The Trial (1962)
Billy Kearns: First Assistant Inspector
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Quotes
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Inspector A : Where are you going?
Joseph K. : I take a bath in the morning, if you must know. Why?
Inspector A : If you're reluctant to dress in front of me...
Joseph K. : And I dress in the bathroom.
Inspector A : Oh?
Joseph K. : Yes.
Inspector A : Why?
Joseph K. : Well, it's warm in the bathroom and it's cold in the hall. Any more questions?
First Assistant Inspector : Why would you want to dress in the hall?
Inspector A : Stay here.
First Assistant Inspector : Why would you want to get dressed out in the hall?
Joseph K. : I don't, I don't. But, if I did not get dressed in the bathroom after I finished my bath, I'd be obliged to walk down the drafty hall in my silk dressing robe right after getting after - out of a warm tub. I hope you understand.
First Assistant Inspector : You said you wanted to get dressed in the hall.
Joseph K. : No, no, no, no, no.
First Assistant Inspector : Didn't you?
Joseph K. : No.
First Assistant Inspector : Well, have it your way, mister. What do you want to get all dressed up for anyway? You're not going nowhere. You're under arrest.
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Joseph K. : I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I'm afraid you won't find any subversive literature or pornography. Don't touch those record albums!
First Assistant Inspector : What's this thing?
Joseph K. : That's my pornograph - my phonograph.
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First Assistant Inspector : You've got a lot of real nice shirts.
Joseph K. : You leave those shirts alone!
Second Assistant Inspector : Know something? You'd do a whole lot better to give them things to us. After they're impounded officially, and carted off to headquarters, you won't know what happens to them shirts.
First Assistant Inspector : There's every kind of crookedness and bribery in them public auctions.
Second Assistant Inspector : Now, we're your friends.
First Assistant Inspector : Sure, we are. You ought to give us some of them shirts at least.
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Joseph K. : How can I go to the office if I'm under arrest?
First Assistant Inspector : That don't need to keep you from working. Not at this stage.
Joseph K. : He - he said I'd stay in my room.
First Assistant Inspector : He was reading the wrong page.
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Joseph K. : Well, this obviously isn't anything of any importance. Quite honestly, I can't remember a single offense that could be charged against me. It's obviously a mistake. Something very trivial. But the real question is: who accuses me? Well?
First Assistant Inspector : What do you mean?
Joseph K. : What authority is...
First Assistant Inspector : Don't you worry about that, mister!
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Second Assistant Inspector : What's this?
Joseph K. : What's what?
Second Assistant Inspector : A circular line with four holes.
First Assistant Inspector : A circular line...
Second Assistant Inspector : No, it's not really circular. It's more ovular.
Joseph K. : Don't write that down...
Second Assistant Inspector : Ovular!
Joseph K. : For Pete's sake.
Second Assistant Inspector : Why not?
Joseph K. : Ovular?
First Assistant Inspector : We can't not write it down just because you say we shouldn't.
Joseph K. : Ovular isn't even a word.
Second Assistant Inspector : Do you deny there's an ovular shape concealed under this rug?
First Assistant Inspector : He denies everything!
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First Assistant Inspector : Do you want some good advice, mister? I wouldn't want the others to hear about it.
Joseph K. : Well, now you'll want money, I suppose. Well, you've got the wrong man.
First Assistant Inspector : That's what they all say.
Joseph K. : I mean - bribery. I don't believe in it.
First Assistant Inspector : Wait a minute, have I asked you to give me anything, sir? Mister?
Second Assistant Inspector : We're leaving, mister.
First Assistant Inspector : You're not going to be one of them troublemakers, now, are you?
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First Assistant Inspector : You accused us of corruption. You lodged a complaint.
Joseph K. : I only mentioned - I only mentioned it to the Inspector.
Second Assistant Inspector : And to the Examining Magistrate. Accused us of soliciting for bribes.
Joseph K. : Well, you're not exactly innocent...
First Assistant Inspector : If you knew what kind of money we're expected to live on, you wouldn't be so hard on us!
Second Assistant Inspector : I've got a family to feed. Frank, here, wants to get married.
First Assistant Inspector : It's custom for the arresting officers to get the prisoner's body linen.
Second Assistant Inspector : Yeah, well, what difference can a few shirts make to anybody?
First Assistant Inspector : Nothing!
Second Assistant Inspector : Nothing at all! But still you had to denounce us.
Joseph K. : Well, it wasn't anything personal. I was defending a principle.