Sunset Beach Fan Guide
Bette Quotes

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June 2, 1999
BETTE: Are you going to be home for dinner?
EMILY: What are you making?
BETTE: A reservation.

May 1, 1998
ANNIE: Well, look what alcohol did to poor Olivia.
BETTE: Yeah, like you care.

To distract Bette, Annie pretends to see one of her friends across the room. Bette doesn't think her friend would be in The Deep. (May 1, 1998)
ANNIE: Maybe it's her twin. They say we all have one in the world.
BETTE: I'd hate to meet yours.

April 2, 1998
BETTE: (to Casey) Flex that muscle, put me in heaven. (He flexes it and she feels it:) HEAVEN.

Bette & Olivia are talking about Olivia's pregnancy, which she wants to keep secret. (June 24, 1997)
BETTE: Oh, yes, this is one big happy GROWING family.
OLIVIA: Please, will you be quiet! Loose lips sink ships!
BETTE: Honey, the S.S Olivia is going down, without my help!

June 25, 1997
BETTE: How would I know if Olivia's hiding something? What is she going to tell me that she doesn't tell you? You're her husband!
GREGORY: You're her oldest friend!
BETTE: Oh!!!
GREGORY: I didn't mean that chronologically.
BETTE: Thank you!

Bette is testifying at Elaine's murder trial. (May/June 1997)
BETTE: Not that I'm advocating murder. We just can't go around and keep killing people we don't like. Well, actually, there's a couple of ex-husbands I wouldn't mind seeing in body bags.

Eddie and Bette discuss their financial woes. (July 11, 1997)
BETTE: So we're in the same boat.
EDDIE: And sinking fast.
BETTE: Any suggestions on how we can come up with some quick cash?
EDDIE: I'll assume you mean legal.
BETTE: Do we look like Bonnie & Clyde?
EDDIE: Maybe we'll just have to bite the bullet and find gainful employment.
BETTE: Oh, no! I have to get married again?!

Aug. 11, 1997
GREGORY: In other words, you're unemployed.
BETTE: I prefer to think of it as occupationally challenged.

1997
OLIVIA: I did speak to Gregory about a job for you. The truth is, he wasn't very receptive about hiring you.
BETTE: No! Not acceptable! Because I am not receptive to sleeping under a freeway overpass.

1997
BETTE: Come on now, Gregory, don't you trust me? Never mind, don't answer that!

Aug. 28, 1997
OLIVIA: Bette, where have you been?
BETTE: Well, excuse me, Your Highness, but I do have a life outside of our deception of the week.

Sept. 9, 1997
BETTE: (to Eddie) What else can you do to me? Don't answer that, you'll only get my hopes up.

At the airport, Bette tries to help Sean NOT to get arrested. (Aug. or Sept. 1998)
BETTE: (to the security guard) You´re not really going to do this, are you, Kojak?

Ben tells Bette about Hank's medical condition (he was injured during the earthquake).
BETTE: Hank? Oh, what happened to that good-looking piece of cornbread?

Bette is going to sing at The Deep. (1998)
BETTE: Now, I´m gonna need your help here, guys... Well, girls, too, but you know where my loyalties lie!

Michael asks Bette about the nun costume she wore to a Halloween party. (Oct./Nov. 1998)
MICHAEL: You belong to that progressive church, right? What´s it called?
BETTE: Our Lady of many marriages! (Flashes her rings--Bette has been married seven times)

Bette notices Olivia staring at Cole. (April 28, 1997)
BETTE: Oh, please! Could you stop making goo-goo eyes at Mr. Dimples, your boy toy!
OLIVIA: He is HARDLY that!
BETTE: He´s Elaine´s son!
OLIVIA: Why don´t you say it a bit louder, Bette? I don´t think they heard you in San Diego!

1997
OLIVIA: (to Bette) Oh, be quiet and let me handle it, would you?
"It" referring to Cole. Bette glances over at Cole and giggles.
BETTE: Oh, I can only imagine how you´re going to handle... "it"!

1998
EMILY: (to Bette) Amy overheard me talking to you about Sean´s rapping.
BETTE: And I bet little Miss Big Mouth couldn´t wait to open her mouth about it.... Boy, I knew at sea I should´ve held her head under water just a little while longer...!

Bette refers to the time she covered for Olivia by lying that she herself had had an affair with Cole, when Olivia is really the one who did. (Sept. 9, 1997)
BETTE: We can´t count our chickens yet.
OLIVIA: Why?
BETTE: In a few months, that baby you´re carrying is going to pop out and either it will have your husband´s reptilian, though gorgeous, smile, or it will have those telltale dimples on those pooky little cheeks.
OLIVIA: I know you´re right.
BETTE: And not even a genius like me is going to be able to explain how I had the affair with Cole and YOU got pregnant!

CHARLES (Bette´s ex-husband): I don´t like being called Chucky.
BETTE: What are you gonna do? Divorce me? Been there, done that!

Bette startles Derek, who is posing as Ben. (1998)
BETTE: Aha! Well, if it isn´t the Prince of Darkness!
Derek jumps back in surprise.
DEREK: I´m sorry? Prince of Darkness?
BETTE: Well, it´s obvious you´re not reading MY [newspaper gossip] column!
DEREK: Your column?
BETTE: (waves her hand in front of his face) Hello? Ben? Anybody home here?

1998
BEN: Don´t tell me between the tidal wave and the ship flipping, you married some handsome stranger and you´re expecting him any moment!
BETTE: Actually, no. No, I ran into my daughter on that cruise and I´m expecting HER!
BEN: (shocked) Your daughter?!
BETTE: Yes, you know what happens between a man and a woman 50% of the time when they´re doing the wild thing, honey!

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