Cheers (TV Series)

Sam at Eleven (1982)

Shelley Long: Diane Chambers

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Quotes 

• Dave Richards : Well, well, what do we have here? Hi! Dave Richards. I'm an old team-mate of Sam's.

  [Dave shakes Diane's hand] 

  Diane Chambers : Oh. Diane Chambers. I'm Sam's new waitress.

  Dave Richards : Sam have his brand on you yet?

  Diane Chambers : Hardly.

  Dave Richards : Oh, well, good, then you're in for a lucky day. Not only am I incredibly good looking, I'm also incredibly rich and incredibly nice.

  Sam Malone : And incredibly married.

  Diane Chambers : Well, I am sorry to hear that.

  Dave Richards : You are?

  Diane Chambers : Yes. I was hoping to reject you based solely on your personality.

• [Diane doesn't think that Sam's TV interview is such a good idea] 

  Diane Chambers : Sam, the fact of the matter is that you are an ex-jockstrap...

  Sam Malone : "Ex-jock." It's "ex-jock." Now how many times have I got to tell you that?

• Diane Chambers : I had the most fabulous after-class discussion with my art history professor. Yeah. I now feel unequivocally, I have a full grasp on impressionism.

  Carla Tortelli : Oh yeah?

  Diane Chambers : Yeah!

  Carla Tortelli : Do Kirk Douglas.

• [Sam is facing an emotional crisis regarding his former baseball career, and wants to be left alone to brood] 

  Diane Chambers : Sam, this could be a crucial moment in your life. It is vitally important that you handle your emotions properly. The worst thing that anyone in a situation like this could do right now is to repress his feelings.

  Sam Malone : [calmly]  Diane, get out. Please?

  Diane Chambers : You need to lash out, to release yourself. Scream.

  Sam Malone : [screams at the top of his lungs]  Get out!

  Diane Chambers : Wonderful. All right. Now, we need now to move away from the brute gut release of emotions into the more cerebral. Tell me in one sentence what you perceive to be your problem right now.

  Sam Malone : You won't leave.

  Diane Chambers : Let's come back to that...