Abandon (2002) - Quotes

Caution in Leaving Others Behind

Taglines: Watch who you leave behind...

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Uncertainty About Harrison's Whereabouts

Katie: Do you know where Harrison is?

Embry: The tree hugger? I don't really keep tabs on him

Katie: Have you seen him lately?

Embry: Wouldn't you like to know?

Katie: You piss me off like nobody else, you know that?

Embry: Yeah?

Katie: Yeah.

Embry: What are you gonna do about it, I want you to come away with me to the country house.

Katie: Where is Harrison?

Embry: I'll tell you at the country house.

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Exaggerated Remarks About Audition Reactions

Amanda: Word is, you slaughtered it. I talked to Brian whose brother dates that cold fish, Susan. Did you really call some lady a bitch?

Katie: Slight exaggeration.

Amanda: Yeah, they saw sixty people and liked exactly two - you and a North Korean girl who speaks eight languages.

Katie: They said that?

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Penny Count in an Empty Room

Female Interviewer: How many pennies do you think it would take to fill this room?

Katie: With or without us in it?

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Facing Obstacles in Pursuing Education

Male Interviewer: Tell us about a problem you've encountered.

Katie: My guidance counselor tried to keep me from applying to good schools. I thought she was my friend. She said she understood me and that I would be happier staying close to home, junior college or secretarial school. She hated me.

Male Interviewer: What action did you take?

Katie: I invited a senator who attended college here to speak at our school.

Male Interviewer: And what was the result?

Katie: I got a strong letter of recommendation from a U.S. Senator, was accepted early decision and they gave me lots of financial aid.

Male Interviewer: And what did you learn from this experience?

Katie: Truthfully?

Male Interviewer: Of course.

Katie: Mrs. Castleman was a sneaky bitch. It was the first time I was betrayed by someone I trusted. I looked up to her. I didn't come close to understanding the depth to which she resented me. I learned that people who help me, who invest in me become my partners, and my success is their success that relationships are symbiotic. I learned responsibility based on others faith in me. I hope to be able to pay some dividends to those investors.

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Desire for Escape and Freedom

Samantha Harper: I'll have a double order of escape fantasy and a side order of running away.

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Desire for Different Circumstances in Life

Samantha Harper: They want Vietnamese orphans... and engineers. God, why wasn't I born a Vietnamese orphan?

A Challenge to Express Emotion

Embry Larkin: Why won't you yell....Come on I dare you.

Unyielding Commitment Despite Potential Separation

Embry Larkin: I won't make stupid threats but your not gonna run away with this guy because wherever you go, I can follow you.... even if it's to the woods in New Hampshire.

Consequences of Absence and Neglect

Embry Larkin: I go away for a while a look what happens. You let the whole place fall apart.

Embracing Creation Amidst Inner Turmoil

Embry Larkin: This is the spirit dissolving in the music carrying up to God. Open up and let her rip. Don't perform... create. Say, Muse, I hate you, but I hate you on my knees. Scream, I am the infantile center of the goddamn universe! Everyone!

Reflection on Spiritual Expression in Music

Embry Larkin: Sopranos, this piece was written by monks who believed in God. They're singing not to other monks but to God. They're singing about God to God. And you think I'm a tough audience.