House of Cards (TV Series)

Chapter 65 (2017)

Robin Wright: Claire Underwood

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  Claire Underwood : [having ignored Francis' phone call]  My turn.

• Francis Underwood : Where does the real power lie? The power behind the power. And I understood, Claire, that we have to think and act differently than we ever have. Because it's no longer about who *lives* in the White House, it's about who *owns* the White House.

  Claire Underwood : This is the presidency. How much higher can a politician go?

  Francis Underwood : The real power isn't here. It's beyond here. It's above it, but still working in conjunction with it. Look, Claire, you and I have always been on the inside. Trapped. In the bubble. But going forward, with my operating on the outside, in the private sector, and you working from here, we can *own* this house together. Don't you see? I've designed this. I wanted you to be the president. I've *made* you the president.

  Claire Underwood : Am I supposed to say thank you?

  Francis Underwood : No. But you will have to pardon me. Pardon me for all of my crimes. As the president, you're the only one who can.

• Claire Underwood : I've thought long and hard, Francis. Barely slept.

  Francis Underwood : That's the job.

• Francis Underwood : Do you hate it here?

  Claire Underwood : Oh, you know I don't like hotels.

  Francis Underwood : An approximation of home just to remind you you're not there.

  Claire Underwood : Well, we don't live in a home. We live in a house, borrowed and temporary.

• Claire Underwood : Who are you to me?

  Jane Davis : Who do you want me to be?

  Claire Underwood : [chuckles]  That's not a good answer.

  Jane Davis : You're the first woman President of the United States. All you've had to swallow, the sacrifices, the compromises. You're gonna want to isolate yourself. Not trust anyone. But that's exactly what you're gonna need. Someone to tell you what's what.

• Claire Underwood : Swallowing poison to stay alive.

  Mark Usher : Alive is good.

• Claire Underwood : Thank you. I'm going to bed.

  Francis Underwood : No one will ever love you as much as I do. I hope you know that. Just as I know that no one will ever love me... like you.