dumb policeman.
- Laura Bishop: [long shocked stare] He's not dumb... But I guess he is kind of sad.
- Walt Bishop: Holy Christ, what am I looking at here?
- Laura Bishop: He does watercolors. Mostly landscapes but a few nudes.
- Walt Bishop: Did she sit for this?
- Laura Bishop: Poor Suzy. Why is everything so hard for you?
- Suzy: We're in love. We just want to be together. What's wrong with that?
- Laura Bishop: I do know what you're feeling, Suzy-bean. I've had moments myself where I say, "What am I doing here?" "Who made this decision?" "How could I allow myself to do something so stupid?" and "Why is it still happening?" We women are more emotional.
- Suzy: I hate you.
- Laura Bishop: Don't say "hate."
- Suzy: Why not? I mean it.
- Laura Bishop: You think you mean it, in this moment. You're trying to hurt me.
- Suzy: Exactly.