House: My ringtone for you is "Dancing Queen" by ABBA. Birthmarks House: My mom didn't call Cuddy, she called you! I knew you couldn't stay away. House: You know, people hate people who have theories about people. House: I know "heart" and "head" start with the same three letters, but you gotta read all the way to the end. We need drugs to save children and puppies, ergo we need desperate people, ergo welfare kills sick children.Ĭuddy: How'd you know that I liked roses? Lucas: I was in your house last night. But, people won't test drugs unless they're desperate. House: People should not be testing drugs because they're desperate. Adverse Events Taub: You've discovered that one of us has been hiding the ability to stretch or shrink themselves? House: No. House: Want to be my friend? Lucas: No, you scare me a little. House: Seriously? Do you have a list? Lucas: No, I knew this conversation was really about you, so I just gave you an answer so you could get back to your train of thought. House: How many friends do you have? Lucas: Seventeen. Lucas: Only two things you ignore: things that aren't important and things you wish weren't important. Foreman: We could remove the other one, but since it's not killing her, I thought this way was less insane. Not Cancer Foreman: We need to remove the eye. If I learned anything from Amber it's that I have to take care of myself. I should've been the one on the bus, not. And I've enabled it, for years, the games, the binges, the middle of the night phone calls. You manipulate people because you can't handle any kind of real relationship. You spread misery because you can't feel anything else. because I was trying, like I always do, to protect you. Amber was never the reason I was leaving. we're okay? I mean, I know you're not, but. I must have reviewed Amber's case file 100 times to find a way. You don’t like it, there are exits on every floor. Don't act like you just figured that out. I considered being a horrendous pain in the ass, but I didn't want to tred on your turf. when did his girlfriend die? He wanted time alone. Here are the 15 Secrets You Didn't Know Behind House.Dying Changes Everything Cuddy: When was the last time you talked to him? House: Uh, I think it was after. Although the final product looked effortless, House had many issues behind the scenes. Hugh Laurie carried the show through eight seasons, but not without his own issues keeping up with the show.
Writing a show that worked was harder when the network kept weighing in on the supporting characters.Ĭast changes proved a particularly tricky part of the show, as some cast left with little notice given to the crew and others were written out with little notice to the cast members. In the beginning, writers disagreed over the development of the show. However, even that difficult task was made more so by conflict, cast changes, network interference, and grueling filming. The writers worked under the rule, "The punishment doesn’t have to fit the crime, but there has to be a crime." House's character always had to be rationally motivated and focused on solving a puzzle. The writers struggled to find ways to make House a character that fans would accept and root for. House deal with unexpected musical cases and navigate the social complexities of the hospital.Īudiences grew to love House, despite and because of the numerous qualities that made him a pain for other characters to work with.īehind the scenes, House was not easy to create. Fans kept coming back to watch the sarcastic, brilliant, anti-social Dr. House hit network television in 2004, offering a complicated cast of characters and new mysteries to untangle every week.