River (TV Mini Series)
Episode #1.2 (2015)
Stellan Skarsgård: John River
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Quotes
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John River : Your questions. Yes I've taken medication before. No I've never disclosed this. Yes, Stevie helped me control my condition. No I've never been formally diagnosed. Yes, I'm aware this is a breach of police protocol. And when was the last time I spoke to a friend? I don't have any. The only one I have... had is dead, so... I'm a good officer. But in this world that's not enough. In this world, you have to be able to nod and smile and drink a pint, and say, "How was your day?" In this world no one can be different or strange or damaged. Or they lock you up. So what do I do know?
Rosa Fallows : You keep talking.
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John River : From the fortune cookie that River opens: "Do not go where the path may lead. Go where there is no path and leave a trail."
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[first lines]
Christopher Riley : [appearing in his apartment] Can't sleep? Do you know what does that to you? What would I shoot at people for? Some of them are my best customers.
John River : Then who did?
John River : [now to an empty apartment] Then who did?
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John River : You talk too much.
Ira King : If I don't talk, then we have nothing but air.
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Ira King : I had an Aunt who used to talk to herself.
John River : Did you like her?
Ira King : She tried to strangle my Uncle Ralph.
