Memorable Quotes from Adam Arkin
4 quotesIdentity Revealed in Unexpected Conversation
Laurie Strode
I'm not who you think I am.
Will Brennan
Okay. Who are you?
Laurie Strode
My name's not Kerri Tate.
Will Brennan
Ooh. What is it?
Laurie Strode
Laurie Strode.
Will Brennan
Strode?
Laurie Strode
Strode. I changed my name when I went into hiding.
Will Brennan
Oh, I like that. That's like...like...like the Witness Protection Program. What did you, like, rat out the mob, or something?
Laurie Strode
My brother killed my sister...when she was seventeen.
Will Brennan
Well, that's...sickly. How'd he do that?
Laurie Strode
With a really big sharp kitchen knife.
Will Brennan
That's terrible. Take off your clothes.
Laurie Strode
You said you'd listen.
Will Brennan
Okay.
Laurie Strode
They locked him up for a long time, but he got out and...he came after me. But I got away. But he killed a lot of my friends. It happened; ...on Halloween.
[''in unison with Will Brennan'']
Laurie Strode
You've heard the whole story.
Will Brennan
Who hasn't? Michael Myers. It's like twenty years ago, right?
Laurie Strode
1978.
Will Brennan
And the girl that... What happened to the sister? She died, right?
Laurie Strode
No. She faked her death...and, now, she's the head mistress of a very posh, secluded private school in Northern California.
Will Brennan
What?
Laurie Strode
Hoping and praying every year...that her brother won't find her.
Will Brennan
You're telling me the truth?!
Laurie Strode
Now, do you want a drink?
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Rethinking Perspectives Amidst Life's Challenges
Larry Gopnik
Well, you know, the way I look at it, it's an opportunity for me to really sit down and figure things out and look at the world afresh instead of just, you know, settling for the routine, tired old way of looking at things.
Divorce Lawyer
Really?
Larry Gopnik
I don't know. Maybe not.
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The Fear Behind Emotional Guardedness
Max
Louise made an interesting observation on the way home the other night; She said, "People who are guarded are afraid that you can see right through them. That's why they hide behind layers of secrecy or humor.
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Cynicism and Realism in Relationships
Max
Spoken like a true cynic. Evan was here
Sara
I'm not a cynic, I'm a realist!
Max
Or a realist masquerading as a cynic who is secretly an optimist. What are you doing here? What is she doing here?
[to the room]
Sara
SHE works here, remember?!
Max
No, she doesn't. Not for another four days. Go home.
Sara
Well, this couldn't wait.
Max
Of course it could... what are you doing? Go back to the beach, I don't want you here.
Sara
No, really, you do.
Max
You are becoming a sick workaholic lunatic.. and this is exactly the kind of nervous overwrought behavior that leads to...
Sara
... Pictures of Sebby with a busty brunette.
Max
... A very, very big raise.
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