Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)

Peter Finch: Daniel Hirsh

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• [last lines] 

  Daniel : When you're at school and you want to quit, people say 'You're going to hate it out in the world.' Well, I didn't believe them and I was right. When I was a kid, I couldn't wait to be grown up, and they said 'Childhood is the best time of your life.' Well, it wasn't. And now, I want his company and they say, 'What's half a loaf? You're well shot of him'; and I say 'I know that... but I miss him, that's all' and they say 'He never made you happy' and I say 'But I am happy, apart from missing him. You might throw me a pill or two for my cough.'

  [pauses, smiles] 

  Daniel : All my life, I've been looking for somebody courageous, resourceful.

  [pause, thinks] 

  Daniel : He's not it... but something. We were something.

  [pause] 

  Daniel : I only came about my cough.

• Aunt Astrid : Daniel, darling. You're looking very spruce.

  [intercepts a canapé] 

  Aunt Astrid : Have one of these. Now, tell me when are *you* going to give us all a nice surprise?

  Daniel : [baffled]  Auntie...

  Aunt Astrid : Still holding out on us... well, it's terribly selfish of you. You *are* going to be very, very lonely...

  Daniel : I just haven't found the right person yet.

• Daniel : I think we ought to lose some weight.

  Middle-aged patient : Why do doctors always say we? As if it were *your* pain!

• Daniel : I always expect Saturday to be the best day of the week.