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Clips from Being There (1979)

...you don't play games with words...

"...you don't play games with words..."

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No, you're... you're direct.

"No, you're... you're direct."

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Do you remember what I was talking to you about last night?

"Do you remember what I was talking to you about last night?"

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No, Ben. - Oh, sure you do.

"No, Ben. - Oh, sure you do."

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My plan for financial assistance to businessmen.

"My plan for financial assistance to businessmen."

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And I think you're just the man to take charge of an institution like that.

"And I think you're just the man to take charge of an institution like that."

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And, Chauncey,

"And, Chauncey,"

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...so don't feel that you have to rush into a decision.

"...so don't feel that you have to rush into a decision."

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Thank you, Ben.

"Thank you, Ben."

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Now, Chauncey, I'm afraid I must excuse myself.

"Now, Chauncey, I'm afraid I must excuse myself."

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I'm awfully tired.

"I'm awfully tired."

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I'm sorry you're so sick, Ben.

"I'm sorry you're so sick, Ben."

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- We have 60,000 tulip bulbs up there, Chauncey.

"- We have 60,000 tulip bulbs up there, Chauncey."

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It is so glorious when they bloom.

"It is so glorious when they bloom."

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Of course, the roses are my favorites.

"Of course, the roses are my favorites."

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And over here, we plant something different every year.

"And over here, we plant something different every year."

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I haven't quite decided what we'll plant this year.

"I haven't quite decided what we'll plant this year."

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And that's the gardener's house.

"And that's the gardener's house."

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And this is the greenhouse.

"And this is the greenhouse."

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- I like to watch the young plants grow.

"- I like to watch the young plants grow."

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It's wonderful, isn't it? - Yes.

"It's wonderful, isn't it? - Yes."

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You know, Chauncey,

"You know, Chauncey,"

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Ben told me that the President was very taken with you this morning.

"Ben told me that the President was very taken with you this morning."

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Last night you mentioned an old man that died.

"Last night you mentioned an old man that died."

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You must've been very close to him.

"You must've been very close to him."

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I was. Yes.

"I was. Yes."

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I'm sorry.

"I'm sorry."

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You mentioned also that Louise had gone, also.

"You mentioned also that Louise had gone, also."

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Were you very close to Louise?

"Were you very close to Louise?"

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Yes, I liked Louise very much.

"Yes, I liked Louise very much."

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She was his maid.

"She was his maid."

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Oh, his maid. - Yes.

"Oh, his maid. - Yes."

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I see.

"I see."

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you were romantically involved with or maybe a sister.

"you were romantically involved with or maybe a sister."

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No.

"No."

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She was very kind to me.

"She was very kind to me."

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Chauncey Gardiner, Mr. Rand's close friend and advisor, was at the meeting this morning.

"Chauncey Gardiner, Mr. Rand's close friend and advisor, was at the meeting this morning."

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I found Mr. Gardiner to have a feeling for this country that we need more of.

"I found Mr. Gardiner to have a feeling for this country that we need more of."

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To quote Mr. Gardiner, a most intuitive man:

"To quote Mr. Gardiner, a most intuitive man:"

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"As long as the roots of industry remain firmly planted in the national soil...

""As long as the roots of industry remain firmly planted in the national soil..."

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"...the economic prospects are undoubtedly sunny."

""...the economic prospects are undoubtedly sunny.""

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What is it? - Doctor.

"What is it? - Doctor."

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Now, I know that many of you...

"Now, I know that many of you..."

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Put your arms up.

"Put your arms up."

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I think you'd better leave, Eve.

"I think you'd better leave, Eve."

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Will he be okay? - He'll be fine.

"Will he be okay? - He'll be fine."

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Yeah, we got you, Ben.

"Yeah, we got you, Ben."

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But I have decided there are no temporary stopgaps.

"But I have decided there are no temporary stopgaps."

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So I'm going to rethink my position and find another solution.

"So I'm going to rethink my position and find another solution."

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You'll be very pleased to know that your

"You'll be very pleased to know that your"

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founder and Chairman of the Board,

"founder and Chairman of the Board,"

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Mr. Benjamin Turnbull Rand, agrees with me on this...

"Mr. Benjamin Turnbull Rand, agrees with me on this..."

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...for once.

"...for once."

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Gentlemen, let us not fear the inevitable chill and storms of autumn and winter.

"Gentlemen, let us not fear the inevitable chill and storms of autumn and winter."

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Instead, let us anticipate the rapid growth of springtime.

"Instead, let us anticipate the rapid growth of springtime."

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Let us await the rewards of summer.

"Let us await the rewards of summer."

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As in a garden of the earth, let us learn to accept

"As in a garden of the earth, let us learn to accept"

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Chauncey, I'm just so very grateful that you're here with us.

"Chauncey, I'm just so very grateful that you're here with us."

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So am I, Eve.

"So am I, Eve."

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It's been an exhausting day for Ben.

"It's been an exhausting day for Ben."

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He's resting now, and there's no cause for alarm.

"He's resting now, and there's no cause for alarm."

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Oh, Mr. Gardiner... I have a telephone call for you.

"Oh, Mr. Gardiner... I have a telephone call for you."

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Telephone call?

"Telephone call?"

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Yes. Sidney Courtney, the financial editor of the Washington Post.

"Yes. Sidney Courtney, the financial editor of the Washington Post."

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- Would you care to take it, sir?

"- Would you care to take it, sir?"

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Yes.

"Yes."

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- In my office.

"- In my office."

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Go, Chauncey, I'll be just fine.

"Go, Chauncey, I'll be just fine."

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Yes, you'll be fine, Eve.

"Yes, you'll be fine, Eve."

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He's such a kind and sensitive man.

"He's such a kind and sensitive man."

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Don't you think?

"Don't you think?"

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He's not there. - Not there?

"He's not there. - Not there?"

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Yes, he's there.

"Yes, he's there."

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Where is he? There or here?

"Where is he? There or here?"

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He's on both lines.

"He's on both lines."

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Are you there?

"Are you there?"

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Yes, I'm here.

"Yes, I'm here."

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- Hello, Mr. Gardiner.

"- Hello, Mr. Gardiner."

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I saw the President's speech at the Financial Institute today.

"I saw the President's speech at the Financial Institute today."

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Would you care to comment

"Would you care to comment"

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on the meeting between Mr. Rand and the President and yourself?

"on the meeting between Mr. Rand and the President and yourself?"

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Yes. It was very nice meeting...

"Yes. It was very nice meeting..."

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Such as, what is the exact relationship between yourself and the

"Such as, what is the exact relationship between yourself and the"

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First American Financial Corporation?

"First American Financial Corporation?"

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I think you should ask Mr. Rand that.

"I think you should ask Mr. Rand that."

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Well, yes, sir. But Mr. Rand is ill, so I'm taking the liberty of asking you.

"Well, yes, sir. But Mr. Rand is ill, so I'm taking the liberty of asking you."

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What? Say that again.

"What? Say that again."

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I said that since Mr. Rand is ill, I'm taking the liberty of asking you.

"I said that since Mr. Rand is ill, I'm taking the liberty of asking you."

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You should ask Mr. Rand that.

"You should ask Mr. Rand that."

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Of course.

"Of course."

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Just one quick question, Mr. Gardiner...

"Just one quick question, Mr. Gardiner..."

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Will you hold a minute, please?

"Will you hold a minute, please?"

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Mr. Gardiner, I have the producer of The Gary Burns Show on the line.

"Mr. Gardiner, I have the producer of The Gary Burns Show on the line."

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Oh, yes, I have watched that show.

"Oh, yes, I have watched that show."

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Of course. They would like you to appear on the show tonight.

"Of course. They would like you to appear on the show tonight."

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The Vice President was scheduled, but he had to cancel.

"The Vice President was scheduled, but he had to cancel."

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Yes. I've been on television.

"Yes. I've been on television."

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- Fine.

"- Fine."

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Hello, Mr. Hull? Mr. Gardiner has agreed to do the show.

"Hello, Mr. Hull? Mr. Gardiner has agreed to do the show."

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He's been on television.

"He's been on television."

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What do you mean, he's got no background? That's impossible.

"What do you mean, he's got no background? That's impossible."

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We're well aware of that, sir...

"We're well aware of that, sir..."

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- He's a close friend and advisor of Benjamin Rand.

"- He's a close friend and advisor of Benjamin Rand."

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For Christ's sakes, we've got volumes of data on Rand.

"For Christ's sakes, we've got volumes of data on Rand."

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I plan to contact Mr. Rand the minute...

"I plan to contact Mr. Rand the minute..."

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I do not want Ben disturbed.

"I do not want Ben disturbed."

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Use any agencies that are necessary to get a detailed history of Chauncey Gardiner.

"Use any agencies that are necessary to get a detailed history of Chauncey Gardiner."

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Have it in my office, tomorrow at 7:00.

"Have it in my office, tomorrow at 7:00."

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Of course, your position in the financial community carries a lot of weight.

"Of course, your position in the financial community carries a lot of weight."

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But what caught Gary's interest was your down-to-earth philosophy.

"But what caught Gary's interest was your down-to-earth philosophy."

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I see.

"I see."

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Do you realize more people will be watching you tonight

"Do you realize more people will be watching you tonight"

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than all those that have seen theater plays in the last 40 years?

"than all those that have seen theater plays in the last 40 years?"

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Yes? - Yes.

"Yes? - Yes."

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Why?

"Why?"

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Hell, I don't know.

"Hell, I don't know."

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Good.

"Good."

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This way. - Thank you.

"This way. - Thank you."

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Gardiner's laconic. He plays his cards very close to the chest

"Gardiner's laconic. He plays his cards very close to the chest"

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and the scuttlebutt is he's a strong candidate for a seat

"and the scuttlebutt is he's a strong candidate for a seat"

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