The Human Factor (1979)
Richard Attenborough: Colonel John Daintry
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Quotes
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Colonel John Daintry : I talked to Davis about you, so, now I'm talking to you about Davis. It's an open check. I gather that politically he's - a bit on the left.
Maurice Castle : Oh, yes. He's a member of the Labour party.
Colonel John Daintry : And you?
Maurice Castle : I have no politics, as Davis no doubt told you.
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Doctor Percival : Hargreaves likes to shock. A bit naughty like that.
Colonel John Daintry : Really?
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Colonel John Daintry : Some problems about the girl he wanted to marry.
Doctor Percival : She was a black, wasn't she?
Sir John Hargreaves : Is that significant?
Doctor Percival : Did I say so?
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Doctor Percival : Never wanted to get married myself. The trout fishing is far too short as it is. And there's another thing. You haven't been with us very long or you'd know. We all live in boxes. You know, boxes. Do you know Mondrian?
Colonel John Daintry : Someone in the firm?
Doctor Percival : Not as far as I know. He was a painter, chappy. Boxes. All part of the same picture. Each one separate, but held in perfect balance. Everyone to his own box. You in yours, I in mine. No responsibility for the next man's box. Makes sense, you know. Just find our leak, and pass him on to the next box. No reason to lose any sleep.
Colonel John Daintry : I wonder if the painter shares your interpretation.
Doctor Percival : He's dead.
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Colonel John Daintry : I don't want to seem niggardly.