A Darkly Humorous Exchange Between Characters
Joseph Tura: [disguised as Colonel Ehrhardt]
I can't tell you how delighted we are to have you here.
Siletsky:
May I say, my dear Colonel, that it's good to breathe the air of the Gestapo again. You know, you're quite famous in London, Colonel. They call you Concentration Camp Ehrhardt.
Joseph Tura:
Ha ha. Yes, yes... we do the concentrating and the Poles do the camping.
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Misunderstandings in a Troubled Relationship
Joseph Tura:
It's unbelievable! Unbelievable! I come home to find a man in the same boat with me and my wife says to me, "What does it matter?
Sobinski:
But, Mr. Tura, it's the zero hour'.
Maria Tura:
You certainly don't want me to waste a lot of time giving you a long explanation.
Joseph Tura:
No, but I think a husband is entitled to an inkling.
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A Plan for Confrontation and Deception
Dobosh: [motioning to Siletsky]
Now you take him back to the hotel.
Joseph Tura:
Alright.
Dobosh:
As soon as you're in his room, you hit him over the head with the butt of the gun.
Joseph Tura:
Alright.
Dobosh:
Then you take his keys, open his trunk and burn the papers. And then you shoot him.
Joseph Tura: [He turns to leave, then turns back]
Alright. Just a minute... what'll happen to me? They'll kill me.
Dobosh:
Well... we're going to keep our fingers crossed.
Joseph Tura: [Once again turns to leave, then turns back]
Good. Hey, wait a minute... you go to the hotel and I'll cross my fingers.
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Perceptions of Authenticity in Performance
Stage Manager:
This is all wrong.
Makeup Man:
What's wrong with it?
Stage Manager:
I don't know... it's not convincing. To me, he's just a man with a little mustache.
Makeup Man:
But so is Hitler.
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Struggles of Attention in a Relationship
Maria Tura:
It's becoming ridiculous the way you grab attention. Whenever I start to tell a story, you finish it. If I go on a diet, you lose the weight. If I have a cold, you cough. And if we should ever have a baby, I'm not so sure I'd be the mother.
Joseph Tura:
I'm satisfied to be the father.
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Artistic Interpretation of National Tragedy
Joseph Tura: [disguised as Siletsky, speaking in reference to his wife, Maria]
Her husband is that great, great Polish actor, Joseph Tura. You've probably heard of him.
Colonel Ehrhardt:
Oh, yes. As a matter of fact I saw him on the stage when I was in Warsaw once before the war.
Joseph Tura:
Really?
Colonel Ehrhardt:
What he did to Shakespeare we are doing now to Poland.
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The Impact of Ignorance in Marriage
Anna:
What a husband doesn't know won't hurt his wife.
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Acknowledging Greatness in Acting
Maria Tura: [to her husband]
You're the greatest actor in the world. Everybody knows that, including you.
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A Dilemma of Choices and Consequences
Joseph Tura:
Well, Colonel, all I can say is... you can't have your cake and shoot it, too.
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Forgiveness and Consequences in Uncertain Times
Joseph Tura:
If I shouldn't come back, I forgive you what happened between you and Sobinski. But if I come back, it's a different matter.
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