Patricia Clarkson credited as playing...
Dagmar
- Gus: Pretend that she's real? I'm just not gonna do it.
- Dagmar: She is real.
- Gus: Well...
- Dagmar: She's right out there.
- Gus: Right, right, I get that, but I'm just not gonna, you know...
- Dagmar: You won't be able to change his mind, anyway. Bianca's in town for a reason.
- Gus: But - but...
- Dagmar: It's not really a choice.
- Karin: Okay. Okay, all right, we'll do it, whatever it takes.
- Gus: Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. And everyone's gonna laugh at him.
- Dagmar: And you.
- Dagmar: So, tell me about Karin. I don't know her very well.
- Lars Lindstrom: Oh, she's wonderful. Gus and I are very lucky with women - she's wonderful. But she...
- Dagmar: That's okay, let's find you something to read
- Lars Lindstrom: No, it's just... between us?
- Dagmar: Of course.
- Lars Lindstrom: I'm worried about her. I think she has a little problem.
- Dagmar: Oh, well, maybe you shouldn't tell me.
- Lars Lindstrom: No, that's okay. It's just, and I think it's because she's insecure, it's just, she's just always trying to hug everybody. You know, some people don't like that. Some people don't like to be hugged. But she doesn't realize that. She takes it personally, and, it hurts her feelings. I don't know what to do about that. Do you?
- Dagmar: It's such a comfort sometimes, just to have somebody's arms around you. Don't you think?
- Lars Lindstrom: No.
- Dagmar: It feels good.
- Lars Lindstrom: It does not feel good. It, it hurts.
- Dagmar: Oh, like a cut, or bruise?
- Lars Lindstrom: Like a burn. Like when you go outside and your feet freeze and you come back in and then they thaw out? It's like that. It's almost exactly like that.
- Dagmar: Same with everyone?
- Lars Lindstrom: Uh, not really with Bianca. But everyone else
- Dagmar: Have there been any changes in the family in the last year or so?
- Gus: [while Karin simultaneously nods "Yes"] No, everything is pretty much exactly the same except Karin is pregnant and Lars is nuts.
- Dagmar: You know, this isn't necessarily a bad thing. What we call mental illness isn't always just an illness. It can be a communication; it can be a way to work something out.
- Gus: Fantastic. When will it be over?
- Dagmar: When he doesn't need it anymore.
- Karin: How can we help?
- Dagmar: Go along with it.
- Karin: Oh, no. No, that's... No.
- Gus: Oh, my. No, no, no. No. No, I mean, pretend that she's real? I'm not gonna do that. I mean, I can't. I'm just not gonna do it.
- Dagmar: She is real.
- Gus: Well...
- Dagmar: I mean, she's right out there.
- Gus: Right, right. I get that. But I'm just not gonna... You know, I'm just not gonna... I'm not gonna do it, so...
- Dagmar: You won't be able to change his mind, anyway. Bianca's in town for a reason.
- Gus: Right, but, but...
- Dagmar: It's not really a choice.
- Karin: Okay. Okay. All right, then, we'll do it. Whatever it takes.
- Gus: Oh, yeah, yeah, yep. And everyone's gonna laugh at him.
- Dagmar: And you...
- Dagmar: Don't you want to be an uncle?
- Lars Lindstrom: Don't you want to be a mom?
- Dagmar: [pauses, whispers] Yes. But I'm not able to have children of my own.
