Chasing Liberty (2004)
Matthew Goode: Ben Calder
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Quotes
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Anna Foster : Ben. Can you ever just say what you really feel?
Ben Calder : Okay, all right! Because I'm jealous as hell. Because I'd hate to see you with Gus Gus. I'd hate to see you with any other man. Because not only did I adore kissing you in Venice, but also because I'm so un-bloody-hinged just being near you.
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Ben Calder : So if you're scared, why do it?
Anna Foster : Because the things you're scared of are usually the most worthwhile.
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Ben Calder : So, you got a little thing for me, huh?
Anna Foster : No. Big thing.
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Ben Calder : If I kiss you, do you think they'll shoot me?
Anna Foster : No, but I will if you don't.
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Ben Calder : [to Anna] Can you please stop taking your clothes off around me?
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Ben Calder : Anna? Anna!
Anna Foster : Ben! Come on! Venice awaits! Where have you been?
Ben Calder : Just having a mild heart attack.
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Anna Foster : I'm on fire! I'm untouchable! I'm Anna! Who are you?
Ben Calder : Ben Calder, freelance getaway man. Yeah, need the hand, need the hand.
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Anna Foster : I want to swim naked in the Danube!
Ben Calder : Actually, it's the Vltava.
Anna Foster : Who wants to swim naked in the Vltava? Nobody says that.
Ben Calder : Because in English,Vltava means 'unhealthy bacteria level'.
Anna Foster : Yeah, right.
Ben Calder : Why can't you be free without being naked?
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Ben Calder : What are you doing here?
Anna Foster : I'm um, a big Puccini groupie.
[pause]
Anna Foster : I'm studying for a semester at Oxford.
[pause]
Anna Foster : I came to find you.
Ben Calder : You did?
Anna Foster : Yeah, I'm making the big gesture.
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Anna Foster : You have a little thing for me, huh?
Ben Calder : I'll stop you there. I do not have a thing for you, okay, little or otherwise.
Anna Foster : Why did you get on the train with me to Berlin, then?
[pause]
Anna Foster : Mm-hmm.
Ben Calder : Okay, you know what, you're right. I'm strangely attracted to exhibitionist runaways. It's an addiction, really. I was in a program for a while where we had to spend time with fully-clothed home-bodies, but I've relapsed, again.
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Anna Foster : Oh! Ben! I want to find passion!
[runs into another couple]
Ben Calder : Sorry about that. We're just um, looking for passion.
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Ben Calder : Romance is simply not a feasible option for me right now.
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Anna Foster : As soon as this train stops, we're going to go our separate directions.
McGruff : Hey, chilly-willy, Squabblers, take a few of these on your solo travels then.
Ben Calder : What are these? Six-Million-Dollar Man stickers?
McGruff : These stickers are my contribution to the global community. Everyone I meet gets a handful. Your job: post them up! Pound one on a door, slap one on a kiosk, place one on a postbox, wherever your life may lead you.
Anna Foster : And then what?
McGruff : Then, nothing. You forget about the sticker, you move on. One day, maybe you're a little down in the dregs, and all of a sudden, there it is! The corner of a window, the door of a subway, the side of a telephone booth, one of the stickers. And it puts a smile of your face because you know you are not alone in the world; we're all connected.
Ben Calder : Wanker.