Brenda Fricker: Pigeon Lady
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Kevin McCallister : Did you have any kids?
Bird Lady : No. Oh, l wanted them. But the man I loved fell out of love with me. That broke my heart. And whenever the chance to be loved came along again, I ran away from it. I stopped trusting people.
Kevin McCallister : No offense, but that seems like sort of a dumb thing to do.
Bird Lady : I was afraid of getting my heart broken again. You see, sometimes you can trust a person, and then, when things are down, they forget about you.
Kevin McCallister : Maybe they're just too busy. Maybe they don't forget about you, but they forget to remember you. l don't think people mean to forget. l think it just happens. My grandfather says if my head wasn't screwed on, I'd leave it on the school bus.
Bird Lady : I'm just afraid if I do trust someone, I'll get my heart broken again.
Kevin McCallister : I understand that. l used to have this really nice pair of rollerblades. l was afraid if l wore them, l'd wreck them. So l kept them in a box. Do you know what happened?
Bird Lady : No.
Kevin McCallister : I outgrew them. I never wore them once outside. l just wore them in my room a couple times.
Bird Lady : A person's heart and a person's feelings are very different than skates.
Kevin McCallister : Well, they're kind of the same thing. lf you aren't going to use your heart, then what's the difference if it gets broken? If you just keep it to yourself, maybe it'll be like my rollerblades. When you do decide to try it, it won't be any good. You should take a chance. Got nothing to lose.
Bird Lady : A bit of truth in there somewhere.
Kevin McCallister : I think so. Your heart might still be broken, but it isn't gone. If it was gone, you wouldn't be this nice.
Bird Lady : Thank you. Do you know that it's been... a couple of years since l've talked to anybody?
Kevin McCallister : That's okay. You're really good at it. You're not boring. You don't mumble or spit when you talk. You should do it more often. l think you just have to wear an outfit that doesn't have pigeon poop on it.
Bird Lady : [laughs] l have been working very hard at keeping people away, haven't l?
Kevin McCallister : l always think l'll have a lot of fun if l'm alone, but when l'm alone, it isn't that much fun at all. I don't care how much people bug me sometimes, l'd rather be with somebody than by myself.
Bird Lady : So what are you doing running around the streets on Christmas Eve on your own? Did you get into trouble?
Kevin McCallister : Yeah.
Bird Lady : You've done something wrong?
Kevin McCallister : A lot of things.
Bird Lady : Did you know that a good deed erases a bad deed?
Kevin McCallister : It's getting pretty late. l don't know if l'll have enough time to do all the good deeds l need to erase all the bad ones l did.
Bird Lady : Well, it's Christmas Eve. Good deeds count for extra tonight.
Kevin McCallister : They do?
Bird Lady : [nods] Of course they do. So what you must do now is you must think of the most important thing that you can do for others and go and do it. Just follow the star in your heart.
Bird Lady : Okay. It's getting pretty late. I'd better get going.
Bird Lady : [starts leaving] If I don't see you, I hope everything turns out okay.
Kevin McCallister : Thank you.
Kevin McCallister : Say goodbye to your birds for me.
Bird Lady : I will.
Kevin McCallister : [looks at her] Merry Christmas.
Bird Lady : Merry Christmas.
Kevin McCallister : If you need somebody to trust, it can be me. I won't forget to remember you.
Bird Lady : Don't make promises you can't keep.
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Kevin McCallister : I won't forget to remember you.
Bird Lady : Don't make promises you can't keep.
