Frasier (TV Series)

Roz's Krantz & Gouldenstein Are Dead (1997)

James Earl Jones: Norman Royster

Quotes 

• Norman : Are you here visiting somebody?

  Frasier : Oh no. I'm just here with a friend of mine, Roz. She's here doing some community service.

  Norman : Ah, the Angel of Death, nice girl.

• [last lines] 

  Frasier : Well, it was great meeting you. Oh, would you like me to leave the light on or off?

  Norman : [who's blind]  Surprise me.

• Norman : You know, I remember one day I was listening to your program, and it was right after my wife died and I was going through kind of a rough patch. You told this guy who was going through the same thing that he should keep pictures of his wife around to help with the transition. That was a good idea.

  Frasier : So you started keeping pictures of her?

  Norman : [who's blind]  That wouldn't make much sense now, would it?

  Frasier : [sheepish]  Well, no. Well, what did you do?

  Norman : Well, I remembered when we were dating, Helen made this life mask of herself for art class, and I had my daughter dig through the attic, and lo and behold, she found it.

  [He holds up a delicate porcelain mask] 

  Norman : This is the way she looked when we met. Isn't she beautiful?

  Frasier : Oh, yes.

  Norman : So you were right. Every night, before I fall asleep, I run my fingers over Helen's beautiful face, and it takes me back to all those wonderful years we had together. It made a world of difference. I want to thank you. You really helped me.

  Frasier : [warmly]  You've no idea how nice it is to hear that.

• Frasier : [confessing]  I didn't drop your ashtray, I dropped your wife's mask, and the nose broke off.

  Norman : Oh, so that's why you needed my denture adhesive.

  Frasier : [guiltily]  Yes.

  Norman : Well it usually works pretty well, I must've dropped that mask about 10 times over the years.

• [Norman's beeper goes off] 

  Norman : Would you excuse me? It's time for me to take one of my many pills.