Northern Exposure1990

Maurice J. Minnifield:
[Maurice catches Ed talking to his statue] Look, Ed. If you've got something to say, you say it to me. You got that?

Ed Chigliak:
Okay, Maurice. But, uh -

Maurice J. Minnifield:
But what?

Ed Chigliak:
Well, it's just that he's a little easier to talk to.

Maurice J. Minnifield:
The statue?

Ed Chigliak:
Well, he doesn't throw my thoughts off like you do sometimes.

Maurice J. Minnifield:
I don't throw your thoughts off, son! What are you talking about?

Ed Chigliak:
Well, kind of like now, Maurice.

Maurice J. Minnifield:
I'm not in the business of throwing people's thoughts off! Is that clear?