Orphan (2009)

Peter Sarsgaard: John

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• Daniel Coleman : [watching Esther neatly cut up her food]  Can you eat normal?

  Esther : I am eating normal.

  Daniel Coleman : Yeah, maybe in Transylvania or whatever country you're from.

  Esther : Incidentally, I'm from Russia. Transylvania isn't even a country. It's a part of Romania.

  Daniel Coleman : You're such a freak.

  Kate Coleman : Hey.

  John Coleman : Hey, Danny... I don't want any more talk like that, all right?

  Daniel Coleman : But why does she have to act like that? All my friends make fun of me because of her.

  John Coleman : Maybe you need some different friends.

  Daniel Coleman : Maybe you should send her back to the retard camp where she belongs.

  Kate Coleman : Daniel.

  John Coleman : Daniel! Apologize to your sister.

  Daniel Coleman : She's not my *fucking* sister.

• John Coleman : She could've picked it up anywhere. Hell, she probably picked it up at school.

  Kate Coleman : No, this wasn't something she overheard; I mean, she knew what it meant.

  John Coleman : Huh.

  Kate Coleman : And, and babe, the *way* she said it, is, I don't even think she expected to get in trouble over it.

  John Coleman : Well... we'll talk to her about it tonight.

  Kate Coleman : [sighs]  Fine...

  John Coleman : Well, what did you have in mind?

  Kate Coleman : Thought we could take her to Dr. Browning.

  John Coleman : [chuckles]  I don't think we need to take her to the shrink quite yet.

  Kate Coleman : Well, you know, we just don't know that much about her, I mean... for all we know the, the family she stayed with could've been like, "Pass the fuckin' potatoes" at dinnertime.

  [John laughs] 

  Kate Coleman : I, just, that she's saying it to my face, what's she saying when we're not there? I don't want her exerting that kind of influence over Max.

  John Coleman : Anyway, I just don't wanna make a big deal out of one little dirty word.

  Kate Coleman : Fine... fuckin' spend some time with her, then.

  John Coleman : A'ight, bitch.

• Sister Abigail : I'm afraid I... may have made a mistake. I think there could be something wrong with Esther.

  John Coleman : What? What do you mean? You told us that you never had any trouble with her.

  Sister Abigail : I didn't. But trouble does have a way of finding her.

• John Coleman : Where'd you get the idea for this one?

  Esther : My paintings always tell stories. This one's about a sad mother lion who can't find her cubs.

  John Coleman : She's smiling.

  Esther : She's dreaming about her babies. It's the only thing that makes her happy.

  John Coleman : I hope she finds them.

  Esther : She will. Look.

  [She begins painting the cubs] 

  Esther : They were lost in the jungle, and they were so scared because they didn't have a mother or father. But just when they thought they'd be alone forever, they found their mother asleep under this tree. Now when she wakes up, her dream will have come true. She'll have her family again.

• Esther : I like it when it's just the two of us. You don't know how long I've waited for a daddy just like you.

  John Coleman : Mommy too, right?

  Esther : I don't think Mommy likes me very much.

  John Coleman : Hey. That's not true, Mommy loves you.

  Esther : It's all right. It must be hard to love an adopted child as much as your own.

  John Coleman : Sweetheart, you're just as much part of this family as Danny and Max, okay? Why don't you do something nice for Mommy, show her how much you love her?

  Esther : That's a wonderful idea.

• John Coleman : Kate... Kate. You can't get jealous of every woman that I talk to, right? It's been like, ten years.

  Kate Coleman : What does that mean, "It's been ten years"? You say that like it, it, it actually means something. It's only been two years since you told me.

  John Coleman : You know how sorry I am; I just feel like I've earned a little trust here. I gave you a second chance.

  Kate Coleman : That's not fair... that's not fair.

  John Coleman : Let me get this straight: We can talk about my mistakes, but not yours?

  Kate Coleman : I was sick! You're an asshole who wanted to fuck somebody else!

• John Coleman : She painted all these.

  Kate Coleman : Really?

  John Coleman : Yeah.

  Kate Coleman : These are fantastic. These are really wonderful.

  Esther : Thank you.

  Kate Coleman : Well, where did you learn how to do this?

  Esther : I've just had lots of time to practice, I guess. It's really boring here.

  Kate Coleman : It's boring here? Hey, if you're so bored, then why aren't you down at the party?

  Esther : I've never really seen the point of it. Nobody's ever talked to me before. I guess I'm different.

  Kate Coleman : There's nothing wrong with being different, you know.

  John Coleman : Well, you two have a lot in common.

• [first lines] 

  John Coleman : Hang on. I know. You're doin' so good. You're doin' so good, honey. You all right?

  Kate Coleman : Yeah.