The Big Chill (1983)
William Hurt: Nick
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Quotes
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Sam Weber : [Sam enters a room where Nick is up late watching TV] What's this?
Nick : I'm not sure.
Sam Weber : What's it about?
Nick : I don't know.
Sam Weber : [Sam shakes his head, pats Nick on the shoulder, then sits in a nearby chair] Who's that?
Nick : I think the guy in the hat did something terrible.
[shot of TV shows a man being thrown through the glass window of a door; all the people on the TV screen are wearing hats]
Sam Weber : Like what?
Nick : You're so analytical! Sometimes you just have to let art... flow... over you.
[Sam rolls his eyes]
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Sam Weber : Hey, Nick? You know, we go back a long way, and I'm not gonna piss that away 'cause you're higher than a kite.
Nick : Wrong, a long time ago we knew each other for a short period of time; you don't know anything about me. It was easy back then. No one had a cushier berth than we did. It's not surprising our friendship could survive that. It's only out there in the real world that it gets tough.
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Nick : Since when did you get so friendly with cops? Harold?
Harold : You know you're fuckin' stupid? Stupid, yeah. First off, that cop has twice kept this house from being ripped off. Happens to be a hell of a guy. And you...
[turns away]
Nick : Come on, Harold. What is it?
Harold : What is it with you? Is jail another "experience" you want to "try?" See what that's "like?" You know, I live here. This place means something to me. I'm dug in. I don't need this shit.
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Nick : Wise up, folks. We're all alone out there and tomorrow we're going out there again.
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Sarah : I know he wasn't happy. That doesn't tell you much. I'd no idea how bad it was. I think he purposely wanted to cut off from all of us because he was so unhappy with where he was at.
Nick : Hm.
Karen : Is that true, Chloe? Did you feel that?
Chloe : I don't know. We had some good times. I haven't met that many happy people in my life, how do they act?
Nick : Mm hm.
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Nick : That's a crock of shit! We're afraid just the opposite is true. Alex died for most of us a long time ago.
Sam Weber : I think you're a crock of shit. Don't speak for me or anybody else here. You hate your life. That's your problem. Don't tell us how we feel, okay?
Nick : That's it. That's all I'm saying.If I hate my life, it's my problem. Too bad you weren't around to comfort Alex as compassionately.
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Sam Weber : I'm hungry. I had this really dirty dream.
Nick : Was it about Karen?
Sam Weber : Why do you say that?
Nick : Why should anything have changed?
Sam Weber : You're the one she always wanted.
Nick : In the old days, I wasn't emotionally equipped to satisfy her. Now, as we all know, the equipment doesn't work at all.
Sam Weber : [wincing] Why do we have to talk about that?