The X-Files (TV Series)

Tithonus (1999)

Gillian Anderson: Dana Scully

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Quotes 

• Dana Scully : You know, most people want to live forever.

  Alfred Fellig : Most people are idiots. Which is one of the reasons I don't.

  Dana Scully : I think you're wrong. How can you have too much life? There's too much to learn, to experience.

  Alfred Fellig : Seventy-five years is enough. Take my word for it. You live forever, sooner or later, you start to think about the big thing you're missing and that everybody else gets to find out about but you.

  Dana Scully : What about love?

  Alfred Fellig : What, does that last forever? Forty years ago, I drove down to the City Hall, down to the Hall of Records, Record Archives, whatever they call it. I wanted to look up my wife. It bothered me I couldn't remember her name. Love lasts seventy-five years, if you're lucky. You don't want to be around when it's gone.

• [last lines] 

  Dana Scully : You know, Mulder, I don't even know how I entertained the thought. People don't live forever.

  Fox Mulder : No, I - I think he would have. I - I just think that - that death only looks for you... once you seek its opposite.

• Agent Peyton Ritter : [Ritter and Scully have just argued about how to proceed on their case]  You know, Kersh warned me about you.

  Dana Scully : He did?

  Agent Peyton Ritter : Yeah. You and your partner. God knows his reputation precedes him, so I guess I should have seen this coming. You muck up my case, and Kersh will hear about it. Are we clear, Dana?

  Dana Scully : Scully. And we're done with this conversation.

• Dana Scully : Mr. Fellig, I know... that you know more about photography than I do, but this is just a lens flare.

  Alfred Fellig : You're right. I do know more about photography than you do.

• Dana Scully : You want me to believe that I am about to die?

  Alfred Fellig : I just want to take the picture.

• Dana Scully : Why take a picture of death?

  Alfred Fellig : So I can look into his face, so I can die. Pills don't work, razors, bridges. I can't tell you how many bridges I've jumped off of. All I get is wet.

• Dana Scully : Fellig, I don't know what you're planning, but nobody here's gonna die.

  Alfred Fellig : I'm not planning anything. I'm just here to tell you what's gonna happen.

  Dana Scully : That woman right there is going to be murdered?

  Alfred Fellig : I didn't say murdered. She's a smoker, she might die of lung cancer. The how is always a surprise. I just always know when.