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“Look, if this time can be spent convincing you to do anything else with your life, to getting out while you are still whole, it is time well spent.”

Get over yourself

Swimming with Sharks · 1994
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5 minB2
“Beyond that, you're on your own.”

Graysmith Chases Rick Marshall · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 25/30

  • Investigation
  • Phone calls
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“Grigson is known as "Dr. Death" because he always testifies that way.”

Dr. Death Takes the Stand · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 15/20

  • Courtroom
  • Investigation
  • Explaining
4 minB2
“Then her saintliness is done with.”

Proctor Forces Mary to Testify · The Crucible 2014 · Ch. 16/29

  • Accusations
  • Arguments
  • Persuading
3 minC1
“Show me an officer who hasn't run their story past their partner, trying to close the gaps.”

Tessa Baiting the Sergeant · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 8/22

  • Courtroom
  • Interrogations
  • Confronting
4 minB2
“Let us not surmise, Sir Wilfrid, but confine ourselves to facts.”

The Bloodstained Jacket in Court · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 16/27

  • Courtroom
  • Interrogations
  • Explaining
2 minB2
“Ladies, don't go out any more than you can help, and don't talk before your servants.”

Fielding Resigns from the Club · A Passage to India 1984 · Ch. 11/19

  • Meetings
  • Speeches
  • Confronting
2 minC1
“The Church thinks in centuries, Mr. Rezendes.”

Rezendes Meets Garabedian · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 4/21

  • Investigation
  • Courtroom
  • Asking
4 minB1
“This, I have always thought, is a remarkable thing about democracy...”

The Jury Deadlocks at Six to Six · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 12/17

  • Courtroom
  • Arguments
  • Explaining
5 minB2
“I can't allow you to help.”

Graysmith Talks His Way In · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 23/30

  • Asking for help
  • Investigation
  • Saying no
4 minB2
“It's like a bad dream. You want to wake up, but you can't do it.”

Randall Adams on Death Row · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 16/20

  • Courtroom
  • Monologues
  • Complaining
4 minB1
“It's hard proof, hard as rock, the judges said.”

Mary Warren Defies John Proctor · The Crucible 2014 · Ch. 11/29

  • Arguments
  • Accusations
  • Saying no
2 minC1
“I don't want to do anything that suggests manipulation.”

Cross-Examining Herself in Court · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 20/22

  • Courtroom
  • Explaining
  • Confronting