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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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2 minC1
“'It is the bedrock of how you keep a society civilised.'”

Everyone Is Watching at the Party · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 5/22

  • Parties
  • Speeches
  • Explaining
5 minB2
“People do a lot of things in private they couldn't possibly explain in public.”

Doyle Dismisses Lisa's Clue · Rear Window 1954 · Ch. 10/13

  • Arguments
  • Investigation
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“Good old Sweeney. He never stops trying.”

Derek Quits the Movement · American History X 1998 · Ch. 10/17

  • Parties
  • Couple fights
  • Saying no
2 minB2
“Chipper, isn't he? An hour ago, he had one foot on the gallows and the other on a banana peel.”

Vole Is Found Not Guilty · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 26/27

  • Courtroom
  • Thanking
  • Warning
4 minB2
“To irritate them, let's pretend to argue.”

Wilberforce and Barbara Fake a Fight · Amazing Grace 2006 · Ch. 7/18

  • First dates
  • Small talk
  • Teasing
3 minB2
“There will be no negotiation.”

V Confronts Prothero at Home · V for Vendetta 2006 · Ch. 8/25

  • Speeches
  • Threats
  • Threatening
5 minC1
“Aziz is innocent, and everything we do must be based on that.”

Fielding Picks a Defence Lawyer · A Passage to India 1984 · Ch. 10/19

  • Meetings
  • Persuasion
  • Suggesting
5 minB2
“It's only a matter of form for you and the children to go first.”

Women and Children First · A Night to Remember 1958 · Ch. 10/14

  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Persuading
  • Comforting
2 minC1
“So, your best shot is to try these cases in the press like I did on Porter.”

Lawyers Break Down the Geoghan Case · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 3/21

  • Meetings
  • Investigation
  • Explaining
3 minC1
“I would have done anything I was asked to do.”

Oppenheimer Is Cross-Examined · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 28/28

  • Courtroom
  • Interrogations
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“No, sir. It was our wire.”

Arnaud Testifies at His Court-Martial · Paths of Glory 1957 · Ch. 10/17

  • Courtroom
  • Interrogations
  • Confronting
3 minB2
“I could have done with a nap myself. I'm going to the theatre tonight.”

Candy Scolds Two Young Officers · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 4/30

  • Accusations
  • Small talk
  • Complaining