The Souvenir Quotes

Anthony: We don't know what the inner machinations of their mind are, or their heart. We don't know. But that's what we want to know when we go and see a film. We don't wanna just see life played out as is. We wanna see life as it is experienced, within this soft machine, within this...

Julie: But the life of Tony and his mother, they're the lives of real people. I'm not- I'm not making that up.

Anthony: Why are they more real than me?

Julie: They're not more real than you.

Anthony: Am I more real than you?

Julie: No. I think we're all equal in that. I think we're all as real as each other. There's no competition. It doesn't matter that they're not real people. I mean, I'm not trying to make a documentary. I'm just- you know, I'm making a feature film.

Anthony: Now, are you sure?

Julie: Yes, I am. I'm making a feature film.

Anthony: I can't go into all this. It was an emergency.

Julie: What fucking emergency?

Anthony: If I hadn't done that on that day, I wouldn't be here now. I... That's all I can tell you.

Julie: What's that supposed to mean? You can't say stuff like that and then not... I don't.. I appreciate there are some things you can't tell me.

Anthony: Well, uh, you know, I appreciate there's things about me that you find unacceptable. There's things about you I find unacceptable. There's things about this conversation I find unacceptable. We're gonna have to meet somewhere.

[at a dinner party; Anthony has left the table]

Patrick: You don't seem druggy to me.

Julie: [smiling] No, I'm not, no, I'm not.

Patrick: Interesting. So I'm trying to work out... where you two tessellate here.

[Julie is wordless, confused]

Patrick: I'm not good with euphemism, so...

Julie: Sorry, I don't understand.

Patrick: OK, so,

[gestures to Anthony's vacant seat]

Patrick: habitual heroin user,

[gestures to Julie]

Patrick: trainee Rotarian... which is a good look, I mean it nicely. How, what, why, when... ?

Julie: [quietly stunned] Sorry, I don't...

Patrick: You don't even dabble?

Julie: No.

Patrick: Okay. I mean, I don't, I feel it's very mainstream behavior. I've said to him, it's mainstream. I actually think, you know... I mean, it was fine in the '40s, but...

[Julie is still speechless as Anthony returns]