Dallas (TV Series)

Sue Ellen's Choice (1980)

Larry Hagman: J.R. Ewing

Quotes 

• Donna Culver : How is it you always know exactly what to do to cause the most harm, and you always do it with such unerring instinct? If I didn't know better, I'd swear you made a pact with the Devil!

  J.R. Ewing : Are you trying to flatter me or insult me? I can't make out which.

  Donna Culver : I can promise you this: Dave and I are gonna take up where Cliff Barnes left off. We'll destroy you!

• J.R. Ewing : Oh, by the way, your wife is home.

  Bobby Ewing : Already?

  J.R. Ewing : Yeah.

  Bobby Ewing : You didn't happen to mention Jenna's name to her, did you? By accident of course.

  J.R. Ewing : Bobby, I'm sorry, I- I did let it slip.

  Bobby Ewing : Yeah. You know, you did a good day's work yesterday breaking up Donna and Ray. That should be enough for one week, don't you think? Even the Lord rested on the seventh day.

  [turns his back and enters the house] 

  J.R. Ewing : Donna and Ray, huh...?

  [smiles contently, puts on his hat and walks to his car] 

• J.R. Ewing : Sue Ellen, you're a drunk. And a tramp. And with your history there isn't a court in the State of Texas that would let you have him

  Sue Ellen Ewing : No... J.R., you can't be serious. You couldn't do that to me. You couldn't take my son.

  J.R. Ewing : My son.

• J.R. Ewing : [finds Pamela unpacking her suitcase]  Couldn't wait to get back home?

  Pamela Barnes Ewing : [resigned]  Hello, J.R.

  J.R. Ewing : Didn't you enjoy Harrison's company? He can be a real charmer when he wants to be. And I thought he'd done just about anything to please you.

  Pamela Barnes Ewing : Well, he is trying very hard to please somebody. What did you have to do with my getting that promotion?

  J.R. Ewing : What makes you think that I had anything to do with it?

  Pamela Barnes Ewing : Something that Harrison said this weekend. You made him send Liz Craig to Houston and give me her job, didn't you?

  J.R. Ewing : [smiles]  Oh, Pamela, you have an exaggerated view of my power. I merely pointed out your... your many talents to him, that's all.

  Pamela Barnes Ewing : Why?

  J.R. Ewing : Well, I thought you looked... unhappy. Thought you needed something to distract you.

  Pamela Barnes Ewing : Well, how very kind of you.

  J.R. Ewing : Well, I thought so. And now that Bobby's found something to distract him, everything's worked out just perfectly, didn't it?

  Pamela Barnes Ewing : Bobby?

  J.R. Ewing : Jenna Wade's back in town. Haven't you heard?

  Pamela Barnes Ewing : [coolly continues unpacking her clothes]  If you're expecting hysteria, J.R., you're gonna be awfully disappointed. They're old friends. I don't see anything to be concerned about.

  J.R. Ewing : Then you don't know Jenna... or Bobby.

  [chuckles, leaves]