I'm so sorry, Emma. I never wanted to bring you anything but happiness.

Dylan

The artificiality of a scripted drama doesn't hold a candle to true crime.

Chick

Sheriff Greene: Consider cooperating with us. I can't guarantee it'll feel good, but it's the right thing to do.
Dylan: Good night, Sheriff.

My would always say I was too naive about beautiful women, and my mother was always right.

Norman

I hope you enjoy the accommodations. Not as nice as your motel, but we do try.

Sheriff Greene

He's not a bad person. He's not a criminal. He's crazy.

Dylan

From where I'm sitting you're a child and children sometimes act out. Almost always because they feel ignored. So I'm starting to think calling in all my cops, searching your motel, your house, questioning you now is just giving you exactly what you want. Attention.

Sheriff Greene

I love you, but unfortunately I can only be a real mother to one person and so even though I love you so very much and this pains me, you're getting in the way.

Norman as Mother

If you ever feel overwhelmed, I could, you know, just take over.

Mother

Let's just dump the body in the woods, okay? We still have to get rid of the car, we have to clean the crime scene. We don't have time for this emotional bullshit.

Mother

I just killed someone, Mother.

Norman

You wanna play with the big kids, honey, you gotta act like the big kids. Let's clean this up.

Mother

Bates Motel Season 5 Quotes

What dream am I in Mother?

Norman

Norman: Oh mother, what is wrong with you?
Mother: What is wrong with me? Oh. Let me see. Ahhhh. Well, for starters, I am dead. And why am I pretending to be dead? So I can get away from everyone and anyone who can distract me from YOU, OK?
Norman: I know that, and I appreciate it.
Mother: You appreciate it? You appreciate it like I baked you a coffee cake or something? I spend 24/7 in this house lookin' after you, feeding you, bolstering your moods, doing your laundry. I can't leave. I'm going nuts here. I literally gave up my life to protect you. To give you a life without trouble. And we're doin' it, right? We're doin' it. I mean, a mentally ill boy and a dead woman. We're actually doin' it. We have customers, we have a life.
Norman: I know, and I appreciate it.
Mother: STOP SAYING YOU APPRECIATE IT!