Everwood (2002–2006)
Gregory Smith: Ephram Brown
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Quotes
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Ephram : The more things change, the more they stay the same. I'm not sure who the first person was who said that. Probably Shakespeare. Or maybe Sting. But at the moment, it's the sentence that best explains my tragic flaw, my inability to change. I don't think I'm alone in this. The more I get to know other people, the more I realize it's kind of everyone's flaw. Staying exactly the same for as long as possible, standing perfectly still... It feels safer somehow. And if you are suffering, at least the pain is familiar. Because if you took that leap of faith, went outside the box, did something unexpected... Who knows what other pain might be out there, waiting for you. Chances are it could be even worse. So you maintain the status quo. Choose the road already traveled and it doesn't seem that bad. Not as far as flaws go. You're not a drug addict. You're not killing anyone... Except maybe yourself a little. When we finally do change, I don't think it happens like an earthquake or an explosion, where all of a sudden we're like this different person. I think it's smaller than that. The kind of thing most people wouldn't even notice unless they looked at us really close. Which, thank God, they never do. But you notice it. Inside you that change feels like a world of difference. And you hope this is it. This is the person you get to be forever... that you'll never have to change again.
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Ephram : Look, Amy, I know this sucks for you because of Colin and I want to be there for you, I do, but I can't do this anymore. I can't keep being your second choice, not when you're my first.
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Amy : Ok, four years ago you came to my little town. And you changed my life. I never thought that one person could do that to you, but you did. From the moment that I met you and each moment after that... somehow everything that happend to me, kept comming back to you. I don't know if the Faries Wheel reminds you of anything?
Ephram : Are you kiddin' me? How could I forget our first thaw-fest? It's where you first told me that your nickname was Grover.
Amy : I can't belive you remember that.
Ephram : I remember everything about us Amy.
Amy : Me too, See that's the thing. Everytime I try to forget, The feelings that I have for you, They just they keep comming back, I know they're back. And I don't wanna push them down anymore, I don't wanna run away from this because I never erh, wanna lose you again, I just wanna be with you, Next year, wherever you are.
Ephram : Amy...
Amy : And I'm sorry that it took me so long to figure it out, I really am because I-I hate all of the time that we lost and I know it's my fault and I just really hope that you could forgive me.
Ephram : Amy...
Amy : Because I love you Ephram, I love you
Ephram : [kisses her] It's my turn yet?
Amy : nods
Ephram : Good, Cuz I love you too.
[With a broken voice]
Ephram : I knew it then and I know it now. I know it always, you're IT Amy. You're my one.
Amy : I am?
[smiles]
Ephram : [Smiles] You always have been
[They laugh and turns around and looks at the Faries Wheel]
Amy : You're on for a ride?
Ephram : In a second
[Turns towards Amy and kisses her, They kiss each other]
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Dr. Andrew Brown : Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, excellent choice, Delia.
Ephram : Don't let her watch it.
Delia : Be quiet.
Dr. Andrew Brown : Am I missing something?
Ephram : Eight years of raising her. She can't watch that movie, it upsets her.
Delia : It does not.
Ephram : Well, that is if you don't count the screaming and nights on my floor.
Dr. Andrew Brown : Delia?
Delia : Well, it used to scare me, but it doesn't anymore.
Ephram : Ah, that's what she always says. Like a junkie begging for more smack.
Delia : I'm not a junkie, you're a junkie.
Dr. Andrew Brown : Nobody's a junkie in this house.
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Ephram : I'd like to take a moment and point out that this is by far the weirdest restaurant we've ever been to, and we're from New York City where we're regularly served by drag queens named Frank.
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Dr. Andrew Brown : What is that out front?
Ephram : A doe... A deer... A female deer.
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[about Colin]
Dr. Andrew Brown : Are you two friends now?
Ephram : Kinda. Turns out we have some stuff in common.
Dr. Andrew Brown : You mean Amy?
Ephram : Surprisingly, it has nothing to do with Amy.
Dr. Andrew Brown : So why don't you go sit with him?
Ephram : Because of Amy.
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Andy : You haven't even touched your... millet pilaf, at least try it.
Delia : I don't want to.
Andy : Delia, this is not a request.
Delia : It tastes like shit.
Andy : What did you just say?
Delia : I said... it tastes... like shit.
[Ephram starts laughing]
Andy : All right, that's it. You go to your room right now. Ephram, stop laughing.
Ephram : [still laughing] I'm trying.
Andy : All right, you go to your room too. Everyone, go to their room this instant.
Linda : I actually don't have a room here.
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Older Car Salesman : She ain't much to look at that's true, but your girl will like her.
Ephram : Oh, I don't have a girl and I don't think that I'm going to be getting any with this thing. No offence, but this is kinda a mojo killer and I don't have any to spare.
Older Car Salesman : No the girl that's right for you - she'll like this car.
Ephram : What, some kind of weed out? Thanks but my face has that covered.
Older Car Salesman : There's a girl who you like, who likes you. She like's the car.
Ephram : A specific girl who likes this car?
Older Car Salesman : Don't listen to me. What does a guy with grease under his nails know about romance? Here, hop in your future awaits.
Ephram : If this is my future that even my past is starting to look good.
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Laynie Hart : You looked so uncomfortable the other day. Like I embarrassed you or something.
Ephram : Look, I'm gonna mess up because that's just what I do. But at least give me a chance to mess up. I mean, I'm capable of such stupidity that you'd be wasting my talent by ending this now.
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[to Collin]
Ephram : You know, you're the only guy I know who's so dark it turns me into an optimist. It's kinda scary.
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Ephram : [drunk] Greetings tree, I am your sprinkler.
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[shows Ephram his new car]
Dr. Andrew Brown : There she blows!
Delia : You can say that again.
Ephram : Emphasis on blows.
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Ephram : Let's face it. We were never really friends, we were just...
Madison Kellner : ...in love.
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Dr. Andrew Brown : Do me a favor, you know how you normally behave?
Ephram : Distant and miserable?
Dr. Andrew Brown : Yeah. Do the opposite.
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Ephram : [to Andy] Look. I'm Superdad, let's fish and make waffles.
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Ephram : [to Amy] I haven't made anything for myself here... except you.
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Dr. Andrew Brown : What is that out front?
Ephram : Doe, a deer. A female deer.
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Ephram : [to Bright] I'm sorry, I don't speak Dumbass.
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Ephram : [to Bright] You guys choreograph the bathroom stall exit, and I'm the loser?
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Dr. Andrew Brown : How are things with you and Amy?
Ephram : I don't know, we haven't been talking that much.
Dr. Andrew Brown : Oh, yeah... when did this happen?
Ephram : A while ago, you were too busy being clueless.
Dr. Andrew Brown : Oh. What happened? Did you kiss her?
[Ephram looks at Andy in awe]
Dr. Andrew Brown : I'm not THAT clueless.
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Dr. Andrew Brown : So how's the Amy situation working out?
Ephram : What Amy situation?
Dr. Andrew Brown : Ohh... that good huh?
Ephram : Oh it's fantastic. I'm a really important friend.
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Dr. Andrew Brown : So have you heard? Everwood is now officially dope-free.
Ephram : Bright moved?
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Laynie Hart : I hate that the egg rolls at Gino Chang's smell like lasagna.
Ephram : I hate that everything's a fest. Thaw fest, fly fest, pie fest. What does that even mean? What's so festive about catching a fish or watching a guy melt?
Laynie Hart : I hate that they call it "Main Street" even though it's pretty much the only one. Why don't they just call it "Street"?
Ephram : Do you have a subway map of another city covering one of the walls in your room?
Laynie Hart : Do you pick colleges based on how far away they are from here?
Ephram : Have you ever had that dream where you're trapped in a sewer for life, and you wake up and you're disappointed that you're still in Everwood?
Laynie Hart : Do you have a packed bag and a plane ticket in your room?
Ephram : Oh come on.
Laynie Hart : You don't believe me? I'll show you!
Ephram : No, I believe you. I've kept the bag around for a while, I just haven't gotten around to buying the ticket yet.
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[Phil hands Ephram the keys to his new car]
Phil Drebbles : Hop In. Your future awaits.
Ephram : If this is my future, even my past is startin' to look good.
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Laynie : Nightmare, isn't it?
Ephram : What's going on, except my exact version of 'hell on earth'?
Laynie : Spoils of war. The result of a commercially financed assault against the unattached individual.
Ephram : Valentines Day?
Laynie : Week after is always the hardest. These newbie couples have the lifespan of a monarch butterfly. By Friday, the halls will be littered with their crispy corpses.
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Dr. Andrew Brown : Clue doesn't come travel sized?
Ephram : One of the world's greater atrocities.
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Ephram : Come on, you're a sock. Why do you have to fight me all the way up?
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Ephram : [to Amy] You've turned your entire schedule into something the President couldn't even handle! Not that that's saying much!
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Ephram : Look, I, last night, what I said, I, uh, I didn't, I mean, I uh think that you're a really really great singer and I, I uh shouldn't have said anything. OK? I'm sorry.
Madison : Was that an apology?
Ephram : It was supposed to be, uh yeah.
Madison : Not great.
Ephram : Oh well. It was a rough draft I was gonna polish it up and give it to ya a little later.
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Madison : Ephram, you don't even know me.
Ephram : I may not know everything about you but I know that you're the only one who makes my little sister think that it's okay to be a girl. And I know that you're only with Jay because you think he can take you where he can't. Because it's easier to say that I'm too young than to risk something you think you want. And I also know that ever since I kissed you at the DMV and every time I've seen you, I've wanted to kiss you again. And I don't know for sure, but I'm pretty certain, that you have, too.
[they kiss]
Ephram : Thought so.
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Dr. Andrew Brown : You might wanna work on your bedside manner Ephram. You just cleared the room.
Ephram : Yeah, I noticed that, thank you.
Delia : Set the table doofus, if you can even do that...
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[after Madison's unpleasant "first time" story]
Ephram : Would it be bad if I said I wished I'd been there? I mean, not in a creepy "I'd like to watch" sort of way, I just don't like the idea of you ever being unhappy - even in the past.
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Mindy Wheeler : [planning a surprise party for her friend] She's clueless as a Playboy Bunny, so don't spill the beans.
Ephram : No problem there. All beans shall remain unspilt.
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[re: Ephram's new car which he's not all too thrilled with]
Dr. Andrew Brown : Voted safest...
[Ephram interjects again]
Ephram : Boat in the Navy?
