The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Luke Wilson: Richie Tenenbaum
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Quotes
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[in a hospital ward]
Chas : Why did you try to kill yourself?
Ethel : Don't press him right now.
Richie : I wrote a suicide note.
Chas : You did?
Richie : Yeah. Right after I regained consciousness.
Chas : Can we read it?
Richie : No.
Chas : Can you paraphrase it for us?
Richie : I don't think so.
Chas : Is it dark?
Richie : Of course it's dark, it's a suicide note.
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Richie : I'm going to kill myself tomorrow.
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[Richie tells his father Royal he's in love with Margot, his adopted sister]
Royal : Margot Tenenbaum?
Richie : Yeah.
Royal : Well, since when?
Richie : Since always.
Royal : Does she know?
Richie : Uh-huh.
Royal : Well, what does she feel about that?
Richie : I think she feels confused.
Royal : Well, I can understand that, it's probably illegal!
Richie : I don't think so, we're not related by blood.
Royal : That's true. It's still frowned upon. But then, what isn't these days, right?
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Peter Bradley : [interviewing Eli Cash on television] Now, your previous novel...
Eli : Yes, Wildcat.
Peter Bradley : Not a success. Why?
Eli : Well... Wildcat was written in a kind of obsolete vernacular...
[long pause as he starts to become spaced out]
Eli : [whispering] Wildcat... wild... cat... pow... wildcat...
[he gets up]
Eli : I'm gonna go. I'm taking this off and I'm going. Stepping out.
Royal : [watching the television] What the hell kind of way to act is that?
Richie : He's on drugs.
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Royal : First thing I want to do is take you out to see your grandmother, at some point.
Richie : I haven't been out there since I was 6.
Margot : I haven't been out there at all, I was never invited.
Royal : Well, she wasn't your real grandmother, and I never knew how much interest you had, uh, sweetie. Anyway, you're invited now.
Richie : You know, Rachael's buried out there too.
Royal : Who?
Chas : My wife.
Royal : Oh, that's right, isn't it. Well, we'll have to swing by her grave too.
[Chas slams his book shut and angrily walks out]
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Richie : I think he's very lonely. Lonelier than he lets on. Maybe lonelier than he even realizes.
Ethel : Have you spoken to him about this?
Richie : Briefly. And he agreed that...
Chas : I'm sorry, maybe I'm a little confused here. What are you suggesting?
Richie : That he come here and stay in my room.
Chas : Are you out of your mind?
Richie : No. I'm not. Anyway I think he'd be much more comfortable here than at...
Chas : Who gives a shit?
Richie : I do.
Chas : You poor sucker. You poor, washed up papa's boy.
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Richie : Read it back to me so far, Pietro.
Cote d'Ivoire Radio Operator : [speaks with an Italian accent, his words are shown in subtitles] "Dear Eli, I'm in the middle of the ocean. I haven't left my room in four days. I've never been more lonely in my life, and I think I'm in love with Margot."
Richie : New paragraph.
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Chas : Looks like you and Dad are back together again, huh.
Richie : He's your dad too, Chas.
Chas : No, he's not.
Richie : Yes, he is.
Chas : You really hate me, don't you?
Richie : No. I don't. I love you.
Chas : Well, I don't know what you think you're gonna get out of this, but believe me, whatever it is, it's not worth it.
Richie : Chas. I don't want to hurt you. I know what you and the boys have been through. You're my brother and I love you.
Chas : Stop saying that!