World on a Wire (1973)
Heinz Meier: Von Weinlaub, secretary of state
Quotes
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Professor Henry Vollmer : [Holding up a mirror to von Weinlaub] What do you see? Please, please, what do you see? Let me help you, Mr.?
Von Weinlaub, secretary of state : Von Weinlaub
Professor Henry Vollmer : Alright. von Weinlaub. You are nothing more than the image others have made of you. That's all.
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Fred Stiller : Crazy. Yes, he is. Is he? Stop! Your cigarette! Are you sure that's a cigarette?
Von Weinlaub, secretary of state : It's...
Fred Stiller : The idea of a cigarette. You see? The real cigarettes are somewhere else. Where real people sit on real chairs. Is that a chair? Say, "It's a chair."
Von Weinlaub, secretary of state : It's a chair.
Fred Stiller : It's not a chair. It's the idea of an idea of an idea.