Hollow Man (2000)
Elisabeth Shue: Linda McKay
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Quotes
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Linda : What bothers you most? That you don't have a life... or that I do?
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Dr. Kramer : I'm going to call out the scientific council.
Matt : Is there anything we can do in the meantime?
Dr. Kramer : How about clearing out your offices?
Linda : For what is worth, we're both very sorry.
Dr. Kramer : It's a little a late for apologies.
Mrs. Kramer : What's the problem?
Dr. Kramer : Just a screw-up at work!
Mrs. Kramer : How bad?
Dr. Kramer : Bad enough to wake up a few Generals.
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Linda : Let me tell you a little secret. The concept of Sebastian is much more appealing then Sebastian himself.
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Janice : [as Frank hands her a tranquilizer gun] If you're saying you want us to the son of a butch. I'm in.
Carter : [Frank gives him a tranquillizer gun also] Look this isn't a monkey we're talking about, it's Dr. Caine. Don't you think we're overreacting here?
Matt : [as he's giving Carter thermal goggles] I don't give a rat's ass, if we are overreacting. When he's out there, he's at risk.
Linda : If someone finds out what he is, the whole program is destroyed.
Sebastian : [talking over her] Jeez, relax. Nobody's gonna find out.
Janice : [pointing the tranquilizer gun at him] Can I still shoot him?
Matt : Where the hell have you been?
Sebastian : I told Carter. I was getting a little stir crazy. I went to my apartment to pick up some stuff.
Linda : Bullshit. I went to your apartment. I know you did a hell of lot more then pick up some stuff.
Sebastian : I have no idea what you're talking about.
Linda : [disgusted] You of all people. How could you?
Sebastian : And what exactly did you see in my apartment?
Linda : I saw your face. Your clothes.
Matt : Sebastian, in public. Why'd you have to go out in public?
Sebastian : I'm still project leader. It's my decision to make.
Linda : You're right. It's your decision. But if you leave the compound again, I swear I'll go straight to the committee.
Sebastian : Throw your career away? Not likely.
Linda : Try me.
Sebastian : So that's it, huh? I'm officially a fucking lab rat?
Matt : You volunteered for this. You knew there could be consequences.
Sebastian : Carter.
Carter : Yeah?
Sebastian : Next time you do inventory, get me an exercise wheel.
Carter : Yeah, sure.
[everyone looks at him]
Linda : OK, let's pack it up and go home.
Carter : Exercise wheel, was he serious?
Frank : What do you think?
Sarah : Hey, Lynn.
Linda : Yeah.
Sarah : The committee. They do know what we've done, don't they?
[Linda nods her head no]
Sarah : Shit, Lynn!
Linda : It won't matter if we can bring him back
Sarah : I can't believe you did that!
Linda : Sarah, you have deniability, you didn't know. All I ask is please, please don't fuck us.
Matt : [as Sarah leaves] Think she'll say anything?
Linda : No, she's in too far. Its not her I'm worried about.
Matt : Sebastian.
Linda : Yeah. He's gone longer than the animals. What if it starts affecting his mind?
Matt : What if it already has?
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Linda : Did you see that?
Matt : Sebastian, can you hear me?
Sebastian : ...The lights! Turn off the... lights!
[Linda and Matt turn the lights]
Sebastian : I can't close my eyes.
Linda : You can, but your eyelids are transparent.
Sebastian : It's weird. I feel the same, but I'm not here.
[Linda pushes on Sebastian's chest]
Linda : You're here.
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Matt : [after Sebastian lied the committee] What the fuck just happened in there?
Linda : Yeah, this better be goddamn good.
Sebastian : I wasn't ready for them to know yet.
Linda : [scoffs] You weren't ready.
Matt : Ready's got nothing to do with it. You have results, you report them.
Sebastian : Can I please just explain?
Linda : You just fucking lied to the Pentagon.
Sebastian : Once they know that we've completed the circle, what's to stop them from taking over the project?
Linda : Why would they do that?
Sebastian : Because they won't need us anymore.
Matt : But it's their project Sebastian. It's gonna happen sometime.
Sebastian : It may be their project, but it's my dream, it's my vision.
Linda : And what are you proposing?
Sebastian : That we go to phase three ourselves.
Matt : Phase three? Are you nuts? You can't just jump into human testing. There are rules, procedures.
Sebastian : You don't make history by following the rules. You make it by seizing the moment.
Linda : Do want to be the first one, don't you? That's what this is all about.
Sebastian : No, this is not about me, this is about us. We always said we would change the world. Now is our chance.
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Sarah : How the hell did you get clearance for phase three?
Sebastian : I volunteered. They approved.
Sarah : No way. You're kidding.
Frank : You volunteered? Are you insane?
Linda : Jonas Salk tested the polio vaccine on himself. Was he insane?
Frank : [pouring a cup of coffee] Yeah, I'm pretty sure he was.
[the top of the coffee pot falls off]
Frank : shit.
Sebastian : In the past four weeks, we have brought back seven primates. I think the results speak for themselves.
Sarah : Do they, or do you just want to believe that?
Sebastian : You know honestly Sarah I thought you'd be happy. I mean after all we are giving the animals a break.
Sarah : Moving this fast is bad science, no matter who the guinea pig is. I can't believe the committee approved this.
Carter : I think it's fucking cool.
Janice : [sarcastically] You would.
Sebastian : If we're going to move forward, this is the next logical step. Now... I'll stay shifted for three days of testing. And then we'll perform a quantum reversion.
Carter : Fuck yes,
Sebastian : I trust I can count on your best work?
[everyone nods in approval]
Sebastian : Good.
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Frank : [after finding out Sebastian sabotaged the video feed] It's really pretty clever. All it does is loop the same image.
Janice : So what do we do now? Go after him?
Linda : No. We're going to the committee.
Carter : Whoa, shouldn't we wait and talk to him? I mean, he hasn't really done anything.
Sarah : Hasn't done anything? He killed a dog with his bare hands.
Carter : Oh, and you were there to see that?
Matt : Look, he's been going out there night after night with absolute disregard for his safety and ours.
Frank : God knows what he's done.
Janice : I don't wanna think about it.
Frank : So how much trouble are we in?
Linda : You guys didn't mislead the committee. Matt and I will take full responsibility.
Sarah : What do we do when he comes back?
Linda : Nothing. We're gonna follow procedure. Then we're gonna wait for the committee to put the security into place.
Matt : We'll brief you tomorrow morning.
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Matt : [after the quantum reversion simulation fails] Full quantum cascade at 95 percent. Fuck.
Sebastian : Some breakthrough. If I were on a table right now, I'd be a steaming pile of flesh.
Matt : Don't tempt me.
Linda : Come on, guys. We're closer, that's what counts.
Sebastian : Closer? He just traded quantum energy for stability. It's ludicrous.
Matt : Come on, Sebastian. You're just pissed you didn't think of it.
Sebastian : Oh really, Matt? Ninety-five percent? That's not even worth my time! For christ sake.
Matt : [as Sebastian walks off] Asshole.
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Sebastian : [after Sebastian's outburst at Matt, Sarah goes into the observation room] What?
Linda : You're a fucking moron. What the hell is your problem? Matt is onto something, and he could use your help.
Sebastian : [scoffs] Matt. Oh, yeah. Yeah, he's onto something, all right. He's on my coattails. He's been riding them for years.
Linda : Get off your fucking pedestal. He's trying like hell to fix you.
Sebastian : Or kill me. And you know what the sad part about it is? It's that I have this gift, and I can't even use it.
Linda : So now it's a gift.
Sebastian : Goddamn right it's a gift. And if you weren't so short-sighted, you'd let me out of this cage to explore it.
Linda : Well if you weren't so short-sighted, you'd be out there with the rest of us trying to save your goddamn life.
Sebastian : [pushes her against the wall] Hey. My life? I have no fucking life. I'm a prisoner.
Linda : No, you're not a prisoner.
Sebastian : Oh, yeah? Is that what you tell yourself when you leave here at night? Is that how you alleviate your guilt when I'm stuck in this shithole, and you're at home... fucking your boyfriend.
[kisses her neck]
Linda : What bothers you most? That you don't have a life
[pushes him off]
Linda : or that I do?
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Matt : [after Isabelle the gorilla is tranquilized Sarah storms in] Sarah's on the warpath, so I suggest you play nice.
Sarah : This is bullshit, Sebastian. Bullshit.
Sebastian : And good morning to you too. Let's get the monkey on the table.
Sarah : How can you morally justify injecting Isabelle with the serum before you've even tested it?
Sebastian : 'Cause it'll save time.
Sarah : Fine. Then you can mop up afterwards.
Sebastian : You think I'm trying to kill Isabelle with the new protocol?
Sarah : Kill? More like liquefy.
Linda : Lab's prepped.
Sebastian : Well your objections are duly noted and summarily overruled.
Sarah : Yes, sir.
Sebastian : How come when you say, "Yes, sir" it kind of sounds like, "fuck you".
Sarah : Practice.
Sebastian : How'd you ever convince me to hire her?
Linda : You said you wanted the best vet in the country.
Sebastian : She cares more about the animals than the research.
Linda : And maybe that's why she's so good.
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Matt : [after the simulation fails on his laptop] Oh! Goddamn it!
Linda : What?
Matt : I lost cohesion again.
Linda : Are you any closer?
Matt : No. You know, I just-- I can't figure out the B and C of it.
Linda : The B and C?
Matt : My 5th grade teacher told me the genius is the ability to get from A to D without having to go through B and C. Sebastian can do that. But me...
[whispers]
Matt : I gotta have the B and C.
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Linda : Testing D-phase protocol, Serial Irradiated Protein Caine 125.
Matt : You know, maybe if you stopped naming 'em after yourself, you'd have better luck.
Sebastian : [Sarcastically] Thank you, Dr. Kensington, for that keen scientific observation. I'll be sure to include it in my memoirs.
Matt : [also sarcastically] Oh, I'm so flattered, Dr. Caine. I'll make sure to put you in mind.
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Linda : Hey, I thought you'd gone.
Sebastian : There's nowhere to go.
Linda : Did I miss something? Aren't you supposed to be happy?
Sebastian : The reversion was the last breakthrough. Kinda feels like the beginning of the end.
Linda : That's not true. We've got a lifetime of data
Sebastian : Nah, people like Matt have the patience to crunch the numbers, but you know me I need this grandeur and the spectacle. I can't concern myself with the details.
Linda : Yeah I know. I was one of them.
Sebastian : I thought we were great together.
Linda : You were great. I was just standing next to you.
Sebastian : Come on. We had some good times.
Linda : Yeah, we had some good times.
Sebastian : [laughs] Have you ever wanted to turn the clock back? Go back and try again?
Linda : I'd say that kind of time travel, doesn't exist.
Sebastian : Well, maybe we should invent it.
[Tries to kiss her but she refuses]
Sebastian : or not.
[He walks off]
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Linda McKay : [to Sebastian] You think you're God? I'll show you God!
