\\ DAWSON

The character of Dawson Leery has been played by James Van Der Beek.
He is the guy who thinks too much before acting.
Dawson Leery is a movies fan, especially a Stephen Spielberg fan.

» Dawson Leery website

\\ PACEY

The character of Pacey Witter has been played by Joshua Jackson.
He is the guy who always makes mistakes.

» Pacey Witter website

\\ DAWSON/PACEY QUOTES

Season 1

» Pilot - 100

Pacey: You think she's a virgin? You wanna nail her?
Dawson: We just met.
Pacey: And a wasted moment it was. I mean, greater men would be nailin' right now.
Dawson: Tact. Look it up.

» Beauty Contest - 111

Dawson: And I don't know what to do. I miss her when she's not around.
Pacey: Oh at last the moment of truth. Well thank God maybe we can all go home now.
Dawson: Pacey I know you're obsessed about with this little theory of yours, but the truth is I've never though of Joey in a romantic context. I've always thought of her as like a sister. I just don't think I could ever get past that. If Joey and I got together it would be, a little incestuous.
Pacey: So what you're saying is you don't want her but you don't want anybody else to have her either?

Season 2

» Tamara's Return - 204

Dawson: Andie… Andie likes you.
Pacey: Andie hates me!
Dawson: When a girl hates you the way Andie hates you, it really means that she likes you. It’s basic kindergarten psychology.

» The Reluctant Hero - 208

Pacey: Uh uh. You’re an endangered species, my friend, the last of a dying breed, and this movie is killing you softly with its song.
Dawson: You are insulting me.
Pacey: No, I’m stating the obvious. You take in stray dogs, Dawson. You help old women across the street, you "Just Say No." You are Jimmy Stewart.
Dawson: What does that make you?
Pacey: The needless waste, born to walk in the shadows of greater men.
Dawson: I don’t know what to do, man, she’s spiraling.
Pacey: Maybe we should just finish watching the movie. Jimmy Stewart would know what to do.

» That Is The Question - 215

Pacey: I thought you said I could have the bed tonight?
Dawson: No, I don't think so.
Pacey: "Joey always gets the bed...
Dawson: "Don't go there.

Season 3

» Homecoming - 302

Dawson: With Eve? I haven't been able to find her.
Pacey: Did you check down at the strip joint?
Dawson: Embarrassingly, yes. Turns out she doesn't even work there anymore. She was a temp.
Pacey: Strip joints have temps?

Pacey: Well, that's too bad, Dawson because Eve was the ultimate transitional woman.
Dawson: How do you figure?
Pacey: Well, you are coming off of a emotionally traumatic, life-altering relationship and the last thing you need to do is get emotionally involved again, right? But since you are a young, virile, increasingly buff teenage male, you have certain wants and desires. Enter Eve. A gift from the gods of rebound high. A curvaceous vixen who is meant for you to be explored in only a sexual manner...

» None Of The Above - 303

Dawson: You are who you are, Pacey.
Pacey: Yes I am, Dawson. And so are you. You, Dawson Leery, are a self-righteous son-of-a-bitch who cares more about his rose-coloured, defunct 1950's belief system than the people who fail to live up it, huh?
Dawson: Interesting choice of words, coming from a smug, cold-hearted son-of-a-bitch who just dumped his girlfriend after she begged and pleaded for an ounce of sympathy!
Pacey: At least I didn't send her father to prison.
Dawson: No, you just made her go crazy.

» Show Me Love - 321

Pacey: You think indulging in some James Dean meets Greased Lightnin' fantasy is gonna prove that you're a better man than me?
Dawson: I don't have to prove that. You made that clear when you moved in on Joey.

Season 4

» The Unusual Suspects - 408

Pacey: Remember when you told me that you'd never be able to trust me again? That was definitely among the top five worst moments of my life.
Dawson: Remember when I walked out of my house and found you and Joey? That was my worst ever. Number one with a bullet.
Pacey: Do you think it’s possible that maybe, I could prove to you that I could be someone you could trust again, someday?
Dawson: I’d like to believe it is.
Pacey: I gotta try. Not ready to give up on you.

» Coda - 423

Pacey: I called, Dawson, because I realized you’re the one person I regret not saying goodbye to. I called because once upon a time, the only thing that really mattered to me was being your best friend. I called because I wanted you to know that despite everything that’s happened and all the miles between us right now, I still think about the way it was in the beginning.
Dawson: When we were just a couple of dorks wondering if and when a girl would ever look our way.
Pacey: Hey, speak for yourself, man.
Dawson: I’m glad you called, Pace. ‘Cause the worst thing about not saying goodbye is I never got the chance to tell you this thing I wanted so badly to tell you.
Pacey: What’s that?
Dawson: I’m proud of you, Pacey.
Pacey: That means so much more than you could ever know, Dawson.

Season 5

» High Anxiety - 507

Dawson: Please tell me that... how my head feels is no reflection on how I acted.
Pacey: I think Joey’s gonna forgive you a lot sooner than you forgive yourself.

Season 6

» Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road - 621

Pacey: I was just trying to do the right thing.
Dawson: You're always trying to do the right thing. You're always so eager to be the hero, you never quite see all the pieces of the puzzle.

» Joey Potter and Capeside Redemption - 622

Pacey (to Dawson): All we wanted was her. So much so that we destroyed our friendship... and in the end, all she ever wanted was for us to be friends again.

» All Good Things... - 623

Joey: Hi, Christopher.
Dawson: And the triangle becomes a square.
Pacey: Well put.