The Idol
Sundays 9:00 PM on HBOThe Idol Quotes
Joss: I wanna be taken seriously.
Tedros: Why?
Joss: Because I do.
Tedros: But why?
Joss: Because I wanna have a career that lasts and is meaningful and isn't like a fucking joke.
Dayanne: So, is she a better fuck than me?
Tedros: Baby, nobody's a better fuck than you.
Dayanne: You didn't tell me it was a setup.
Tedros: A setup?
Dayanne: You said it would be good for the club.
Xander: This has been the last five years of my life. I'm in hell.
Talia: I mean, you could always go back to singing and dancing.
Xander: My big moment? Three episodes?
I like all the breathing in it.
Leia
Nikki: You guys are enabling her. There's obviously something a bit off. Not all oars are in the water--
D: The girl's mother died
Nikki: So, my mother's dead. Is your mother alive?
D: You are somethin' else.
Nikki: People die.
I miss my mom
Jocelyn
Jocelyn: Look, I think five years ago when people would tell me that it was important to comment on something publicly, I would buy into it. But now I just know that I'm being hustled.
Talia: Yeah, I mean, obviously, my editor is breathing down my neck, gun to my back, trying to get me to get you to talk about this photo.
Jocelyn: Can I play you my new song?
Tedros: Are you desperate to put this specific song out?
Jocelyn: No, I'm not desperate to put anything out; my team is. 'Cause everyone in my life is, like, telling me that it's really great. but I don't believe them.
Tedros: Why?
Jocelyn: 'Cause when you're famous, everyone lies to you.
Tedros: And you trust me?
Jocelyn: I just think you're enough of an asshole that you might tell me the truth.
If you live in Sioux City, Iowa, you are never gonna meet a girl like Jocelyn. She's not walking down the street. She didn't go to your high school. She doesn't work at the bar or the diner. And she did not marry your best friend. And if, on the off chance, she did, she is still never, ever gonna fuck you. Unless, she has some very, very serious mental problems. And that right there is why mental illness is sexy.
Nikki
I mean, I feel like it could be a lot worse.
Jocelyn
