Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
Paul Giamatti: Ralph
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Quotes
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[Travers gives Ralph a list of people to his handicapped daughter, Jane]
Ralph : "Albert Einstein, Van Gogh, Roosevelt, Frida Kahlo" - What is this?
P.L. Travers : They all had difficulties. Jane can do anything that anyone else can do, do you understand?
[beat]
P.L. Travers : Look on the back.
Ralph : [turns it over] "Walt Disney."
P.L. Travers : Deficiencies in concentration and hyperactive behavior. Explains everything!
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P.L. Travers : You are the only American I have ever liked.
Ralph : May I ask why?
P.L. Travers : No.
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[from trailer]
Ralph : Welcome, Mrs. P.L. Travers, to the city of angels.
P.L. Travers : It smells... of...
Ralph : Jasmine?
P.L. Travers : Chlorine, and sweat.
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Ralph : Hey, sun came out again.
P.L. Travers : You say it as if you're surprised, as if the sun were particular about for whom it appears. It seems you think I am responsible for its miraculous dawning every day. For heaven's sake, it's California.
Ralph : Certainly is!
P.L. Travers : I'd so much rather be accountable for the rain.
Ralph : Oh, that's sad.
P.L. Travers : Sad is entirely the wrong emotion. I shan't bother explaining why. It would just... Zip!
Ralph : Huh. Okey-dokey.
P.L. Travers : The rain brings life.
Ralph : So does the sun.
P.L. Travers : Be quiet!
Ralph : Yes, ma'am.
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Ralph : Are you All right, missus? Would you like me to drive you home?
P.L. Travers : All the way to England? Yes, please.
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[Ralph is helping Travers build a grass and mud-made castle]
Ralph : I got a kid.
P.L. Travers : Most people do.
Ralph : Jane. Yeah. What a terrific kid. Beautiful little girl. She's got a lot of problems, though. She's handicapped, you know? She's in a wheelchair. See, and that's why I concern myself with the weather so much. Sunny day, she can sit outside in the garden. Rainy day, I gotta leave her cooped up inside. I worry about the future, but you can't do that. Only today.