I Am David (2003)
Joan Plowright: Sophie
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Quotes
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Swiss Border Guard : Our orders are to check everyone's papers, even children.
Sophie : Couldn't you relax the rules for a bit? All he wants to do is to come into your country and over throw the government and then rush right out again.
Swiss Border Guard : [breaks into laughter] All right Mrs. Andersen, have a nice day. And young man, see if you can get us all pay raises while you're taking over our country.
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David : Is that what I look like?
Sophie : To me, yes. That's my impression of you. That's why it's called impressionistic painting. So... What do you see when you look at it.
David : Me.
Sophie : Yes, that's not quite what I meant. You have to look at paintings diffently from the way you look at other things. More closely and see what it says to you.
[pause]
Sophie : Well... when I look at the boy in that painting, I see a very intelligent, very serious person, and a good person, but - there's something about the eyes and the face that seems lost and sad. But that's as far as I can see, because he doesn't want to let the world see any further.
David : Do you really see all that?
Sophie : [laughs] Yes. Yes, I do.
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David : Why do people do such terrible things?
Sophie : Like what?
David : Like beat people, and kill them, and make them prisoners.
Sophie : Most people don't do that, David.
David : My friend Johannes always used to tell me, "Trust no one."
Sophie : Oh, life wouldn't be worth living if you did that, David.
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Sophie : David, most people are good.