Sleepwalking (2008)
Nick Stahl: James
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Quotes
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[from trailer]
James : [to Tara] My whole life I feel like I've been sleepwalking. But you helped me. You woke me up.
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James : Nicole's never been to a real farm before.
[looks at Tara, she nods, trying to smile]
James : So when her mother gets back, we'll meet up, and, uh... we'll take it from there.
Mr. Reedy : Joleen's living the good life, huh? In her magnificent country estate.
James : I didn't say estate.
[Tara looks at Mr. Reedy apprehensively, then her eyes fall back onto her plate]
Mr. Reedy : She still living with that one guy?
[at this Tara goes stiff, staring at her grandfather]
Mr. Reedy : What was his name? You know, the one that knocked her up.
James : [Tara turns her horrified eyes on James, who very slightly shakes his head to her] No.
Mr. Reedy : What about the kid? Did she end up having it? I never heard, so you can imagine I'm a little curious.
[chuckles]
James : [looks at Tara again] No.
[Tara is silent, looking upset and confused]
Mr. Reedy : Well, I got the one, though. Right, Nicole? One grandkid's better than nothing.
[Tara nods, trying to hide her unhappiness at the truth of how she was born]
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James : [referring to Joleen and her new boyfriend] Do you know where they might be?
Tara : [when Warren doesn't answer] Do you even know you're in jail? It's your fault she left in the first place, Warren. This whole thing is your fault.
Warren : No, I'm just wondering how long this has been going on, that's what I'd like to know.
Tara : [leaning toward Warren with a savage pleasure on her face] Do you know what Mom would call you? She had a name for you. When it was just me and her talking. She'd say it and we'd laugh. Do you know what it was?
Warren : [crosses his arms] I don't believe you.
[Tara smirks then takes her coat and leaves]
Warren : What was it? Tara, what did she call me? Tara!
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Tara : [after she sees him staring at her] Uncle James, you're creeping me out.
Joleen : Hey, you be nice to Uncle James. James, where do you keep the hangers?
James : What?
Joleen : Hangers!
[to herself as she goes into James' room]
Joleen : God, this place is such a mess. I should have brought some of my own furniture.
[to James]
Joleen : And we're going to need another pillow for Tara, by the way.
Tara : I'm not sleeping in the same bed as you, Mom!
Joleen : [coming back out of the room] You know, you could really start unpacking your own shit instead of sitting there and pretending to do your homework.
Tara : I'm not pretending to do my homework, I'm pretending not to hate my life!
Joleen : Well, you're not doing a very good job of pretending!
Tara : Well, maybe I'm not applying myself!
Joleen : I don't need this kind of shit from you right now, Tara!
Tara : What kind of shit do you need from me right now, Mom?
Joleen : [kicking a chest of drawers] What do you want from me? God, Tara!
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Tara : Where are we going?
James : We're going home. Home to your mom.
Tara : [brightens] My mom? Where is she?
James : She's in Westmoreland. Waiting at the police station.
Tara : What's going to happen to you?
James : Can't be any worse than it's been, you know? Before now, it's like I've been living in a dream. A bad dream, just sleepwalking. But you helped me. You woke me up.
Tara : I did?
James : Yeah.
James : [after a pause] Will you do me a favor?
Tara : Yeah, sure.
James : When you see her, tell her this the first day of the rest of her life. Okay? It wasn't before, but now it is.
Tara : Okay. Why don't you tell her?
James : I just want you to. Okay?
Tara : All right.
[pause, then speaks]
Tara : You know, you're not an idiot. You're not an idiot like he would always call you.
James : [smiles and takes her hand]
