The Secret Laughter of Women (1999)
Colin Firth: Matthew Field
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Quotes
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Sammy : Are you brave?
Matthew Field : What? Well, sometimes.
Sammy : Are you honest?
Matthew Field : Brutally.
Sammy : But are you romantic?
Matthew Field : To a fault. Have you had breakfast?
Sammy : You can't have breakfast at 4 o'clock.
Matthew Field : I can do what I like.
Sammy : Saracen, will you marry my mother?
[Matthew chuckles]
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Sammy : Will you be my good deed?
Matthew Field : I'm much to busy to do that.
Sammy : You don't have to do anything. I'll come and do things for you.
Matthew Field : What on Earth could you possibly do for me?
[he and Sammy just look at each other]
Matthew Field : I'll think about it, the next time you come.
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Sammy : Are you going to change?
Matthew Field : Into what?
Sammy : Your Saracen costume.
Matthew Field : It itches.
Sammy : What are you going to say to her?
Matthew Field : Good afternoon, Mama Sammy.
Sammy : Can't you think of anything more exciting than that?
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Nimi Da Silva : Let's walk on. People are staring.
Matthew Field : Well, what do you expect? Satan walking you home from church.
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Matthew Field : [Sammy looks at a cute girl] Forget it. Bad sign, clog sandals. They're always followed by a father with a shotgun.
[an angry looking man walks past]
Matthew Field : See?
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Matthew Field : How would you like it if I arranged to get her out?
Sammy : She won't come.
Matthew Field : I can put temptation in her way. What does she like?
Sammy : You have to keep your room tidy.
Matthew Field : As bad as that?
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Sammy : How do you write a Saracen story?
Matthew Field : I start at the beginning and I know how I want it to end.
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Sammy : My teacher says...
Matthew Field : Don't listen to him. He's a loser.
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Nimi Da Silva : What are you doing?
Matthew Field : We're having a shootout.
Nimi Da Silva : I don't approve of shooting or guns.
Matthew Field : All right. We're playing men who go bang very loudly at one another. Is that all right with you?
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Sammy : Matthew, what do you know about sex?
Matthew Field : Well, uh, men and women are built... differently.
Sammy : I know all that penis, vagina, rabbit business. I saw a video at Jean Claude's
Matthew Field : Rabbit?
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Sammy : [referring to a discussion with his friend about sex] He says everyone does it.
Matthew Field : Yep.
Sammy : Everyone?
Matthew Field : Uh-huh.
Sammy : Even people I know?
Matthew Field : Yes.
Sammy : Even people who get married?
Matthew Field : Especially people who get married.
[Sammy makes a face]
Matthew Field : Tough one, I know.
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Nimi Da Silva : What are you doing in here?
Matthew Field : Snooping.
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Sammy : You remember "Come end my eternal loneliness. Let us surf Orion on my cosmic chariot."
Matthew Field : Definitely one of my earlier efforts.
