Turtle Diary (1985)

Ben Kingsley: William Snow

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• Harriet Sims : Have you ever been married?

  William Snow : I must have been, I had two daughters. They were little once, they used to sit on my lap.

  Harriet Sims : Were you a good father?

  William Snow : They thought so, but they were only children at the time.

• William Snow : What if this turtle freak were to seriously propose a turtle theft to the keeper?

• William Snow : Tell me, suppose some turtle freak decided to steal these turtles, what would he need for the job?

  George Fairbairn : What would he want to do with them after he'd stolen them?

  William Snow : Put them back in the sea?

  George Fairbairn : Oh, well... He'd need a trolley to get them out of here, crates to put 'em in, and a van to take them down to the ocean.

  William Snow : Wouldn't they dry out on the trip?

  George Fairbairn : Funny, you're the second person this week who's asked me about the turtles... No, drying out's no problem. Put 'em on foam rubber, you see? Throw a bucket on them every now and then. They'll be alright.

• William Snow : You could always write to the Times about it.

  Neaera Duncan : Who's interested in turtles? Except the keeper, and me... and you.

• Harriet Sims : I thought you'd never ask.

  William Snow : Ask what.

  Harriet Sims : Me. Out.

  William Snow : Oh yes... Did I?

  Harriet Sims : You did.

  William Snow : I thought you asked me!

• William Snow : I used to read your books to my girls.

  Neaera Duncan : Really?

  William Snow : When they were little.