Whatever Works (2009)

Jessica Hecht: Helena

Quotes 

• Boris Yellnikoff : [to audience]  I happen to hate New Year's celebrations. Everybody desperate to have fun. Trying to celebrate in some pathetic little way. Celebrate what? A step closer to the grave? That's why I can't say enough times, whatever love you can get and give, whatever happiness you can filch or provide, every temporary measure of grace, whatever works. And don't kid yourself. Because its by no means up to your own human ingenuity. A bigger part of your existence is luck, than you'd like to admit. Christ, you know the odds of your fathers one sperm from the billions, finding the single egg that made you. Don't think about it, you'll have a panic attack.

  Melodie St. Ann Celestine : Boris, what are you doing? Who're you talking to?

  Boris Yellnikoff : What? There's people out there watching us!

  Helena : What?

  Marietta : Out there?

  Boris Yellnikoff : Yeah, they're watching... well, there was when we started. I don't know how many are left.

  Melodie St. Ann Celestine : Does anybody see anybody out there?

  Marietta : Out there? No!

  Melodie St. Ann Celestine : Oh Boris...

  Boris Yellnikoff : [to audience]  See? I'm the only one that sees the whole picture. That's what they mean by genius.