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This movie focuses on the attempts of a psychiatrist to prevent one of his patients from committing suicide while trying to maintain his own grip on reality.
Henry Letham: Do you know the Tristan Rêveur quote about bad art? It's "bad art is more tragically beautiful than good art 'cause it documents human failure."
Lila Culpepper: There's too much beauty to quit.
Sam Foster: If this is a dream, the whole world is inside it.
Lila Culpepper: You know, the day I did it, I took two razorblades to the bathtub. You know why? Because I knew that once I started to bleed, I'd get weak. And I didn't wanna drop one blade and leave myself half done. Can you imagine that? Can you imagine hating your life so much that you'd wanna bring a backup razor?
Henry Letham: An elegant suicide is the ultimate work of art.
Sam Foster: What's this? Henry Letham: I burned myself. Sam Foster: You burned yourself? Why? Henry Letham: Practicing for hell. Sam Foster: Why do you think you're going to hell? Henry Letham: Because of what I did. Because of what I'm gonna do. Sam Foster: What are you going to do? Henry Letham: [mimes a gun to his head] Sam Foster: You're going to try to kill yourself? And how serious should I take this threat? Henry Letham: Saturday at midnight. It's what I'm going to do. Sam Foster: Okay, you've gotta know that everything just changed, if you talk to me about suicide I'm required to take certain actions. Henry Letham: Wait, just deal with him [indicating patient in waiting room] Henry Letham: , and we'll talk about it next time. Sam Foster: There's a next time? Henry Letham: Yeah. Yeah, we got three days.
Dr. Leon Patterson: The Buddhists had it right all along. The world is an illusion.
Lila Culpepper: Tell me I'm good. Sam Foster: You're good. Lila Culpepper: Tell me they'll remember me. Sam Foster: Who's 'they'? Lila Culpepper: [almost asking] The world. Sam Foster: Is that what you want? [beat] Sam Foster: The world will remember you.
Lila Culpepper: Henry, forgetting something? [Sam turns around towards Lila looking confused] Lila Culpepper: What's the matter? Sam Foster: You just called me Henry. Lila Culpepper: Baby, I think I know your name by now Sam Foster: Yeah, but you called me Henry. Lila Culpepper: Sam, I know who you are. I promise.
Sam Foster: I've read your file. Henry Letham: Well can I read your file? Sam Foster: Tell me why you're here. Henry Letham: I thought you read the file.
Henry Letham: Your troubles will cease and fortune will smile upon you.
Henry Letham: What are you, a substitute shrink? Sam Foster: I guess you could call me that.
Sam Foster: [looking at the empty pill bottles] You can't drink while you're taking these. Dr. Beth Levy: Mm. Apparently I can.
Sam Foster: [gesturing to the surrounding paintings on display] Are any of these yours? Henry Letham: Ouch. Sam Foster: What? Henry Letham: Well... these are bad, Sam.