Chariots of Fire (1981)
Alice Krige: Sybil Gordon
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Quotes
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Harold M. Abrahams : If I can"t win, I won"t run!
Sybil Gordon : If you don"t run, you can"t win.
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Sybil Gordon : Do you love running?
Harold M. Abrahams : I"m more of an addict. It"s a compulsion, a weapon.
Sybil Gordon : Against what?
Harold M. Abrahams : Being Jewish, I suppose.
Sybil Gordon : [laughs incredulously] You"re not serious!
Harold M. Abrahams : You"re not Jewish, or you wouldn"t have had to ask.
Sybil Gordon : Fiddlesticks. People don"t care.
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Sybil Gordon : The great Harold Abrahams. My brother will be insanely jealous.
Harold Abrahams : So will mine.
Sybil Gordon : You don"t look very ruthless.
Harold Abrahams : Should I?
Sybil Gordon : According to my brother. Tim says that"s why you always win. Why running?
Harold Abrahams : Why singing?
Sybil Gordon : My job... No, that"s silly. I do it because I love it.
Sybil Gordon : Do you love running?
Harold Abrahams : I"m more of an addict. It"s a compulsion, a weapon.
Sybil Gordon : Against what?
Harold Abrahams : Being Jewish, I suppose.
Sybil Gordon : [laughs] You"re not serious?
Harold Abrahams : You"re not Jewish, or you wouldn"t ask.
Sybil Gordon : Fiddlesticks. People don"t care. Anyway, being Jewish hasn"t done you any harm.
Harold Abrahams : I"m what I call semi-deprived.
Sybil Gordon : That sounds clever... What does it mean?
Harold Abrahams : It means they lead me to water, but they won"t let me drink.
Sybil Gordon : You"re a funny old stick, Mr. Harold Abrahams. Funny...... but fascinating.
Harold Abrahams : I"ll settle for the fascinating.
Sybil Gordon : Life isn"t that gloomy, is it?
Harold Abrahams : [quietly] Not tonight... You"re so beautiful.
Sybil Gordon : Like you.
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Sybil Gordon : If you can"t take a beating, it"s for the best.
Harold M. Abrahams : I don"t run to take beatings. I run to win.
