I Am David (2003)

Joan Plowright: Sophie

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Quotes 

• Swiss Border Guard : Our orders are to check everyone's papers, even children.

  Sophie : Couldn't you relax the rules for a bit? All he wants to do is to come into your country and over throw the government and then rush right out again.

  Swiss Border Guard : [breaks into laughter]  All right Mrs. Andersen, have a nice day. And young man, see if you can get us all pay raises while you're taking over our country.

• David : Is that what I look like?

  Sophie : To me, yes. That's my impression of you. That's why it's called impressionistic painting. So... What do you see when you look at it.

  David : Me.

  Sophie : Yes, that's not quite what I meant. You have to look at paintings diffently from the way you look at other things. More closely and see what it says to you.

  [pause] 

  Sophie : Well... when I look at the boy in that painting, I see a very intelligent, very serious person, and a good person, but - there's something about the eyes and the face that seems lost and sad. But that's as far as I can see, because he doesn't want to let the world see any further.

  David : Do you really see all that?

  Sophie : [laughs]  Yes. Yes, I do.

• David : [holding Sopie's cat]  She's so soft. And she's vibrating.

  Sophie : She's purring, David.

• David : Why do people do such terrible things?

  Sophie : Like what?

  David : Like beat people, and kill them, and make them prisoners.

  Sophie : Most people don't do that, David.

  David : My friend Johannes always used to tell me, "Trust no one."

  Sophie : Oh, life wouldn't be worth living if you did that, David.

• Sophie : David, most people are good.

• David : Please... don't turn me in.

  Sophie : Turn you in to whom?

  David : To them. To him. To anyone.

  Sophie : I wouldn't dream of turning you in to anybody, for any reason. You're quite safe here, David. You're safe.

  David : From the guards?

  Sophie : From everybody.

• Sophie : You've got a very interesting face. Would you mind if I painted it?

  David : What color do you want to paint my face.