Stay (I) (2005)
Ryan Gosling: Henry Letham
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Quotes
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Henry Letham : Do you know the Tristan Rêveur quote about bad art? It's "bad art is more tragically beautiful than good art 'cause it documents human failure."
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Henry Letham : An elegant suicide is the ultimate work of art.
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Sam Foster : What's this?
Henry Letham : I burned myself.
Sam Foster : You burned yourself? Why?
Henry Letham : Practicing for hell.
Sam Foster : Why do you think you're going to hell?
Henry Letham : Because of what I did. Because of what I'm gonna do.
Sam Foster : What are you going to do?
Henry Letham : [mimes a gun to his head]
Sam Foster : You're going to try to kill yourself? And how serious should I take this threat?
Henry Letham : Saturday at midnight. It's what I'm going to do.
Sam Foster : Okay, you've gotta know that everything just changed, if you talk to me about suicide I'm required to take certain actions.
Henry Letham : Wait, just deal with him
[indicating patient in waiting room]
Henry Letham : , and we'll talk about it next time.
Sam Foster : There's a next time?
Henry Letham : Yeah. Yeah, we got three days.
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Henry Letham : Your troubles will cease and fortune will smile upon you.
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Sam Foster : [gesturing to the surrounding paintings on display] Are any of these yours?
Henry Letham : Ouch.
Sam Foster : What?
Henry Letham : Well... these are bad, Sam.
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Sam Foster : I've read your file.
Henry Letham : Well can I read your file?
Sam Foster : Tell me why you're here.
Henry Letham : I thought you read the file.
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Henry Letham : What are you, a substitute shrink?
Sam Foster : I guess you could call me that.