Love Actually (2003)

Alan Rickman: Harry

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• Karen : Tell me, if you were in my position, what would you do?

  Harry : What position is that?

  Karen : Imagine your husband bought a gold necklace, and come Christmas gave it to somebody else...

  Harry : Oh, Karen...

  Karen : Would you wait around to find out...

  Parent : Good night!

  Karen : Night, night. Happy Christmas!

  [back to Harry] 

  Karen : Would you wait around to find out if it's just a necklace, or if it's sex and a necklace, or if, worst of all, it's a necklace and love? Would you stay, knowing life would always be a little bit worse? Or would you cut and run?

  Harry : Oh, God. I am so in the wrong. The classic fool!

  Karen : [voice breaking]  Yes, but you've also made a fool out of me, and you've made the life I lead foolish, too!

• Harry : Tell me, exactly, how long it is that you've been working here?

  Sarah : Two years, seven months, three days and, I suppose, what... two hours?

  Harry : And how long have you been in love with Karl, our enigmatic chief designer?

  Sarah : Ahm, two years, seven months, three days and, I suppose, an hour and thirty minutes.

  Harry : I thought as much.

  Sarah : Do you think everybody knows?

  Harry : Yes.

  Sarah : Do you think Karl knows?

  Harry : Yes.

  Sarah : Oh, that is... that is bad news.

  Harry : Well I just thought maybe the time had come to do something about it.

  Sarah : Like what?

  Harry : Invite him out for a drink and then, after about twenty minutes, casually drop into the conversation the fact that you'd like to marry him and have lots of sex and babies.

  Sarah : You know that?

  Harry : Yes, and so does Karl. Think about it, for all our sakes. It's Christmas.

  Sarah : Certainly. Excellent. Will do. Thanks, boss!

• Rufus : [gift wrapping a gold necklace]  Let me just pop it in the box. There.

  Harry : Look, can we be quite quick?

  Rufus : Certainly sir. Ready in the flashiest of flashes!

  [he ties a ribbon around it] 

  Rufus : There.

  Harry : That's great.

  Rufus : Not quite finished...

  Harry : [Rufus pulls out a plastic bag]  Actually, I don't need a bag, I'll just put it in my pocket.

  Rufus : Oh this isn't a bag, sir.

  Harry : Really?

  Rufus : This is SO much more than a bag...

• [Rufus places the necklace box in a cellophane bag, opening one drawer and another, scooping amounts of small roses and lavender in the bag. He then pulls out a four-inch cinnamon stick] 

  Harry : What's that?

  Rufus : It's a cinnamon stick, sir.

  Harry : Actually, I really, uh, can't wait.

  Rufus : Oh, you won't regret it, sir.

  Harry : Wanna bet?

  [he ties it around the bag with a piece of string] 

  Rufus : 'Tis but the work of a moment. There we go. Almost finished.

  Harry : [sarcastically]  Almost finished? What else can there be? Are you gonna dip it in yogurt? Cover it with Chocolate Buttons?

• Karen : Loitering around the jewelry section, I see!

  Harry : No. I was just looking around.

  Karen : Don't worry, my expectations are not that high after 13 years of Mr. "Oh-but-you-always-LOVE-scarves"! Actually, I do love this one.

• Karen : Mia's very pretty.

  Harry : [nonchalantly but unconvincingly]  Is she?

  Karen : You know she is, darling. Be careful there.

• Harry : [to Rufus the gift-wrapper]  NO! No bloody holly!

• Harry : Right, the Christmas party. Not my favorite night of the year, and your unhappy job to organize.

  Mia : Tell me.

  Harry : Well, it's basic, really. Find a venue, over-order on the drinks, bulk-buy the guacamole and advise the girls to avoid Kevin if they want their breasts unfondled.

• Harry : Christmas shopping, never an easy or a pleasant task.

• Harry : And of course your mobile goes.