Xena: Warrior Princess (TV Series)

The Play's the Thing (1999)

Renée O'Connor: Gabrielle

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Quotes 

• Minya : Gabrielle, I wanted to thank you! I never would have met Paulina if it wasn't for you! In fact, the two of you made me realize something deep down about myself that... I guess I always knew, but... just didn't dare admit. Yes... I'm a... thespian.

  [She goes away hand in hand with Paulina] 

  Xena : Oh. Hah. Congratulations. You managed to touch someone.

  Gabrielle : That's not exactly what I had in mind. I wanted to change... violent people into people of peace, not actors. That is what she said, right? Deep down, she's a thespian? Yeah, um... that's what she... said. Yeah.

  Xena : Why? What'd you think?

  Gabrielle : Thespian...

• Gabrielle : What am I doing? All this sex, blood, violence? Have I gone crazy?

  Joxer : Gabrielle! We just sold out the first night!

  Gabrielle : Crazy like a fox! I want more blood! Let's make it gushing!

• Gabrielle : What's this? It's... it's blood. You have a head on your stick. These are your changes? Blood? Sex?

  Joxer : Uh, and a hot tub. I got the guys workin' on it in the back. I thought to myself, 'Joxer, what is it that you like?' And I figured, 'That's what the public wants.'

  Gabrielle : Artists aren't supposed to care what the public wants. We're not doing this for money.

• Gabrielle : No good playwright would have her art reduced to garbage for the sake of a few dinars!