Second Best (1994)

Chris Cleary Miles: James

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• James : What sort of things did you do when you were my age?

  Graham Holt : I kept my head down, I suppose. Nothing very exciting.

  James : [points to his life-story book]  Is what's in there exciting?

  Graham Holt : [pauses, turns pages]  It's more disturbing than exciting.

  James : That's what they say I am. Disturbed.

  Graham Holt : What do you say?

• James : [emerging from the school bus Friday afternoon]  You've got a broody expression, like a hen with constipation. Well, don't, 'cuz I've got the hermity. We're going camping this weekend. It'll be great!

  Graham Holt : Not this weekend.

  James : Why not?

  Graham Holt : We have a visitor.

  James : [pauses, puzzled]  We never have visitors.

• Graham : Were you testing me?

  James : I do test people sometimes.

• James : Honeymoon's over!