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Frederick Aiken: Two men standing at the Pearly Gates. The first man says, "How'd you die?" Second says, "I froze to death. How 'bout you?" And the, uh, second man says, "Well, I thought my... my wife was being unfaithful to me, so I ran all the way home. And burst into the bedroom. She just..."
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Mary Surratt: My husband died a drunk, Mr. Aiken, and left me loads of debt. I had to support my family, so I rented rooms to boarders. Those men were customers, nothing more.
Frederick Aiken: And you never considered their allegiances?
Mary Surratt: I didn't ask about their allegiances.
Frederick Aiken: What about yours, ma'am?
Mary Surratt: I'm a Southerner. I'm a Catholic and a devoted mother above all else. But I am no assassin.
Frederick Aiken: Your freedom is gonna require greater assurances than that.
Mary Surratt: Then you tell me what I should say to those generals.
Frederick Aiken: Oh, you can't say a thing. You're prohibited from testifying in your own defense. Perhaps your son could speak for you. Any idea where he's hiding?
Mary Surratt: No, I don't.
Frederick Aiken: All right. Is there anyone who will give your version of events?
Mary Surratt: You mean the truth?
Frederick Aiken: Well, obviously the government believes your version is not the truth.
Mary Surratt: Based on what?
Frederick Aiken: Their not releasing their list of witnesses or the evidence they'll use against you.
Mary Surratt: And can they do that?
Frederick Aiken: This kind of proceeding, they can do to you whatever they want.
Mary Surratt: Well, then what difference does that make? Those generals have made up their minds. I can tell by the way they look at me.
Frederick Aiken: The way they look at you?
Mary Surratt: Just the same way you're looking at me.
Alexis Bledel
Alexis Bledel, born in Houston, USA in 1981, is an actor.
In 1989, she appeared in dramas such as "Our Town", "The Wizard of Oz" and "Aladdin" and later became a fashion model. In 2002, starred in the movie " Tuck everlasting ". In 2004, he participated in the filming of the film " Bride & Prejudice ". In 2005, he participated in the filming of " Sin City " and starred in the movie " The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants "
[1] in the same year
. In 2006, with " Gilmore Girls " won the Youth Choice Award for Best Comedy TV Actress. In 2008, starring in the movie " The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants2 ". In 2009, starring in the movie " The Post Grad Survival Guide ". In 2013, starring in the movie " Violet and Daisy "
[2]
; in the same year, he participated in the filming of the TV series "We and Them".
Early Experience
Born in Houston, USA in 1981, her father is Argentine, her mother is from Mexico and has French and German descent. In addition, she has a younger brother who is five years old. Bledel believes in Catholicism, his mother tongue is Spanish, and only started to learn English after entering school
.
In 1989, when she was 8 years old, she started with a community theater troupe and starred in dramas such as "Our Town", "The Wizard of Oz" and "Aladdin". After that, she was selected as a fashion model by a local shopping mall. Worked in London, Milan, New York and Los Angeles. After graduating from high school, Bledel entered New York University to specialize in film
.
Performing Experience
In the spring of 2000, with the help of her model agent, she got the opportunity to go to Los Angeles for an interview. In her first audition, she was enviably given the protagonist role, and finally appeared as Rory Gilmore on December 5, 2000. The screen; the popularity of " Gilmore Girls " also made her enter the 2002 Teen People "25 Hottest Stars Under 25", Maxim magazine "Hot 100 of 2005" and other lists.
On October 11, 2002, the movie " Tuck everlasting " starring Jonathan Stevens Jackson was released in the United States.
In the music video of the song "She's Gonna Break Soon" on the 2003 Less Than Jake album "Anthem", Bledel was the lead role.
In 2004, the film " Bride & Prejudice " he participated in was released in the UAE.
In 2005, Bledel played the role of the prostitute Becky in Rodriguez's film " Sin City ". In addition, she starred in the youth film " The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants ", which is based on Ann Brashares' book and has also received a good response
.
On April 25, 2006, the movie " I'm Reed Fish " starring Jay Baruchel was released in the United States
. On September 1, the movie "Life is Short" starring Samm Levine was released in the United States.
On July 19, 2007, the TV series " Mad Men " participated in the filming premiered in the United States.
On August 6, 2008, the movie " The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants2 " starring Blake Lively , America Georgine Ferrera and Amber Tamblyn was released in the United States, playing Lena Kaligaris
.
On August 21, 2009, the movie " The Post Grad Survival Guide " starring Zach Gilford , Rodrigo Santoro and Jane Lynch was released in the United States, playing Ryden Malby
.
On February 19, 2010, the movie " Good Boy " starring Matthew Scott Porter , Bryan Greenberg and Anna Krumsky was released in the United States, playing Beth Vest
.
On March 11, 2011, the film " Girl Walks Into a Bar " was released in the United States
. On April 15, the movie " The Conspirator " starring Robin Wright , James McAvoy and Evan Moore was released in the United States, playing Sarah Weston
.
On April 5, 2013, the movie " The Brass Teapot " starring Juno Violet Temple , Michael Anthony Angarano and Alia Shawkat was released in the United States, playing Payton
. On June 7, the movie " Violet and Daisy " starring Sersh , Danny Trejo and James Gandolfini was released in the United States as Violet
. In the same year, he participated in the filming of the TV series "We and Them" premiered in the United States, playing Stacey
. In the same year, he appeared in the movie " Remember Sunday ".
In 2016, he returned to starring in the resurrection series " Gilmore Girls: A Year in Life " with Lauren Helen Graham and other actors , and played Rory Gilmore again.
On April 26, 2017, the starring TV series " The Handmaid's Tale " was released.
Character Evaluation
" Gilmore Girls " made people really get to know Alexis Bledel. Her unique quiet and shy temperament is very attractive. She was encouraged by her parents to embark on the road of acting in order to overcome her overly introverted personality. Now she Still maintained this unique calm temperament. " Gilmore Girls after", " at The Sisterhood of Traveling Pants at The ", " at The Sisterhood of Traveling at The Pants2 ", " at The Post Grad Survival Guide " and other films she is also to be seen on the big screen, " Sin City in" the The prostitute Becky is her most challenging and contrasting role. She is the shyest "Snow White"
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