The Critic (II) (2023)
Ian McKellen: Jimmy Erskine
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Quotes
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Nina Land : I grew up reading you. I wanted to act because of you. I so wanted to meet your standards, but you think I'm appalling.
Jimmy Erskine : There is art in you, Miss Land. My disappointment is in your failure to access it.
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David Brooke : Jimmy, tone it down.
Jimmy Erskine : What exactly?
David Brooke : The unpleasantness... The extravagance... The extremity of your style.
Jimmy Erskine : That's why people read me!
David Brooke : Don't break the law, don't cause a stink. More beauty, less beast. Final warning.
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Jimmy Erskine : He who lives in fear dies in shame.
Tom Turner : Who said that?
Jimmy Erskine : Me, just now. Write it down for the memoirs.