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Excuses, justification Love Valentine

Then I meet her. A girl— A girl who is a beautiful girl

Sirk, Hudson
Magnificent Obsession (1955)

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Condolences, consolation Excuses, justification

It’s just money

Irons
Margin Call (2011)

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Excuses, justification

All right, so I like nice, expensive things. Doesn’t everybody?

Siegel, Cassavetes, Dickinson
The Killers (1964)

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Disappointment Excuses, justification

I wanted money

Bernhard
Decoy (1946)

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Excuses, justification Wedding, marriage

Now look, whether he’s married or not, a man is just a man

I Spit on Your Grave (1978)

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Disappointment Excuses, justification Threat, orders

Je regrette d’avoir à agir de la sorte, mais c’est inévitable

Wood
Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)

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Excuses, justification Get well soon, health

Viruses are monstrous. — Everything wants to live, Jake

Charlie Kaufman, Jessie Buckley, Jesse Plemons
I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020)

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Excuses, justification

I suppose I watch too many movies

Kaufman
I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020)

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Excuses, justification Inspirational, advice Refusal

Why complicate life? — It complicates itself

(Popiół i diament)

Wajda, Cybulski
Ashes and Diamonds (1958)

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Excuses, justification

Non ce n’est pas ce qu’il paraît

(“No, it’s not the way it looks”)

Siodmak, Lancaster, De Carlo
Criss Cross (1949)

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Excuses, justification Good News

Many things have happened

Yoshimura
Anjo-ke no butokai (1947)

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Excuses, justification Work

This… is the Midget Make-Easy

Reed, Guinness, Coward
Our Man in Havana (1959)

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Excuses, justification Threat, orders

Apologize!

(L’Été du démon)

Nomura
Kichiku (1978)

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Excuses, justification Good News Hope, desire Work

On touche au but

Damon
Ford vs Ferrari (2019)

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Excuses, justification Love Refusal Wedding, marriage

So I refused to recognize my own feelings

(L’Anneau de fiançailles)

Kinoshita
Konyaku yubiwa (1950)

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Disappointment Excuses, justification

I got used to giving up on things

(Nuages lointains)

Kinoshita, Takamine
Tôi kumo (1955)

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Excuses, justification

My poetry only in Japanese. No translation

— Sometimes an empty page presents more possibilities.

— I guess you really like poetry then?

— I breathe poetry.

— So you write poetry?

— Yes… My notebooks.

— Oh, yeah.

— My poetry only in Japanese. No translation.

— Poetry in translations is like taking a shower with a raincoat on.

Jarmusch, Driver
Paterson (2016)

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Excuses, justification

I haven’t upset you, have I?

Jarmusch
Night on Earth (1991)

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Excuses, justification Refusal

J’ai eu tort. Mais le fouet, jamais

Hawks
Red River (1948)

Categories
Excuses, justification Inspirational, advice

Never apologize mister. It’s a sign of weakness

John Ford, Wayne
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

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Excuses, justification

Pardonne-moi

Ray, Derek
Knock on Any Door (1949)

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Excuses, justification Refusal Work

I use my gun for money, and I don’t like to work for nothing


Arnold, Murphy
No Name on the Bullet (1959)

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Excuses, justification

Besides, how to handle a six-gun and poker is all I know


Siegel, Murphy
The Duel at Silver Creek (1952)

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Excuses, justification Loneliness

Je vois le pire chez les gens


Paul Thomas Anderson, Day-Lewis
There Will Be Blood (2007)

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Excuses, justification Refusal

This is one very good reason. I don’t like to be handled


Pevney, Crawford, Jeff Chandler
Female on the Beach (1955)

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Excuses, justification Refusal

C’est pas ma patrie. Ma patrie, c’est moi et ma famille

Leone, Coburn, Steiger
Il était une fois la révolution (1971)

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Excuses, justification

They gave me a uniform, made me a soldier. They gave me a gun, told me to kill!


Dial 1119 (1950)

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Excuses, justification

’cause this is America


Jarmusch, Depp
Dead Man (1995)

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Excuses, justification Inspirational, advice

Je vous en prie, écoutez


Hibbs, Murphy
Walk the Proud Land (1956)

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Excuses, justification

J’ai l’impression d’appartenir à l’endroit où je me trouve


Mann, Stewart
The Man from Laramie (1955)

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Excuses, justification

Une fille ne sait jamais quand elle aura besoin d’une balle

You just never know when a girl might need a bullet

Mann, Winters
Winchester ’73 (1950)

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Congratulations, compliments Excuses, justification

Non, c’est un chaton


Damon, Bale
Ford vs Ferrari (2019)

Categories
Excuses, justification Get well soon, health

It’s not a punishment. It’s a school that will help you grow up


Lewis
Gun Crazy (1944)

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Excuses, justification Refusal

Don’t misunderstand


Clurman, Hayward
Deadline at Dawn (1946)

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Excuses, justification

J’ai déjà manqué à ma parole ?


Damon
Ford vs Ferrari (2019)

Categories
Excuses, justification Get well soon, health

It didn’t matter a damn, cos there’s no women or anything like that


Jackson
They Shall Not Grow Old (2019)

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Disappointment Excuses, justification

But then, unfortunately, not even Hercule Poirot is perfect


Hamilton, Ustinov
Evil Under the Sun (1982)

Categories
Excuses, justification Get well soon, health

Je ne regrette rien


Stan & Ollie (2018)

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Excuses, justification

You must think I’m crazy


Verneuil, Belmondo
Un singe en hiver (1962)

Categories
Excuses, justification Inspirational, advice

Sometimes nothing is the hardest thing to do


Game of Thrones (2011)

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Excuses, justification

Où tu vas ? — Je dois prendre mes dents

Walsh
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)

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Excuses, justification

Mais je n’ai pas peur, j’ai juste la chance d’être prudent


Monicelli, Sordi
Un eroe dei nostri tempi (1955)

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Disappointment Excuses, justification

On ne peut échapper à ce qu’on est


Walsh
Colorado Territory (1949)

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Excuses, justification Refusal Shame, guilt

I could explain them to you but you wouldn’t like me if I did


Wyler, Wright
The Little Foxes (1941)

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Excuses, justification Love

Ce n’était pas mon intention, mais c’est arrivé


Leonard, Shearer
The Divorcee (1930)

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Excuses, justification Love

People don’t say I love you anymore. — Of course they do. Say it!


Comencini
Delitto d’amore (1974)

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Excuses, justification

J’avais oublié, vous ne parlez pas français


Mamoulian, Miriam Hopkins
Becky Sharp (1955)

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Condolences, consolation Excuses, justification

Je ne voulais pas t’attrister ce soir


Hitchcock, Cotten
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

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Excuses, justification

Sans rancune

No hard feelings


Lang, Marvin, Grahame, Glenn Ford
The Big Heat (1953)

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Disappointment Excuses, justification

Je n’ai pas eu de chance


Hitchcock
Frenzy (1972)