The Passenger (1975)
Maria Schneider: Girl
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Quotes
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The Girl : Isn't it funny how things happen? All the shapes we make. Wouldn't it be terrible to be blind?
David Locke : I know a man who was blind. When he was nearly 40 years old, he had an operation and regained his sight.
The Girl : How was it like?
David Locke : At first he was elated... really high. Faces... colors... landscapes. But then everything began to change. The world was much poorer than he imagined. No one had ever told him how much dirt there was. How much ugliness. He noticed ugliness everywhere. When he was blind... he used to cross the street alone with a stick. After he regained his sight... he became afraid. He began to live in darkness. He never left his room. After three years he killed himself.
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The Girl : Who are you?
David Locke : I used to be someone else, but I traded him in. Uh, what about you?
The Girl : Well, I'm in Barcelona. I'm talking with someone who is somebody else.
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The Girl : People disappear every day.
David Locke : Every time they leave the room.
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David Locke : Now I think I'm going to be a waiter in Gibraltar.
The Girl : Too obvious.
David Locke : Maybe a novelist in Cairo.
The Girl : Too romantic.
David Locke : How about a gunrunner?
The Girl : Too unlikely.
David Locke : As a matter of fact, I think I *am* one.
The Girl : Then it depends on which side you're on.
David Locke : Yes.
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David Locke : What the fuck are you doing here with me?
The Girl : Which me?
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David Locke : Excuse me. I was trying to remember something.
The Girl : Is it important?
David Locke : No.
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David Locke : What can you see now?
The Girl : [looking out the window] A man scratching his shoulder, a kid throwing stones, and dust. It's very dusty here.
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The Girl : [riding in a white convertible] Can I ask you one question now?
David Locke : One you can, yes.
The Girl : Only one. Always the same. What are you running away from?
David Locke : Turn your back to the front seat.
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[last lines]
Police inspector : Is this David Robertson? Do you recognize him?
Rachel : I never knew him.
Police inspector : Do you recognize him?
The Girl : Yes.
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The Girl : [looking at Robertson's appointment book] What a pity, all these girls. Lucy. Marina. Daisy. Daisy, again! Daisy seems to be your favorite.
David Locke : I think this Daisy is a man.
The Girl : A man?
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The Girl : I hope you make it.
David Locke : Make it what?
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David Locke : What kind of an impression do you think you make when you first come into a room?
The Girl : They don't get me. They think I'm alright. Nothing mysterious. You know much more packing someone's things.
David Locke : Yeah. It's like listening in on a private phone conversation.
