Persona (1966)
Liv Ullmann: Elisabet Vogler
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Quotes
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Elisabeth Vogler, The Actress : Nothing... nothing!
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Elisabeth Vogler, The Actress : No, don't!
Sister Alma : Scared there for a minute, weren't you? For a second you were genuinely scared, weren't you? A genuine fear of death, huh? "Alma's gone crazy," you thought. Just what kind of person are you anyway? Or maybe you just thought, "I'll remember that face, that tone of voice, that expression." I'll give you something you wont forget!
Elisabeth Vogler, The Actress , Sister Alma : Sister Alma pinches Elisabeth's cheek, Elisabeth rubs her own cheek- smiles, then laughs quietly
Sister Alma : You're laughing, are you? Things aren't that simple for me. Or so funny either. But you always have your laugh.
Sister Alma : Does it have to be like this? Is it really important not to lie, to speak so that everything rings true? Can one live without lying and quibbling and making excuses? Isn't it better to be lazy and lax and deceitful? Perhaps you even improve by staying as you are. My words mean nothing to you. People like you can't be reached. I wonder whether your madness isn't the worst kind. You act healthy, act it so well that everyone believes you-everyone except me, because I know how rotten you are... God, what am I doing?
