Green Eggs and Ham (TV Series)

House (2019)

Michael Douglas: Guy

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Quotes 

• Sam : You were a weird kid.

  Guy : And you're a weird adult.

• Sam : [realizing Guy is in a sheet tent on a branch of his treehouse]  I love a good sheet tent.

  [He makes his way over there with an illuminated pinwheel and a plate of green eggs and ham] 

  Sam : Back when I was a kid, I built one with my mom. Yeah, we'd-

  [He stops talking when he sees Guy sitting with his back turned, clearly upset. Sam sets his things aside, sits down and makes a shadow puppet of Mr. Jenkins in an effort to cheer him up] 

  Sam : We'd snuggle up tight, and she'd make shadow puppets on the wall.

  Guy : [still upset]  Sounds like an amazing family.

  Sam : Just like yours.

  Guy : They're amazing, all right. That's the problem. They're... They're all huge successes, and the only thing I've ever succeeded at...

  [He looks over his shoulder] 

  Guy : ... is failure.

  Sam : [trying to stay positive]  At least you're the best at something, right?

  Guy : [annoyed]  You heard how they are with me, all the phony flattery.

  [He looks away again] 

  Guy : What they really mean is I'm a disappointment. Always have been.

  Sam : That's not true.

  Guy : You don't have to say that.

  Sam : Guy, I mean it. You never disappointed them. They're just a little sad to see you give up, because they know how great and creative you are, and they hate to see you throw that away.

  [He puts a hand on Guy's shoulder] 

  Sam : They love you, Guy. Believe me. You're lucky to have them.

  [Guy sighs and pulls away] 

  Guy : You don't understand.

  Sam : [after a brief silence]  I do.

  [He sighs, sadly] 

  Sam : I know exactly how lucky you are... because... I never had a family.

  [Guy jerks his head around, shocked] 

  Guy : What did you say?

  Sam : [guiltily]  I made it all up.

  Guy : But what about the sheet tent story with your mom?

  Sam : [shaking his head]  There was never a sheet tent.

  Guy : [finally turning around to face Sam]  Or the stuffed animals she bought you at the fair, and-and the juice you spilled that you were sorry for, and your imaginary friend, Reggie, who she pretended was real?

  Sam : [ashamed]  I made him up too.

  [Guy stares at him in surprise] 

  Sam : I never told anybody this before but... when I was very little, my mom...

  [holds back tears] 

  Sam : ... left me at an orphanage. It's always just been me. I mean, at least until I met you.

  Guy : [concerned]  Do you remember anything about your parents?

  Sam : I remember my mom... a little. Just one thing.

  Sam : What?

  Sam : It's not important.

  Guy : Go ahead.

  Sam : It's silly.

  Guy : [gently]  Sam.

  Sam : [looking at the green eggs and ham on the plate before him]  She made me breakfast.

  [Guy's eyes widen in realization] 

  Guy : I bet hers... were really good.

  Sam : [smiling wistfully]  The best. Really green. Super eggy.

  [He picks up one of the eggs with his fork; his face falls] 

  Sam : I've been trying to find her all these years, so I could ask why, you know? Why she gave me up.

  [Guy nods in understanding and Sam chuckles sadly] 

  Sam : I'm sure it's a good reason. I just... really want to know. So I keep ordering them, and I keep trying them.

  [He eats the egg on his fork. After he swallows, he holds back his tears again] 

  Sam : But they're... never hers.

  [Guy puts a hand on Sam's shoulder. Sam looks up at him in awe] 

  Guy : [softly]  Keep trying, Sam.

  [Sam and Guy exchange warm smiles] 

  Sam : I will.