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2 minB1
“Do you think I'm really, truly talented, or do you think I'm only moderately talented?”

CC Rehearses and Hillary Does Laundry · Beaches 1988 · Ch. 7/30

  • Comforting a friend
  • Complaining
  • Comforting
3 minC1
“I was turning 40 and I was looking at life perhaps less optimistically.”

Spielberg Admits He Was Timid · Spielberg 2017 · Ch. 8/10

  • Monologues
  • Marriage trouble
  • Confessing
3 minB2
“- What makes you think I've got a mess? - Everyone has a mess.”

Dom and Yas Meet in Peckham · Rye Lane 2023 · Ch. 3/16

  • First dates
  • Small talk
  • Asking
4 minB2
“Never let another writer read your material. He may steal it.”

Norma Makes Joe Read Salome · Sunset Boulevard 1950 · Ch. 5/19

  • Storytelling
  • Complimenting
  • Asking
2 minB2
“I know, Jerry, that you are as human as the rest of us, if not more so.”

Rupert Rehearses His Big TV Debut · The King of Comedy 1982 · Ch. 9/21

  • Monologues
  • Parties
  • Thanking
5 minB2
“It's me that's bothering me.”

Sabrina Cooks Dinner in Linus's Office · Sabrina 1954 · Ch. 15/18

  • Confessing feelings
  • First dates
  • Confessing
5 minB1
“You let a day go by and fantasize, and that day slips into years.”

Mark Watches His Old Footage · American Movie 1999 · Ch. 12/19

  • Monologues
  • Couple fights
  • Thanking
3 minB2
“I am an Indian at last.”

Aziz Breaks With Fielding · A Passage to India 1984 · Ch. 19/19

  • Arguments
  • Accusations
  • Confronting
2 minB1
“All you have to do is blend in and act like you belong here.”

Emmet Fails the MasterBuilder Test · The Lego Movie 2014 · Ch. 8/22

  • Job interview
  • Explaining
  • Suggesting
5 minB2
“I, on the other hand, grew up in the East End of London, and all I ever wanted to do was blow the bloody doors off.”

Hiring Divers for the Gesture · The Trip 2011 · Ch. 19/20

  • Small talk
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
5 minB2
“I just think it's hard to cast that role, you know, to fill it when you know it's gonna be like 30 to 40 years.”

Wallace on Why He Isn't Married · The End of the Tour 2015 · Ch. 5/17

  • Small talk
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
4 minB2
“Then her saintliness is done with.”

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

  • Accusations
  • Arguments
  • Persuading