Kevin Spacey Quotes

Baby Driver

Identity and Consequences in a Crime Scenario

Doc We are twenty-four hours from being descended upon by this entire city.

Bats Those pigs are in hog heaven. The only way they can I.D. us is with a Ouija board or some shit.

Doc Well, your name only takes four letters to spell out.

Bats Doc, "Bats" ain't my real fucking name!

Doc It's over, "Leon." Get out of town.

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American Beauty

Awakening from a Long Coma

Lester Burnham It's the weirdest thing. I feel like I've been in a coma for about twenty years, and I'm just now waking up.

[''Lying in bed fantasizing of watching Angela on ceiling partially covered in rose petals with it landing on his face'']

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Pay It Forward

Desire for Connection Amidst Resistance

Arlene McKinney I won't.

Eugene Simonet I don't wanna spend another second without you.

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The Life of David Gale

Struggles with Personal Demons and Consequences

David Gale I fell off the wagon and hurt myself.

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Se7en

Embracing Vengeance and Wrath

John Doe Become vengeance, David. Become... wrath.

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American Beauty

Embracing Self-Discovery and Surprise

Lester Burnham It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about.

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Margin Call

Urgent Response to Financial Crisis Situation

Sam Rogers Thank you all for coming in a little early this morning. I know yesterday was pretty bad, and I wish I could say that today is going to be less so, but that isn't going to be the case. Now, I'm supposed to read this statement to you all here, but why don't you just read it on your own time, and I'll just tell you what the fuck is going on here. I've been here all night, meeting with the Executive Committee, and the decision has been made to unwind a considerable position of the firm's holdings in several key asset classes. The crux of it is, in the firm's thinking, the party's over as of this morning. There's going to be considerable turmoil in markets for the foreseeable future, and they believe it is better that this turmoil begins with us. As a result, the firm has decided to liquidate its majority position of fixed-income MBS … today. These are your packets; you will see what accounts you're responsible for today. I'm sure it hasn't taken you long to understand the implications of this sale on your relationships with your counterparties and, as a result, on your careers. I have expressed this reality to the Executive Committee, and they understand. As a result, if you achieve a 93% sale of your assets, you will receive a $1.4 million one-off bonus. If the floor, as a whole, achieves a 93% sale, you will get an additional $1.3 million apiece. For those of you who have never been through this before, this is what the beginning of a fire sale looks like. I cannot begin to tell you how important the first hour and a half is going to be. I want you to hit every bite you can find: dealers, brokers, clients, your mother if she's buying. And no swaps; it's outgoing only, today. Obviously, this is not going down the way that any of us would have hoped, but … the ground is shifting below our feet. And, apparently, there's no other way out.

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Swimming with Sharks

The Value of Meaningful Meetings

Buddy Ackerman If they can't start a meeting without you, well, that's a meeting worth going to, isn't it? And that's the only kind of meeting you should ever concern yourselves with.

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Beyond the Sea

Considering a Political Career

Nina Cassotto Maffia I heard you were going into politics. You still thinkin about doing that?

Bobby Darin Well, I'm considering it. I mean, they've asked me.

Nina Cassotto Maffia Well, you know how the papers try and smear people with things from their past when, you know, they're gonna run for an office?

Bobby Darin Mm-hm. Yeah. So what?

Nina Cassotto Maffia There's something about your past that I think it's finally time for you to know.

Bobby Darin What are you talking about?

Nina Cassotto Maffia It's about Polly. She wasn't who you thought she was, Bobby.

Bobby Darin She was the best mother in the whole goddamn world. What are you talking about?

Nina Cassotto Maffia She was a great mother because she was my mother, so I know it's true.

Bobby Darin Than you take that back!

Nina Cassotto Maffia No, she was a wonderful person and a wonderful mother. But what I think you really need now is the truth. The truth about your mother. And the truth is... Polly was not your mother. Sam was not your father. You ain't my brother, Bobby. We swore that we would never let you find out. Polly was my mother. Not yours. She was your grandmother. Sweetheart... I'm not your sister. Bobby, I'm your mother.

[pause; pause; tearfully; pause]

Polly Cassotto We made a pact that we would never tell you.

Little Bobby Is she kidding?

Polly Cassotto She got pregnant when she was seventeen.

Nina Cassotto Maffia It's true, Bobby. I didn't want you to be a bastard, so I gave you to momma, so that way no one could call you one.

[tearfully]

Polly Cassotto She couldn't give you up for adoption.

Nina Cassotto Maffia When I went off to the hospital, when it was time for you to be born. Momma moved us to the Bronx where we didn't know nobody. And then when I came back, we said you were her baby, not mine. But that way I could keep you.

Little Bobby Do you realise what you're saying to me?

Polly Cassotto We did it to protect you, Bobby.

Nina Cassotto Maffia You need me now. I can really be here for you. You're lost. You can finally have the mother that you never really had.

Little Bobby Who was my father?

Nina Cassotto Maffia Oh, Bobby. I was dating a lot of guys back then.

Little Bobby Who was my father?!

[angrily]

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K-PAX

Time is limited for all individuals.

Prot ] is running out for everyone.

[[Time]

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Beyond the Sea

A Request for a Dance

Bobby Darin May I have this dance, Miss Sandra Dee?

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K-PAX

The Nature of Travel and Perspective

Prot I travel ]. That's a ], Mark. You ] — there's just no ] of ].

[[light; [joke; [humans; [sense; [humor]

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Superman Returns

Legacy of Knowledge and Identity

Jor-El My son. You do not remember me. I am Jor-El. I am your father. By now I will have been dead for many thousands of your years.

Lex Luthor He thinks I'm his son?

Jor-El Embedded in the crystals before you is the total accumulation of all literature and scientific fact of dozens of other worlds spanning the twenty-eight known galaxies.

Kitty Kowalski Can he see us?

Lex Luthor No, he's dead.

Jor-El There are many questions to be asked. Here, in this Fortress of Solitude, we will try to find the answers together. So, my son...Kal-El...speak.

Lex Luthor Tell me everything. Starting with crystals.

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K-PAX

Eternal Lessons of the Universe

Prot I want to tell you something Mark, something you do not yet know, but we K-Paxians have been around long enough to have discovered. The ] will expand, and it will collapse back on itself, then will expand again. It will repeat this process ]. What you don't know is that when the universe expands again, everything will be as it is now. Whatever ] you make this time around, you will live through on your next pass. Every mistake you make, you will live through again, and again, ]. So my advice to you is to get it right this time around. Because this ] is ] you have.

[[universe; [forever; [mistakes; [forever; [time; [all]

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Swimming with Sharks

Gender Bias in Film Production

Buddy Ackerman Avoid women directors. They ovulate. Do you have any idea what that does to a three month shoot?

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K-PAX

The Interconnectedness of Life on Earth

Prot There's enough life on ] to fill fifty planets… plants, animals, people, fungi, viruses… all jostling to find their place. Bouncing off each other, feeding off each other… connected.

[[earth]

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Beyond the Sea

Facing Health Challenges Before a Performance

Charlie Cassotto Maffia You don't look so good.

Bobby Darin Well to tell you the truth, Charlie. I don't feel so hot. I gotta go under the knife again, that's why we're taking off early. I've got blood poisoning, its catching up.

Charlie Cassotto Maffia Look, we don't have to do this. We can call it off.

Bobby Darin Charlie, I gotta get ready now.

Charlie Cassotto Maffia I gotta go make sure Nina's at a good table.

Bobby Darin Charlie, I wouldn't have gone this far without you.

Charlie Cassotto Maffia Kid, you're a runaway train. Just get through tonight.

Bobby Darin Yeah, always leaving one more, Charlie.

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Margin Call

Motivation Driven by Financial Necessity

Sam Rogers I'll do it, John, but not because of your little speech. But because I need the money. Hard to believe after all these years, but I... I need the money.

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Pay It Forward

Early Morning Surprise in Pay It Forward

Eugene Simonet Trevor!

Trevor McKinney It worked!

Eugene Simonet Oh, God!

Eugene Simonet Does he always get up this early?

Arlene McKinney What?

Eugene Simonet Oh my God! This is not good. He just saw me.

Arlene McKinney It's okay.

Eugene Simonet It's not. I'm his teacher.

Trevor McKinney Now, you have to pay it forward, too! Eugene?

Eugene Simonet I think you should still call me Mr. Simonet.

Trevor McKinney You had a sleepover, didn't you?

Eugene Simonet Why don't you go back to bed?

Trevor McKinney Why?

Eugene Simonet It's too early for you to be up, and I've got to get to school anyway.

Trevor McKinney No, it's not. It's no early. No, it's a Sunday.

Eugene Simonet It's a Sunday?

Trevor McKinney Yeah.

Eugene Simonet It's a Sunday?

[to Arlene McKinney]

Arlene McKinney It's a Sunday.

Trevor McKinney So, stay. So, stay. My mom will make you breakfast. She makes great eggs.

Eugene Simonet No, I can't. You don't understand. I have a whole schedule that you don't know about. And I do it every Sunday, and now, it's all gone cuckoo-ey.

Trevor McKinney Well, all right. We'll bring everything here. Come on.

Eugene Simonet Will you please take care of him. I'll call you later, all right.

[to Arlene McKinney]

Arlene McKinney All right.

Eugene Simonet Bye.

Trevor McKinney Don't be a stranger!

Arlene McKinney My God, Trevor!

Trevor McKinney You like him?

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Beyond the Sea

Unprofessionalism in Acting: A Frustrating Encounter

Sandra Dee I have never worked with anyone so unprofessional in my life. I mean, have you even acted before?

Bobby Darin Well, I'm learning, but let me tell you something, Blondie, you're not exactly ].

[[Audrey Hepburn]

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Beyond the Sea

A Fresh Start for Bobby and Sandra

Bobby Darin Sandy and I just got off on the wrong foot. If I could just get her away from her mother. I mean just imagine: Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee. That's it. I'm gonna start all over, like we've never met. Only this time, I'll romance her the best way I know.

[voice over]

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Superman Returns

Discussion of Crystals and Island Plans

Lex Luthor What do you know about crystals?

Lois Lane They make great chandeliers.

Lex Luthor This crystal may seem unremarkable, but so is the seed of a redwood tree. It's how our mutual friend in tights made his arctic getaway spot. Cute, but a little small for my tastes.

Lois Lane You're building an island?

Lex Luthor You're not seeing the big picture here, Miss Lane. Let me enlarge it for you. Not just an island. An entirely new continent. An extinct world, reborn, on our own.

[''brings down another map'']

Lois Lane Why?

Lex Luthor Land, Miss Lane. I mean- Kitty, what did my father used to say to me?

[''confused'']

Kitty Kowalski You're losing your hair?

Lex Luthor No, before that.

Kitty Kowalski Get out?

Lex Luthor He said, "You can print money, manufacture diamonds and people are a dime a dozen, but people will always need land". It's the one thing we aren't making anymore.

Lois Lane But the United States...

Lex Luthor Will be underwater. It's simple physics, Miss Lane. Two objects cannot occupy the same space at the same time.

[''brings down another map'']

Lois Lane And the rest of the world will just let you keep it? They'll...

Lex Luthor They'll... what? I'll have advanced alien technology. Thousands of years beyond what anyone can throw at me. Bring it on!

Lois Lane But millions of people will die.

Lex Luthor Billions! Once again the press underestimates me. Come on, let me hear you say it, just once, come on.

Lois Lane You're insane!

Lex Luthor No! Not that, no, the other thing. I know it's just dangling off the tip of your tongue, let me hear it just once, please?

[laughing]

Lois Lane Superman will never-

Lex Luthor WROOOONNG!!!

Lois Lane What is that?

Lex Luthor I think you know exactly what this is. Mind over muscle, Miss Lane. Mind over... Who is that boy's father?

[''noticing Jason's looking at the Kryptonite'']

Lois Lane Richard.

[swallowing]

Thug Mr. Luthor, we're reaching the coordinates.

Lex Luthor Are you sure?

[looking at Lois]

Thug Yes, sir.

[through the radio]

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Outbreak

Rapid Viral Infection and Its Consequences

Maj. Salt Okay, sirs, here we go. These pictures were taken over a period of eight hours. Normal, healthy kidney cells before they met the virus. In the space of an hour, a single virus has invaded, multiplied and killed the cell. And in just two hours, its offspring have invaded cells here, and here. Continually multiplying.

[showing them the progression of the virus on a computer]

Casey Schuler Jesus Christ, five hours? It infects the cell, replicates, and kills this fast? These numbers can't be right, Ebola takes days to do this damage.

Maj. Salt Sirs, the numbers are correct. I wish to God they weren't. One goes in, millions come out. Every cell is dead. Now we see them individually, searching for the next victim until there's nothing left to kill.

Casey Schuler Mark this day, Salt. We could spend our whole careers waiting to see a new virus.

Maj. Salt Sirs, Mr. Motaba, up close and personal.

Casey Schuler I hate this bug.

Sam Daniels Come on, Casey. You have to love its simplicity. It's one-billionth our size and it's beating us.

Casey So, what do you wanna do — take it to dinner?

Sam No.

Casey What, then?

Sam Kill it.

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American Beauty

The Significance of Each Day in Life

Lester Burnham Remember those posters that said, "Today is the first day of the rest of your life"? Well, that's true of every day but one - the day you die.

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The Life of David Gale

The Illusion of Freedom in Death

David Gale They wanted me to die knowing the key to my freedom was out there somewhere!

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American Beauty

Embracing Life's Beauty and Transience

Lester Burnham I had always heard your entire life flashes in front of your eyes the second before you die. First of all, that one second isn't a second at all. It stretches on forever, like an ocean of time. For me, it was lying on my back at Boy Scout Camp, watching falling stars. And yellow leaves from the maple trees that lined our street. ] alerted by gunshot] Or my grandmother's hands, and the way her skin seemed like paper. And the first time I saw my cousin Tony's ]. And Janie, and Janie. And Carolyn. I guess I could be pretty pissed off about what happened to me, but it's hard to stay mad when there's so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I'm seeing it all at once, and it's too much. My heart fills up like a balloon that's about to burst. And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain, and I can't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life. You have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm sure. But don't worry. You will someday.

[''Epilogue after being fatally shot''; ''Scene of Jane and Ricky lying bed alerted by gunshot and then gets up''; ''Scene of Angela in [[w:Toilet (room)|powder room; ''Scene of Carolyn outside in rain unresponsive to faint gunshot; [w:Pontiac Firebird|brand new Firebird]

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K-PAX

Understanding Existence Through Shared Awareness

Prot Every being in the ] knows ] from ], Mark.

[[universe; [Righteousness|right; [wrong]

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Pay It Forward

Expectations of Respect in the Classroom

Eugene Simonet Apparently, none of you have ever seen a new teacher before. I'm Mr. Simonet. Welcome to the seventh grade. Middle school. That hellish, shaky bridge you all must cross before you become members of that undyingly enviable high school elite. Now, some of you might think you can't get across this bridge fast enough. That you'd rather hold your breath, close your eyes, and not think about anything until it's all over. Well, I'm here to tell you that that is not an option in this class.

[A beat.]

Eugene Simonet Lateness. Tardiness. To be late for your first class on your first day of school. What does that indicate?

Late student I'm having a bad hair day.

Eugene Simonet Perhaps what it indicates is a lack of respect. You see, I'm going to be here everyday for you, and so I expect you to be here for me. On time. No excuses. Put that down.

[to a student taking something out]

Another student Wait.

[whispering]

Eugene Simonet Now. This class is social studies. That is you and the world. Yes, there is a world out there and even if you decide you don't want to meet it, it's still going to hit you right in the face. Believe me. So, best you start thinking about the world now and what it means to you. What does the world mean to you? Come on! A little class participation here. Is it just this class you wanna get out of? Your house? Your street? Any further any one of you wanna go than that? Yes?

[A beat.; A beat.; A beat.; A beat.; A girl raises her hand.]

Girl The mall. That's only like two miles away from me.

Eugene Simonet Well, let me ask you another question. How often do you think about things that happen outside of this town? You watch the news? Yes? No? All right, so, we're not global thinkers yet, but why aren't we?

[He points to Trevor McKinney.]

Trevor McKinney Cause we're 11.

Eugene Simonet Good point. What's your name?

Trevor McKinney Trevor.

Eugene Simonet Maybe Trevor's absolutely right. Why should we think about the world? I mean, after all, what does the world expect of us?

[to the class; He looks at Trevor for an answer.]

Trevor McKinney Expect?

Eugene Simonet Mm-hm. Of you. What does the world expect of you?

[A beat.]

Trevor McKinney Nothing.

[A beat.]

Eugene Simonet Nothing. My God, boys and girls, he's absolutely right. Nothing. I mean, here you are. You can't drive. You can't vote. You can't even go to the bathroom without a pass from me. You're stuck. Right here in the seventh grade. But not forever because one day, you'll be free. All right, but what if on that day you're free, you haven't prepared, you're not ready, and then, you look around you, and you don't like what the world is? What if the world is just a big disappointment?

[to the class; A beat.; The class cheers.]

Boy We're screwed.

Eugene Simonet Unless . . . unless you take the things that you don't like about this world, and you flip them upside down right on their ass. Don't tell you parents I used that word. And you can start that today. This is your assignment. Extra credit. It goes on all year long.

[The class laughs.; He pulls up the screen and reveals the assignment written on the blackboard behind it, which says, "Think of an idea to change our world - and put it into ACTION".; The students grumble.]

Student Oh, man....

Eugene Simonet Now, wait a minute. What, what, what's wrong with this? What's the matter? Yes?

[The girl from earlier raises her hand, and Eugene points to her.]

Girl It's like so . . .

Eugene Simonet So what? There must be a word to finish that sentence. Someone help her.

Another girl Weird".

Eugene Simonet Weird".

Another student Crazy".

Eugene Simonet Crazy".

Different girl Hard".

Another boy Bummer".

Eugene Simonet Bummer". "Hard". How about "possible"? It's possible. The realm of possibility exists where? In each of you? Here. So, you can do it. You can surprise us. It's up to you. Or, you can just sit back and let it atrophy. Atrophy. If there is a word you hear that you don't understand, there's a dictionary at the front of the room. Look it up. And there are these dictionaries, which you will carry with you at all times because in this class, we're going to learn to love words and their meanings. Any questions?

[A beat.; A beat.; A beat. He points to his head.; A beat.; A beat.; A student looks at Eugene uncertainly, and Eugene sees this.; He starts passing out another pile of dictionaries to the class.]

Trevor McKinney Yeah. So, you'll like you'll flunk us if we don't change the world?

[A beat.]

Eugene Simonet Well, no, I wouldn't do that. But you might just squeak by with a C.

[A beat.; A beat.]

Trevor McKinney What'd you ever do to change the world?

Class Whoa!

[A beat.]

Eugene Simonet Well, Trevor, I get a good night's sleep. I eat a hearty breakfast. I show up. On time. And then I pass the buck to you.

[He looks to the late student.]

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Glengarry Glen Ross

Focus on What Truly Matters

Blake Let me have your attention for a moment. Cause you're talking about what? You're talking about bitching about that sale you shot, some son of a bitch don't wanna buy land, somebody don't want what you're selling, some broad you're trying to screw, so forth. Let's talk about something important. Are they all here?

[to Williamson]

John Williamson All but one.

Blake Well, I'm going anyway. Let's talk about something important. Put that coffee down! Coffee's for closers only. You think I'm fucking with you? I am not fucking with you. I'm here from downtown. I'm here from Mitch and Murray, and I'm here on a mission of mercy! Your name's Levene?

[to Levene]

Shelley Levene Yeah.

Blake You call yourself a salesman, you son of a bitch?

Dave Moss I don't gotta listen to this shit.

Blake You certainly don't, pal, cause the good news is you're fired. The bad news is you've got — all of you've got — just one week to regain your jobs, starting with tonight. Starting with tonight's sit. Oh, have I got your attention now? Good, cause we're adding a little something to this month's sales contest. As you all know, first prize is a ]. Anybody wanna see second prize? Second prize's a set of steak knives. Third prize is you're fired. Do you get the picture? Are you laughing now? You got leads. Mitch and Murray paid good money. Get their names to sell them! You can't close the leads you're given? You can't close shit? You are shit! Hit the bricks, pal, and beat it cause you are going out!

[[W:Cadillac Eldorado|Cadillac Eldorado]

Shelley The leads are weak!

Blake The leads are weak? Fucking leads are weak? You're weak. I've been in this business 15 years.

Dave What's your name?

Blake Fuck you! That's my name! You know why, mister? Cause you drove a ] to get here tonight. I drove an $80,000 ]. That's my name! And your name is: you're wanting and you can't play in a man's game. You can't close them? Then go home and tell your wife your troubles. Because only one thing counts in this life! Get them to sign on the line which is dotted! You hear me, you fucking faggots? A–B–C. A: Always, B: Be, C: Closing. Always be closing. Always be closing! A–I–D–A. Attention, Interest, Decision, Action. Attention: do I have your attention? Interest: are you interested? I know you are, cause it's fuck or walk. You close, or you hit the bricks! Decision: have you made your decision for Christ? And action. A–I–D–A. Get out there! You got the prospects coming in; you think they came in to get outta the rain? A guy don't walk on the lot unless he wants to buy. They're sitting out there waiting to give you their money. Don't you want to take it? Are you man enough to take it?

[[W:Hyundai|Hyundai; [BMW; to Levene; to everyone again; Flips over a blackboard with slogans written on it]

Dave Incredible.

Blake What's the problem, pal? You, Moss.

[to Moss]

Dave You're such a hero. You’re so rich. How come you’re coming down here and waste your time with such a bunch of bums?

Blake You see this watch? You see this watch?

[takes off his gold watch]

Dave Yeah.

Blake That watch cost more than your car. I made $970,000 last year. How much you make? You see, pal, that's who I am, and you're nothing. Nice guy? I don't give a shit. Good father? Fuck you! Go home and play with your kids. You wanna work here? Close! You think this is abuse? You think this is abuse, you cocksucker? You can't take this, how can you take the abuse you get on a sit? You don't like it, leave. I can go out there tonight with the materials you got, make myself $15,000, tonight, in two hours! Can you? Can you? Go and do likewise! A–I–D–A! Get mad, you son of a bitches! Get mad! You know what it takes to sell real estate? It takes brass balls to sell real estate. Go and do likewise, gents. The money's out there. You pick it up, it's yours. You don't, I got no sympathy for you. You wanna go out on those sits tonight and close — close! — it's yours. Not, you're gonna be shining my shoes. And you know what you'll be saying — bunch of losers, sitting around in a bar? "Oh yeah, I used to be a salesman. It's a tough racket." These are the new leads. These are the Glengarry leads, and to you, they're gold, and you don't get them. Why? Because to give them to you is just throwing them away. They're for closers. I'd wish you good luck, but you wouldn't know what to do with it if you got it. And to answer your question, pal, why am I here? I came here because Mitch and Murray asked me to. They asked for a favor. I said, the real favor? Follow my advice and fire your fucking ass because a loser is a loser.

[to everyone; to Aaronow; poses with a pair of metal balls on a wire; to Moss as he puts on his watch again]

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The Usual Suspects

The Dangers of Underestimating Keyser Söze

Verbal Where's your head, Agent Kujan? Where do you think the pressure's coming from? Keyser Söze - or whatever you want to call him - he knows where I am right now! He's got the front burner under your ass to let me go so he can scoop me up 10 minutes later! Immunity was just a deal with you assholes. I got a whole new problem once I post bail.

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K-PAX

Existence Beyond Conventional Arrival

Prot I didn't arrive by ].

[[trains|train]

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American Beauty

A Disagreement About Private Actions

Carolyn What are you doing?!

[''Woken by Lester masturbating under sheets'']

Lester Nothing.

Carolyn You were masturbating!

Lester I was not.

Carolyn Yes you were!

Lester Oh, all right! So shoot me, I was whacking off! That's right, I was choking the bishop, chafing the carrot, you know, saying "hi" to my monster!

Carolyn That's disgusting!

Lester Well forgive me, but some of us still have blood pumping through our veins.

Carolyn So do I.

Lester Really?! Well, I'm the only one who seems to be doing anything about it!

Carolyn Lester, I refuse to live like this! This is not a marriage!

[''Jumps out of bed standing before Lester'']

Lester Burnham This hasn't been a marriage, for years, but you were happy as long as I kept my mouth shut. Well, guess what, I've changed! And the new me whacks off when he feels horny, because you're obviously not gonna help me out in that department!

Carolyn Oh, I see. You think you're the only one ]?

[[w:sexual frustration|who's sexually frustrated here]

Lester I'm not? Well, then, come on, baby, I'm ready!

Carolyn Don't you mess with me, mister, or I'll divorce you so fast it'll make your head spin!

Lester On what grounds? I'm not ], ], ] I don't even try to touch you since you've made it so abundantly clear how unnecessary you consider me to be! But I did support you when you got your license, and some people might think that entitles me to half of what's yours. So, turn off the light when you come to bed!

[[w:alcoholism|a drunk; [w:infidelity|I don't fuck other women; [w:domestic violence|I've never hit you, I don't mistreat you...]

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Beyond the Sea

Desire to Return to the Stage

Bobby Darin Boom Boom! Boom Boom! Boom Boom! Boom Boom! Boom Boom! Boom Boom! Book me back in Vegas.

[running over to Boom Boom]

Steve "Boom Boom" Blauner You don't wanna go back to Vegas.

[laughs]

Bobby Darin Oh, yes I do. I wanna go back to Vegas and I wanna go back on stage.

Steve "Boom Boom" Blauner Don't tell me you found yourself?

Bobby Darin Now. I'm a nightclub animal, Boom Boom. And I love it. And quite frankly I think I do it better than anybody else in the whole goddamn world.

Steve "Boom Boom" Blauner You're also one of the most modest people I've ever met in my life, but I don't want you going back there.

Bobby Darin It's gonna work this time. I can be what I want, I can say what I want, I can sing what I want! Sandy just said it, she just said it beautifully.

Steve "Boom Boom" Blauner What?

Bobby Darin People hear what they see.

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Glengarry Glen Ross

Questioning Truth in Sales Conversations

John Williamson You said, "You don't make something up unless it's sure to help." How did you know I made it up?

Shelley Levene What are you talking about?

John I told the customer his contract went to the bank.

Shelley Had it?

John No, it hadn't.

Shelley Don't fuck with me. Don't fuck with me! What are you getting at?

John Well, I'm saying this, Shelley: Usually I take the contracts to the bank. Last night I didn't. Last night I stayed home with my kids. How did you know that? One night in a year I left a contract on my desk. No one knew that but you. Now how did you know that? You want to talk to me, or do you want to talk to someone else?

[points to the office]

Shelley Oh, for Christ's sake.

John Because this is my job. This is my job on the line, and you are gonna talk to me! Now how did you know that contract was on my desk?

Shelley You are so full of shit.

John You robbed the office.

Shelley Oh sure, I robbed the office! Oh, sure! You're an asshole.

John What did you do with the leads? You want to go in there? I tell him what I know, he's gonna dig up something. You got an alibi last night, Shelley? You better have one. What did you do with the leads? If you tell me what you did with the leads, we can talk.

Shelley Well, I don't know what the hell you're talking about!

John If you tell me where the leads are I won't turn you in. If you don't, I'm gonna tell a cop you stole them. Mitch and Murray will see that you go to jail. Believe me, they will! Now where are the leads? I'm walking in that door. You got five seconds to tell me or you are going to jail!

Shelley Ah, go on.

John Yeah, I don't care! You understand? Where are the leads?

Shelley I—

John All right.

[walks to the office]

Shelley I sold em.

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K-PAX

Understanding Shasta's Message in K-PAX

Prot * On what "Shasta" the ] told him

[[dog]

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K-PAX

A Unique Perspective on Existence

Prot I'm an ]. Don't worry, I'm not going to leap out of your chest.

[[alien life|alien]

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American Beauty

Reflections on Life and Lost Happiness

Lester Burnham My name is Lester Burnham. This is my neighborhood. This is my street. This is my life. I am 42 years old. In less than a year, I will be dead. Of course, I don't know that yet, and in a way, I'm dead already. Look at me, jerking off in the shower. This will be the highlight of my day. It's all downhill from here. That's my wife Carolyn. See the way the handle on those pruning shears match her gardening clogs? That's not an accident. That's our neighbor, Jim, and that's his lover, Jim. Man, I get exhausted just watching her. She wasn't always like this. She used to be happy. We used to be happy. ] despite having a large bust] My daughter, Jane. Only child. Janie's a pretty typical teenager–angry, insecure, confused. I wish I could tell her that's all going to pass, but I don't want to lie to her. Both my wife and daughter think I'm this gigantic loser. And they're right. I have lost something. I'm not exactly sure what it is, but I know I didn't always feel this... sedated. But you know what? It's never too late to get it back.

[''Jane is researching [[w:breast implant|breast augumentation surgery]

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Swimming with Sharks

Youthful arrogance and the quest for knowledge

Buddy Ackerman You think you know it all, don't you? You're 25 years old. You're a baby. You don't know shit.

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Beyond the Sea

Special Song Performance Announcement

Bobby Darin I wanna do a song that has been specially written for tonight. Its uh, lyrics have been changed. It was an old ] number actually. But we'd like to do it for you tonight as our way of closing and saying good night. As soon as Richie's finished with that thing he's composing over there. It goes something like this...

[Dick Behrke begins playing the piano; [Bob Hope; jokingly; Richie and the audience laugh; begins singing "The Curtain Falls"]

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Superman Returns

A Conversation Among Unlikely Encounters

Lex Luthor And what is your name?

Jason White I'm not supposed to talk to strangers.

Lex Luthor Cute kid, and smart.

Lois Lane Thanks.

Lex Luthor But we're not really strangers, are we? This is kind of a little reunion, isn't it? Heck, I'm a fan! I love your writing... and your dress.

Lois Lane I love your boat. How'd you get it? Swindle some old widow out of her money?

Lex Luthor Hey, didn't you win the Pulitzer Prize for my favorite article of all time "Why the World Doesn't Need Superman?

[''laughs'']

Lois Lane Didn't you have a few more years to go on that double life sentence?

Lex Luthor Yes, well, we can thank the Man of Steel of that; I mean, he's really good at swooping in and catching the bad guys, but he's not so hot at the little things like Miranda Rights, due processing... making your court date.

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Pay It Forward

The Importance of Paying It Forward

Eugene Simonet Trevor, what is it?

[A beat.]

Trevor McKinney Are you still gonna pay it forward? You could say you don't have to. Cause it didn't work out. But I thought you still might.

[A beat.; Eugene gets up. A beat.; A beat.]

Eugene Simonet Trevor, I would like more than anything than to do that for you. And when I find something worthy of paying it forward -

[A beat.]

Trevor McKinney I know somebody who needs something.

[A beat.]

Eugene Simonet Trevor, you have to let me find this on my own -

Trevor McKinney You know who it is.

[A beat.]

Eugene Simonet Look. You don't understand everything. All right? So, you do not know what you're asking.

[A beat.]

Trevor McKinney Give her another chance.

[A beat.]

Eugene Simonet I will pay it forward. I promise you that. But I cannot do that.

[A beat.; He sits down in a desk near Trevor. A beat.]

Trevor McKinney But that's why this is the one. Because it's supposed to be something hard. If you help my mom, even if you're still mad at her, if you helped her in a way nobody else could -

[A beat.; A beat.]

Eugene Simonet Did she asks you to come and talk to me about this?

Trevor McKinney No, she thinks you'll never forgive her, but I still think you could. If you wanted to do something really huge . . . for someone . . . or for a project . . . for me.

[A beat.; A beat.]

Eugene Simonet Trevor, she made a choice.

Trevor McKinney She said she made a mistake.

Eugene Simonet Well, that's the beauty of hindsight.

[Trevor gets up. A beat.]

Trevor McKinney You don't care.

[A beat.]

Eugene Simonet Yes, I do. I will always care. About you, always.

[A beat.; A beat.]

Trevor McKinney Yeah.

Trevor McKinney You're my teacher. They pay you to.

[A beat]

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Pay It Forward

Questioning Intentions in a Kind Act

Trevor McKinney Were you just being nice?

Eugene Simonet About what?

Trevor McKinney About my idea. Do you think it's good, or were you just being teachery?

Eugene Simonet Teachery"?

Trevor McKinney Bullshitting.

Eugene Simonet Do I strike you as someone falsely nice?

Trevor McKinney No. You're not even really all that nice.

Eugene Simonet Well, it was a slip-up, and it will not happen again.

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Pay It Forward

A Unique Idea Inspiring Faith in Humanity

Sean I'm gonna put up this website in Chinese. It's gonna tell all the kids in China to jump up and down at the same time.

[A beat. He heads back to his seat.]

Eugene Simonet The goal being to knock the earth off its axis?

[to Sean]

Sean Yeah.

Eugene Simonet Thank you. Sit down, Sean. Well, you're ideas are as surprising as they are variegated. Add this to your list of words to look up this evening. But, I wanna focus one moment on one project we heard today. Because I've been teaching for many years, and it really is the first new idea that also requires an extreme active faith in the goodness of people. Trevor has made an attempt to interact with the world, and that was the assignment. And if I were an effusive person, given to easy praise, I would call that admirable.

[Sean sits down, and the class laughs. Eugene addresses the class.; A beat.]

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Swimming with Sharks

Misunderstanding Between Sweeteners in Conversation

Buddy Ackerman Excuse me — what is this?

Guy Sweet-N-Low.

Buddy No! this is not Sweet-N-Low, this is Equal, the blue packet. Sweet-N-Low is pink. See, Equal blue, Sweet-N-Low pink, its not the same thing, is it?

[Looks at the packet]

Guy I think they both contain the same...

Buddy What Equal contains is none of my concern here! I don't care if it has fucking fairy dust in it. What I am concerned with is detail. I asked you go get me a packet of Sweet-N-Low. You bring me back Equal. That isn't what I asked for. That isn't what I wanted. That isn't what I needed and that shit isn't going to work around here!

Guy I, I just thought...

Buddy You thought. Do me a fucking favor. Shut up, listen, and learn. Look, I know that this is your first day and you don't really know how things work around here, so I will tell you. You have no brain. No judgement calls are necessary. What you think means nothing. What you feel means nothing. You are here for me. You are here to protect my interests and to serve my needs. So, while it may look like a little thing to you, when I ask for a packet of Sweet-N-Low, that's what I want. And it's your responsibility to see that I get what I want.

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Glengarry Glen Ross

Frustration in Real Estate Sales

Ricky Roma Ho, ho, ho! "Patel"? "Ravadem Patel"? Wh—how'm I gonna make a living on these dead-beats? Where'd you get this from, the morgue?

[getting lead cards from Williamson]

John Williamson Look, I'm—

Ricky Oh come on. What's the point? What's the fucking point in any case? I gotta argue with you? I gotta knock heads with the cops? I'm busting my balls selling your dirt to dead-beats! Money in the mattress! I come back, you can't even keep the contracts safe, I gotta go out and cl— Fuck this shit! I'm gonna go out and re-close last week's stuff.

[throws the cards at Williamson]

John No, no, no. The word from Murray is to leave them alone. He needs a new sit. He'll go out himself.

Ricky Murray's gonna go out?

John Yeah. He'll be the president of the company, just come in from out of town. All right?

Ricky Okay, okay, okay. Give me this shit.

[takes the leads again]

John I'm giving you three leads.

Ricky Three? No, I count two.

John There's three leads there.

Ricky Patel"? Fuck you. Fucking Shiva handed this guy a million dollars, told him "Sign the deal!", he wouldn't sign. And the god Vishnu too, into the bargain. Fuck you, John! You know your business. I know mine. Your business is being an asshole. I find out whose fucking cousin you are, I'm going to go to him and figure out a way to have your ass! Fuck you! I'm waiting for the new leads.

[throws the cards at Williamson again]

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Swimming with Sharks

The Balance of Rebellion and Conformity

Buddy Ackerman Look, I can appreciate this. I was young too, I felt just like you. Hated authority, hated all my bosses, thought they were full of shit. Look, it's like they say, If you're not a rebel by the age of 20, you got no heart, but if you haven't turned establishment by 30, you've got no brains. Because there are no story-book romances, no fairy-tale endings. So before you run out and change the world, ask yourself, What do you really want?

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K-PAX

Communication and Preferences in Relationships

Prot She says she doesn't like it when you hide her favorite tennis shoe, and she doesn't hear too well on her left side, so don't sneak up on her anymore.

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Superman Returns

Pretending and Truth in Relationships

Kitty Kowalski I was going to pretend the brakes were out! Pretend! Like we talked about! You didn't actually have to do that to them!

[''slaps Lex'']

Lex Luthor Of course I did. A man can always tell when a woman is pretending, especially Superman.

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Pay It Forward

Understanding and Sobriety in Relationships

Arlene McKinney I want you to understand.

Eugene Simonet Oh, it's not necessary. Really. No explanation required.

Arlene McKinney Wait. Please don't talk to me like that. We had 13 years in, Eugene. He's sober now. We've never been sober together.

Eugene Simonet Well, I wish you luck.

Arlene McKinney I - I feel like I gotta give him a chance.

Eugene Simonet A chance. A chance for what?

Arlene McKinney To change. To try to make up for lost time.

Eugene Simonet Oh, what? To take Trevor to some ball games? Do some real daddy things with him?

Arlene McKinney Yeah. He promised to try. What do you want me to do?

Eugene Simonet Oh, I don't know. Be smart.

Arlene McKinney He's his father, Eugene.

Eugene Simonet He impregnated you, Arlene. In what other way has he been a father to Trevor? Unless knocking somebody around is a new family value.

Arlene McKinney What are you talking about? He never touched Trevor.

Eugene Simonet Oh, that's right. Only you. He only took it out on you. That's so much better.

[A beat.]

Arlene McKinney What did Trevor tell you?

Eugene Simonet Enough. Christ, Arlene, secrets like that shouldn't be kept. What good does it do Trevor?

[A beat.]

Arlene McKinney You weren't there. Ricky never meant to hit me. We were drunk.

Eugene Simonet Christ! What is it with women like you? Is that really something you tell yourself? "Oh, it's okay. He beat me. Trevor's okay"? Trevor has locked himself in a bathroom, and he can't breathe, and he's - and he's hoping and praying that it will stop!

Arlene McKinney Trevor never went through that.

Eugene Simonet How do you know what Trevor went through? How do you know? How do you know the next time, after you, he doesn't come for Trevor? I know what I'm talking about, Arlene! My father got on his knees and begged my mother, and my mother, she always took him back. I never understood it. She'd cover the bruises and the cuts, and she'd take him back. Because he begged, and he cried. And now, you ask me what happened after he came back.

Arlene McKinney No.

Eugene Simonet No! Go on! You said you wanted to know what happened to me! Now, ask me!

Arlene McKinney I don't like this.

Eugene Simonet Did he hurt you, Eugene? Ask me!

[A beat.]

Arlene McKinney Did he hurt you?

Eugene Simonet Not for long. By 13, I was gone. I ran away. But, I missed her. So, I had to go back and see her. And so one night, I did. Now, ask me what happened that night. What happened that night you came back, Eugene?

Arlene McKinney What happened?

Eugene Simonet He was there. Drunk as usual. Only this time, I wasn't the same. I was 16 years old, and I was no longer afraid of him. And when I looked him in the eye and told him if he ever touched her again, I would kill him, he knew. He knew that he would never exist for me again. And I'm standing in front of the house, I'm telling her, I'm screaming for her to come out. I'm telling her she doesn't have to - she doesn't have to take it anymore. She really doesn't. She can come with me now. I don't even see it coming. He hits me in the side of the head with a two-by-four, and I'm bleeding from my ear. And then he's dragging me. He's dragging me behind the house and into the garage and then he's gone. A minute. Five minutes. I don't know. And then he's back, and he's wetting me down. He's wetting me down, and I don't understand. I don't understand why water should smell so bad. I don't understand. And then I see it. I see . . . this . . . gas can. This red gas can from his truck. And he looks at me one last time, and he lights a match. And the last thing I remember, and I'll never forget it, were his eyes. His eyes, because they were filled with this . . . immense . . . satisfaction.

[A beat.; He cries. A beat.; A beat.]

Arlene McKinney I'm so sorry.

Eugene Simonet Don't. Don't! Don't! Don't tell me how sorry you are for me! Just tell me how you're going to stop it happening to Trevor!

[A beat.]

Arlene McKinney He would never do that.

Eugene Simonet Oh, Jesus, Arlene. He doesn't have to. All he has to do is not love him.

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Glengarry Glen Ross

Urgency Surrounds Incoming Sales Leads

John Williamson The leads are coming!

Shelley Levene Get em to me!

John I talked to Mitch and Murray an hour ago. They're coming in, you understand. They're a bit upset about this morning's—

Shelley Did you tell em about my sale?

John How could I tell them about your sale? I don't even have a teleph— I'll tell them about your sale when they bring in the leads, all right? Shelley, all right? You closed a deal. Fine. You made a good sale. Fine.

Shelley It's better than a good sale. It's—

John Look, I have a lot on my mind right now. They're coming in, all right? They're very upset, I'm trying to make some sense—

Shelley I'm telling you. The one thing you can tell them is that it's a remarkable sale.

John The only thing remarkable about it is who you made it to.

Shelley What the fuck does that mean?

John That if the sale sticks, it'll be a miracle.

Shelley What does that mean? Why would it not— oh, fuck you. You do not know your job. That's what I'm saying. You do not know your job. That's what I'm saying. A man is his job, and you are fucked at yours. All right, I'm done with you.

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Baby Driver

Questioning Baby's Abilities and Differences

Griff What's his deal?

[''indicating Baby.'']

Doc Oh, Baby? Full cut, same as everyone.

Griff No, Doc. I mean, is he, uh, retarded?

Doc Retarded" means slow. Was he slow?

Griff No.

Doc Then he don't sound retarded to me. He's a good kid and a devil behind the wheel. What the hell else more do you need to know?

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K-PAX

Caring for the Lost Within Us

Prot Now that you've found Robert. Please take good care of him.

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Swimming with Sharks

Life's Unfair: Accepting Harsh Realities

Buddy Ackerman Look, I don't make the rules. I play by them. What, your job is unfair to you? Grow up, way it goes. People use you? Life's unfair? Grow up, way it goes. Your girlfriend doesn't love you? Tough shit, way it goes. Your wife gets raped and shot, and they leave their unfinished beers... their... their stinking long-necks... just lying there on the ground... So be it. Way it goes...

[choking up; cries for a moment, and regains his composure]

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Swimming with Sharks

Facing Reality and Embracing Challenges

Buddy Ackerman All right, Guy, come on, let's finish this. Give it to me. Show me what you're made of. Show me what you've learned. Don't let me down, son. Everything I've taught you comes down to this. This is the only way that you can hope to survive. Because life is not a movie. Everyone lies. Good guys lose. And love does not conquer all. So let's do this thing. Let's finish it.

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Pay It Forward

Introduction of Characters in Pay It Forward

Arlene McKinney Mr. Simonet?

Eugene Simonet Yes, I'm Eugene . . .

Eugene Simonet . . . uh, Simonet.

[A beat.]

Arlene McKinney Hello.

Eugene Simonet Hello.

[A beat.]

Arlene McKinney What is this assignment?

Eugene Simonet Scuse me?

Arlene McKinney What did you tell my son to make him bring a homeless man into my house?

[A beat.]

Eugene Simonet Uh, I have two problems. One, I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about and two, I don't know who you are.

Arlene McKinney Arlene McKinney. My boy is in your social studies class. Trevor.

Eugene Simonet Trevor. He's very attentive. He's very, uh, exigent, which I like. Exigent. It's challenging, testing -

[A beat. He notices some confusion on Arlene's face.]

Arlene McKinney I know what it means. Would you like to tell me why my kid brought a bum into my house?

Eugene Simonet I have no idea.

Arlene McKinney Bullshit.

Eugene Simonet Mrs. McKinney, I don't know how your son interpreted the assignment.

Arlene McKinney How do you think he interpreted it?

[A beat.]

Eugene Simonet Well, I don't know. My suggestion to you is if you wanna know, why don't you go home and talk to your son?

Arlene McKinney Hey! I talked to him.

Eugene Simonet Really? Then, why did you come all the way down here to ask me what the assignment is? It's not a state secret.

[A beat. He points to the board.; A beat.]

Arlene McKinney Yeah? And?

[A beat.]

Eugene Simonet It's an assignment I give out at the beginning of every year to inspire. I don't expect them to actually change the world.

Arlene McKinney You don't expect them to change the -

Eugene Simonet Excuse me. It's to get them to think, not walk on water. It's a very good assignment.

Arlene McKinney You give them an assignment you don't think they can do? What kinda teacher are you?

Eugene Simonet I didn't say that. You know, they make attempts. Every now and then, they clean up a little graffiti before they lose interest -

Arlene McKinney Hey! This is my kid. You don't know him. You tell him he can do something, and he's gonna believe you. And when he can't, it's gonna wipe him out. They oughta fire your ass outta here right now.

[A beat.]

Eugene Simonet Well, they probably won't do that because I fill a very excellent quota. I'm just this side of parking in the blue zone.

Arlene McKinney Oh, so you think you can do whatever you want just cause your face is messed up?

[A beat.]

Eugene Simonet Mrs. McKinney, why don't you put down in writing your little and loud complaints, and I'll make sure they get put in the suggestion box.

[A beat.]

Arlene McKinney Jesus. You are really somethin'.

Eugene Simonet Thanks. I appreciate the euphemism. I always wanted to be somethin'.

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K-PAX

The Paradox of Connection and Absence

Prot Nobody wants. Nobody needs. On K-PAX when I'm gone, nobody misses me. There would be no ] to. And yet I sense that when I leave here… I will be missed.

[[reason]

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The Life of David Gale

Contemplating Death and Its Meaning

David Gale We spend our whole lives trying to stop death. Eating, inventing, loving, praying, fighting, killing. But what do we really know about death? Just that nobody comes back. But there comes a point in life - a moment - when your mind outlives its desires, its obsessions, when your habits survive your dreams, and when your losses... Maybe death is a gift. You wonder. All I can tell you is that by this time tomorrow I'll be dead. I know when. I just can't say why. You have 24 hours to find out.

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K-PAX

Self-Healing Is Innate to All Beings

Prot For your ]: All beings have the capacity to cure themselves, Mark. This is something we've known on K-PAX for millions of years.

[[information]

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Beyond the Sea

A Favor from Bobby Darin

Bobby Darin Hey kid! come here.

Delivery guy What's up?

Bobby Darin I just got a question. Could you do me a favor?

Bobby Darin Would you look at me?

Delivery guy What?

Bobby Darin Just look at me. Do you know me?

Delivery guy What?

Bobby Darin Do you recognize me?

Delivery guy What are you talking about?

Bobby Darin Do I look familiar to you?

Delivery guy No! You don't. I don't know you. Would you leave me alone, you crazy bastard. I got things to do.

Bobby Darin Thanks pal!

Bobby Darin Ahmet, when the delivery guy knows me, then I'm a star.

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Beyond the Sea

The Transformative Power of Music

Bobby Darin Momma was right about music. It opened a whole new world to me, outside of time and illness. The world I could live in.

[voice over]

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Baby Driver

Frustration with Unwanted Suggestions

Doc Don't feed me any more lines from ]! It pisses me off!

[[Monsters, Inc.]

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The Usual Suspects

Unexpected Encounters in a High-Stakes Scenario

Verbal It didn't make sense that I'd be there. I mean, these guys were hardcore hijackers. But, there I was. At that point, I wasn't scared. I knew I hadn't done anything they could do me for. Besides, it was fun. I got to make like I was notorious.

[voiceover; suspects walk inside the police lineup; the lineup lights turn on]

Cop All right, you all know the drill: When your number is called, step forward and repeat the phrase you've been given, understand? Number one, step forward.

Hockney Hand me the keys, you fucking cocksucker.

[sighs; deadpan]

Cop Number two, step forward.

McManus GIMME THE FUCKIN KEYS, YOU COCKSUCKER MOTHERFUCKER!! AAAAAARGH!!

Cop Knock it off, get back. Number three, step forward.

Fenster Hand me the keys, you cocksucker.

Cop In English, please?

Fenster Excuse me?

Cop In English.

Fenster Hand me the fucking keys, you cocksucker. What the fuck?

Cop Number four, step forward.

Verbal It was bullshit. The whole rap was a setup.

[voiceover]

Keaton Hand me the keys, you fucking cocksucker.

Verbal It was all the cops fault. You don't put guys like that into a room together.

[voiceover]

Cop Number five, step forward.

Verbal Who knows what can happen?

[voiceover]

Verbal Hand me the keys, you fucking cocksucker.

K-PAX

Self-awareness and Repetition in Communication

Prot You know, for an ] person Mark, you repeat things quite a bit. Are you aware of that?

[[Education|educated]

Beyond the Sea

A Promise of Boundaries in Love

Bobby Darin It's OK, I'm not gonna hurt you. Watch. My momma used to tell me a story when I was a kid that in the Middle Ages, one of the knights in King Arthur's court, he laid down his sword between himself and Guinevere, and he promised that he would never cross over to the other side.

Sandra Dee Really?

Bobby Darin I am laying down this sword between us. That's my side of the bed, and that's yours, and I will never cross over. Ever. I don't care if we don't touch for a thousand nights. Only you can cross over to my side. Only you.

K-PAX

Perception Shapes Reality

Prot ] is what you make of it.

[[Reality]

Superman Returns

Comparison of Grandeur in Cinema

Kitty Kowalski Wow, that's really something Lex.

Lex Luthor Wait for it.

Kitty Kowalski Wow, that's really something, Lex. It's freakin Gone with the Wind.

Beyond the Sea

A Lesson from Momma Before New York

Bobby Darin Soon I would be old enough to head to New York, but momma had one more lesson to teach.

[voice over]

Se7en

A Disturbing Encounter in the Subway

John Doe On the subway today, a man came up to me to start a conversation. He made small talk, a lonely man talking about the weather and other things. I tried to be pleasant and accommodating, but my head hurt from his banality. I almost didn't notice it had happened, but I suddenly threw up all over him. He was not pleased, and I couldn't stop laughing.

[from his journal]

K-PAX

Valuable Insights from a Unique Perspective

Prot Your produce alone has been worth the trip.

The Life of David Gale

Facing Challenges in Pursuit of Goals

David Gale Noemi, a shaved man, has given up on her English task.

K-PAX

Humanity's Intriguing Distinction Explored

Prot Doctor. Patient. Interesting human distinction.

K-PAX

The Flaws of Human Justice and Belief

Prot Let me tell you something, Mark. You humans, most of you, subscribe to this policy of an ] for an eye, a ] for a life, which is known throughout the universe for its ]. Even your ] and your ] had quite a different vision; but nobody's paid much attention to them, not even the Buddhists or the Christians.

[[eye; [life; [stupidity; [Gautama Buddha|Buddha; [Jesus|Christ]

Se7en

The Need for Impactful Communication

John Doe Wanting people to listen, you can't just tap them on the shoulder anymore. You have to hit them with a sledgehammer, and then you'll notice you've got their strict attention.

Pay It Forward

Confrontation of Perception and Judgment

Arlene McKinney Do you look down on me?

Eugene Simonet What?

Arlene McKinney Do you look down on me?

Eugene Simonet No.

Arlene McKinney Cause I don't talk like you. I haven't read the stuff you read.

Eugene Simonet What are you talking about? That's not pertinent, and you know it.

Arlene McKinney Don't talk to me like that!

Eugene Simonet Well, I'm sorry, but that's the way I talk, you know. Words are all I have.

Arlene McKinney Why? Why? Cause you think you look like shit? Is that it? I don't care about your burns, Eugene, if that's even what they are. Is that what they are?

Eugene Simonet Yes.

Arlene McKinney Okay, well, whatever happened to you, you look good to me.

[A beat.]

Eugene Simonet You look good to me, too.

Arlene McKinney Okay. So?

[A beat.]

Eugene Simonet So, I've never been here before.

[A beat.]

Arlene McKinney Okay. So, you're scared. I'm scared, too. Listen. Bad things have happened to me, okay? I can't take my shirt off with a guy without five beers in me, but I want that with you. More than I'm scared, I want that.

Eugene Simonet You don't see me. All right? My life . . . my life is familiar. My life is . . . it's manageable. It's manageable. Everyday . . . I have a thing I do everyday. It's all I've ever known. And it's a routine and as long as I have that, as long as I have that, I'm okay. I'm okay. If I don't have it, I'm lost.

[A beat.]

Arlene McKinney So, is that all you want? Your goddamn manageable day?

Eugene Simonet It's what I have.

Arlene McKinney No, it isn't.

Eugene Simonet It is what I've always had.

Arlene McKinney Is it what you want?

Eugene Simonet Yes, it's what I want!

Arlene McKinney I don't believe you.

Arlene McKinney Okay. If that's the best I got.

Eugene Simonet It's not about you.

Arlene McKinney Yes, it is! Something's been offered to you here, and you don't want it! Maybe you're scared to get rejected. Well, I can't reject you! You're too quick for me!

K-PAX

Communication During Significant Events

Prot Something happened. That's why he called me. He calls me when something ] happens.

[[bad]

Beyond the Sea

Balancing Work and Relationships in Film

Sandra Dee What's he talking about?

Bobby Darin The tour, baby.

Sandra Dee Honey, I'm not done finishing my movie yet.

Bobby Darin Well that's okay, you and Dodd can join when you're done.

Sandra Dee I'm not bringing the baby on the road.

Bobby Darin Well, then leave him with the nanny, that's why we hired her.

Sandra Dee I don't want Dodd to be raised by the nanny.

Bobby Darin He's not going to be raised by the nanny and what am I going to do on the road? Who am I going to sing to if you're not there?

K-PAX

Arrival and Transition in K-PAX

Prot I have arrived. My ]s are over for the ] being.

[[travel; [time]

Swimming with Sharks

Acceptance of a Complicated Situation

Buddy Ackerman Look, once you're past the "oops, he caught us" stage and realize that we are both fucked, let me know, okay?

[to Dawn]

K-PAX

Doctor's Prescription for Mental Clarity

Prot I would say you're in need of a Thorazine drip, Doctor.

Superman Returns

The Pursuit of Power Through Technology

Kitty Kowalski Lex, your friends give me the creeps.

Lex Luthor ] is a creepy place, Kitty. One needs to make creepy friends in order to survive. Even a man with my vast talents is worth less inside than a carton of cigarettes and a sharp piece of metal in your pocket. Do you know the story of ]? No, of course, you don't (as Kitty is about to answer). Prometheus was the ] who stole the ] of ] from the other gods and gave control of it to mortals, in essence, he gave us ], he gave us power.

[[Prison; ''walks over to his bookshelves''; [Prometheus; [Deity|god; [power; [fire; [technology]

Kitty Kowalski So, we're stealing fire? In the Arctic?

Lex Luthor Actually, sort of. You see whoever controls technology controls the world. The Roman empire ruled the world because they built roads. The British Empire ruled the world because they built ships. America; the atom bomb. And so on and so forth. I just want what Prometheus wanted.

Kitty Kowalski Sounds great, Lex. But you're not a god.

Lex Luthor Gods are selfish beings who fly around in little red capes and don't share their powers with ]. No, I don't want to be a god, I just want to bring fire to the people. And I want my cut.

[[mankind]

The Life of David Gale

The Perspective on Death as a Gift

David Gale Death is a gift.

The Life of David Gale

The Nature of Desire and Fulfillment

David Gale Fantasies have to be unrealistic. Because the minute- the second- that you get what you want, you don't- you can't- want it anymore.

[Giving a lecture to his college students]

The Life of David Gale

Philosophers' Flaws Highlighted by David Gale

David Gale Socrates was ugly, Plato was fat, and, um, and Aristotle was a prissy dresser!

[while drunk]

K-PAX

The Efficiency of Form and Appearance

Prot Why is a soap bubble round? Because it is the most ] efficient configuration. Similarly, on your planet I look like you; on K-PAX I look like a K-Paxian.

[[energy]

Beyond the Sea

A Tribute to My Mother

Bobby Darin I may not be uh... performing for a while, I'm gonna take a little break. And as a result, I may not get a chance to publicly do something that I wanted to do for a very long time. And that is to... introduce to you... the woman who raised me. My mother, Nina Cassotto Maffia.

Margin Call

Tension Between Sam and John Unfolds

John Tuld When did you start getting so soft, Sam?

Sam Rogers Fuck you, "soft". You're panicking.

John Tuld If you're the first out of the door, that's not called "panicking".

Beyond the Sea

Desire for Perfection in Performance

Bobby Darin Stop! Stop! Richie, stop! Hold it! Hold it! Hold it! Okay, I wanna start over. I wanna do it again.

[the band stops playing. Silence]

Steve "Boom Boom" Blauner You gotta be kidding me. That was perfect.

Bobby Darin No, I wanna do it again. I can do it better.

Steve "Boom Boom" Blauner Do you know how long it takes to set this up?

Band member Yeah, I don't know how much more my chops can take today, boss.

Bobby Darin Well, maybe when you start playing it right, we can all call it a day. But when you play it sloppy like you've been doing all afternoon! Then were gonna do it again! And again! And again! Until we get it right!

[angrily]

Dick Behrke Bobby, the guys are getting tired, that's all.

Bobby Darin How do you think I feel?

Superman Returns

The Impact of Lex Luthor's Plan

Kitty Kowalski Lex?

Lex Luthor Mmm-hmm?

Kitty Kowalski Are billions of people really going to die?

Lex Luthor Yes.

[''casually'']

Swimming with Sharks

The Only Job Is Selling Shoes

Buddy Ackerman Say this one time with me: "Would you like that in a pump or a loafer?"... Good. Now memorize it, because starting now, the only job that you're going to be able to get on this planet or any other planet is selling SHOES!

Baby Driver

Admiration for Young Car Thief's Audacity

Doc He's been boosting cars since he was old enough to see over the dash. He stole my Mercedes. Had a lot of merch in it. I watched him do it, too. I didn't stop him, though, because I was just blinded by the balls on that kid.

Beyond the Sea

Ambition for Success in Music Career

Bobby Darin I gotta prove I can sing, I want it all. I want the major leagues. I want nightclubs, Vegas, movies, TV. This album will make it happen all fast, faster than you can imagine.

See No Evil, Hear No Evil

Badge Verification Between Characters

Cabbie Let me see a badge!

Kirgo This is my badge!

[''holds up gun'']

Se7en

The Justification of Sinful Actions

Doe Nothing wrong with a man taking pleasure in his work. I won't deny my own personal desire to turn each sin against the sinner.

Mills Wait a minute, I thought all you did was kill innocent people...

Doe Innocent? Is that supposed to be funny? An obese man, a disgusting man who could barely stand up, a man who if you saw him on the street, you'd point him out to your friends so that they could join you in mocking him, a man, who if you saw him while you were eating, you wouldn't be able to finish your meal. And after him I picked the lawyer, and you both must have secretly been thanking me for that one. This is a man who dedicated his life to making money by lying with every breath that he could muster to keeping murderers and rapists on the streets!

[outraged; his voice rising in anger]

Mills Murderers?

Doe A woman …

Mills Murderers, John, like yourself?

Doe A woman, so ugly on the inside that she couldn't bear to go on living if she couldn't be beautiful on the outside. A drug dealer, a drug-dealing pederast, actually! And let's not forget the disease-spreading whore! Only in a world this shitty could you even try to say these were innocent people and keep a straight face. But that's the point: we see a deadly sin on every street corner, in every home, and we tolerate it. We tolerate it because it's common, it's trivial. We tolerate it morning, noon, and night. Well, not anymore. I'm setting the example. And what I've done is going to be puzzled over and studied and followed … forever.

Mills Uh... yeah. Delusions of grandeur.

[to Somerset]

John Doe You should be thanking me.

Mills Why is that, John?

Doe Because you're going to be remembered after this. Realize, detective, the only reason that I'm here right now is that I wanted to be.

Mills No. No, we would have got you eventually.

Doe Oh, really? So, what were you doing? Biding your time? Toying with me? Allowing five "innocent" people to die until you felt like springing your trap? Tell me, what was the indisputable evidence you were going to use on me right before I walked up to you and put my hands in the air?!

Mills John. Calm down. I seem to remember us knocking on your door.

Doe Oh, that's right. And I seem to remember breaking your face. You're only alive because I didn't kill you.

[leans forward]

Mills Okay, sit back.

Doe I spared you.

Mills Sit back!

Doe Remember that, detective, every time you look in the mirror at that face of yours for the rest of your life, or should I say, for the rest of what life I've allowed you to have.

Mills Sit back! Sit back, you fucking freak! Shut your fucking mouth! You're no messiah. You're a movie of the week. You're a fucking T-shirt, at best.

John Doe Don't ask me to pity those people. I don't mourn them any more than I do the thousands that died at ].

[[w:Sodom and Gomorrah|Sodom and Gomorrah]

Somerset Is that to say, John, that what you were doing was God's good work?

Doe The Lord works in mysterious ways.

Beyond the Sea

Oscar Nomination Excitement Among Friends

Steve "Boom Boom" Blauner Bobby! Whoa, sorry. But I was right about the war picture. Get your speech ready cause as soon as this tour is over, you're going to the Oscars, pal. You just got nominated.

[interrupting a tender moment]

Bobby Darin Hallelujah! Yes! Yes!

[shouting]

Sandra Dee Oh, Christ.

Swimming with Sharks

Complacency and Hypocrisy in the Workplace

Buddy Ackerman You were getting complacent, ungrateful, complete and total job burnout, and don't think I didn't notice. You just didn't give a shit anymore. Draggin your feet everywhere. Telling everybody you were doing my job. That you were running the show. That without you, I was nothing. Yeah, people tell me things. So don't come preaching to me about your ideas of what's fair. You're no martyr here. You're no hero. You're just a fuckin hypocrite. You're just like any other punk kid out there, lookin for a way in, any way in, and you need me!!!

The United States of Leland

Reflections on Life, Love, and Loss

Albert T. Fitzgerald I recall when our lives were unusual and electric. When we burned with something close to fire. But now we sway to a different rhythm. Lives lived without meaning or even directed hope. The passage of time measured only by loss. Loss of a job, loss of a minivan...a son.

Mrs. Calderon You have to believe that life is more than the sum of its parts, kiddo.

Pearl Madison Just because what you did was wrong doesnt mean that giving up on your life is right.

Pearl Madison Love is when you can't get somebody out of your mind. When they are your first thought in the morning and your last thought at night. Maybe it's not in your heart but it is in your head.

Bengel You ever think the whole thing doesn't make sense? I mean, they take all this stuff away from you; freedom, girls and sunshine - because it's supposed to make it so when you get back on the outs you never wanna screw up again. All that really does is get you to thinking that you're... just so small. You know? Like you're this... this small thing that doesn't matter for anything. And by the time you do get out - you don't even feel like a human person anymore.

The Men Who Stare at Goats

Accusations in Military Budget Misuse

Larry Hooper Lieutenant Colonel Django used funds from the project's black budget to procure ]...

[[prostitutes]

Bill Django That's a ]!

[[lie]

Larry Hooper ...and to get ] for himself and his men.

[[drugs]

Bill Django That... well, the hooker thing is definitely a lie.

Beyond the Sea

Finding Identity Through a Stage Name

Bobby Darin So I had a hot head, a weak heart and even a worse stage name. Walden Robert Cassotto isn't exactly a name you can see in a marquee. Well, maybe for one night only and one of the things that most performers were doing back then was to find a great stage name and then one day, I saw it, the perfect name. Just blinking, Darin. Darin. Bobby Darin. And no sooner did I change my name and I got my first gig on television. Unfortunately, I didn't know the lyrics to the song I decided to sing, so I had to devise my own method to get through it on live television. Didn't win me many fans. But it didn't finish me either. My record company was giving me one last chance to make a hit.

[voice over]

The Usual Suspects

Introduction of Verbal Kint

Keaton His name is Verbal. Verbal Kint.

McManus Verbal?

Keaton Yeah.

Verbal Roger, really. People say I talk too much.

Hockney Yeah, I was just about to tell you to shut up.

Beyond the Sea

A Playful Exchange Between Friends

Bobby Darin Hey.

Sandra Dee Hi.

Bobby Darin I've been looking for you all day.

Sandra Dee No, you haven't, you liar.

[laughs]

Bobby Darin I have.

[they kiss]

Sandra Dee You look so good.

Bobby Darin I feel good. I feel great physically. I mean, as so much as I can breath easy since the first time I can remember.

Sandra Dee Dodd misses you being at home. I miss you.

[looking at their son Dodd; pause; Bobby and Sandra embrace]

Bobby Darin I'm proud of you, baby.

Sandra Dee I'm really trying, Bobby.

Bobby Darin I know you are.

Sandra Dee That's not why you left. There's more than that. I'm not who you want me to be, I'm not an intellectual, I'm not as smart as you.

Bobby Darin You're smart enough for ten of me. And look what we did together.

[pause, looking at Dodd]

Sandra Dee You're gonna see him again?

Bobby Darin Oh, I'd love too. I'm just not entirely sure I can get used to the idea of booing as a nightly ritual.

Sandra Dee Oh, you can't blame them, they don't understand. You're always ahead of your time. They're so shallow. People hear what they see anyway and...

[laughs]

Bobby Darin Yeah, I know the... What did you just say?

[realising]

Sandra Dee That you can't blame them it's...

[confused]

Bobby Darin No, no, no, about people hearing... what?...

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