The Butcher's Wife (1991)

Jeff Daniels: Dr. Alex Tremor

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• Dr. Alex Tremor : Did you forget our appointment?

  Eugene : I got a job now. I don't need a shrink anymore.

  Marina Lemke : Eugene, honey, I don't think he likes being called that.

• Dr. Alex Tremor : We're supposed to relax and have fun. God damn it.

• Leo Lemke : Why, why, why are you fucking with my life?

  Dr. Alex Tremor : I never laid a hand on her.

  Leo Lemke : My life! My life!

• Dr. Alex Tremor : [at the end of an argument]  And I told you I'm uncomfortable with the term shrink.

  Robyn Graves : *Shrink*!

• Dr. Alex Tremor : Can we talk about this rationally?

  Robyn Graves : No. Can you fight like a man instead of a shrink?

• Dr. Alex Tremor : No, no, no, I'm always interested when my friends show early signs of dimensia praecox.

• Dr. Alex Tremor : How can I help you, Leo?

  Leo Lemke : I don't need your help. I'm perfectly normal.

• Stella Keefover : I think I really owe this one to that psychic.

  Dr. Alex Tremor : I thought we dealt with that.

  Stella Keefover : Don't worry, it's not like I'm cured or anything.

  Dr. Alex Tremor : Good. Well, not good...

• Dr. Alex Tremor : Can't you see how dangerous you are?

  Marina Lemke : You say that listening to your heart and trusting what you feel, is that what you're calling dangerous? You know what, I hope I am contagious 'cause life isn't about your damn books and theories. You know what, life is life, and it's messy, and it's complicated, andyou know what it takes guts!

  [hits with pillow] 

  Marina Lemke : That's not something you're gonna find in any book. And you know what, just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it's crazy.

• Dr. Alex Tremor : [talking to self in mirror, shaving]  You ended up skating in the park witha patient. It's class countertransferance. You allowed her to manipulate you into a vulnerable - nevermind unprofessional - situation where she controlled you. This is freshman psychology, Alex.

  [cuts chin] 

  Dr. Alex Tremor : Oh, oh, good! Oh, good! Good! Dr. Tremor, don't blow a graet career on a cute piece of ass. You keep your dick in your pants, your id in check, and you remember we have a mission in this world.