Skins Quotes

Emily: [behind her closed door, after Naomi knocked] I'm not going to open the door. My face is all puffy. I cried a bit.

Naomi: I don't care.

[sits down on the front porch, Emily sits down, too]

Naomi: I do want someone. I need someone.

[beat]

Naomi: You're it.

Emily: [teary] And?

Naomi: [crying] And... when I'm with you, I feel like a better person. And I feel happier, less alone... less lonely

[Emily sticks her hand out of the catflap to hold Naomi's hand]

Naomi: It's not as simple as that, is it? Being with someone?

Emily: Isn't it?

Naomi: No. I'm mean I don't know. At least, I don't think so.

[beat]

Naomi: Emily?

[beat, then sobbing]

Naomi: Can't we just sit like this for a bit?

Emily: [beat] Yeah, we can... for a bit.

Naomi: I think I'm going away for this summer.

Emily: Oh.

Naomi: Spain, Cyprus, perhaps. By myself. Spend some time by myself, you know, do some thinking by myself.

[clears throat]

Emily: About what?

Naomi: Let's just be friends, okay?

Emily: We say that, don't we?

Naomi: [beat] Yeah, have a good summer.

[starts to walk off]

Emily: [beat] I'll miss you

Naomi: [stops, a beat, then turns around and kisses Emily]

[desperately]

Naomi: I can't stand it. I can't

[kiss]

Naomi: .

Emily: It's okay

[kiss]

Emily: It's okay

[kiss]

Naomi: Jesus!

[kiss]

Emily: [laying in bed together] I wish I had a mom like that. Katie and me, we were always together. Everything together. Eating, sleeping... Until we were nine we used to take a dump at the same time.

Naomi: [laughing] Jesus!

Emily: Yeah. No secrets. There was no point.

Naomi: [beat, then serious] What about this one?

Emily: [beat] Naomi... I wanna tell people.

Naomi: That you're gay?

Emily: I wanna tell people about us. Come to the college ball with me.

Naomi: Why would I want to do that?

Emily: Why not?

Naomi: Em, it's nobody's business.

Emily: Why? Who cares what other people think?

Naomi: Emily, I'm not like you! I'm not sure, like you are.

Emily: What aren't you sure of?

Naomi: Can't thinks ever be complicated?

Emily: Fine, you like boys, too.

Naomi: Maybe. Maybe I like only boys, apart from you.

Emily: Well, that's fucking great! You're so in touch with yourself, aren't you?

[beat]

Emily: Come to the ball with me, like we're together.

Naomi: [beat, then Emily gets up] Don't do that.

Emily: No, you don't do that!

[gets dressed]

Emily: I'm not your fucking experiment! Where are my fucking shoes?

[looking around]

Emily: Oh, fuck it! Keep them! I'm tired... So sick and tired of it.

[looking intensely at Naomi, beat]

Emily: We're still holding hands through a catflap, aren't we?

[beat]

Emily: Have fun in Cyprus.

Emily: [quoting] "I see it now in lights - Naomi get to know me."

Naomi: I thought it was catchy.

Emily: Yeah, so is AIDS.

Naomi: [after Katie told her that Emily slept with JJ] Why are you so horrible?

Katie: Because I love her more than you ever can.