The Twilight Zone (TV Series)
Five Characters in Search of an Exit (1961)
Murray Matheson: The Clown
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Quotes
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The Clown : [of the Major] Very active chap. Quite a function. Compulsive worker.
The Major : [still tapping the wall] You a big-time psychologist, huh?
The Clown : I'm a clown. Which is neither here, there, nor anyplace. I could be a certified public accountant, a financier, a left-handed pitcher who throws only curves. What difference does it make?
[singing to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne" while the Major pounds the wall]
The Clown : We're here, because we're here, because we're here...
[breaks off as the Major turns to stare at him, then brokenly starts up again as he resumes hammering]
The Clown : Because - we're - here.
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The Clown : [the Major has fallen out of the cylinder] Brave man. Not a very bright one.
The Ballerina : He'll come back for us. I know he will.
The Clown : He may be back, but it won't be to get us. He may have been right at that. He may have been very right. This may be Hell.
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The Clown : That's logic, isn't it? But it doesn't figure at all. Not at all.
