Radio Days (1987)

Dianne Wiest: Bea

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• Mother : I think you have these qualities that you demand and when you meet a nice man you disqualify him for the smallest fault.

  Bea : That's not true.

  Mother : So, what was wrong with Nat Bernstein?

  Bea : He wore white socks with a tuxedo!

• Bea : Fred, you must know I have a little crush on you.

  Fred : Please, Bea.

  Bea : What is it? What's wrong?

  Fred : Nothing. It's just I...

  [Fred bursts into tears] 

  Bea : What's wrong? Is it still your fiancée? It's been such a long period of grief. It's not fair to you.

  Fred : [crying]  I know. I know. It's just that every time I hear that song on the radio my memory goes back to Leonard. That was our song.

  Bea : Leonard?

  Fred : My beloved.

  Bea : You never said your fiancé's name was Leonard.

  Fred : How could I?

  Bea : [pauses, slowly starts to understand]  I see. Just calm yourself. Would you like a drink?

  Fred : No.

  Bea : Just relax.

  [Fred continues to cry; Bea tries to comfort him] 

  Bea : It's a nice song.

• Bea : Tess, I can't decide if I should take my vacation on a cruise or go to the mountains. I mean, the men are richer on a cruise, but there's more of them in the resorts. What do you think, Tess?

  Mother : Well, I met my husband at a mountain resort. So, I'd advise you to go on a cruise.