Red Letter Day (TV Series)
Ready When You Are, Mr. McGill (1976)
Joe Black: Joe McGill
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Quotes
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[Phil Parish rebukes Joe McGill because he has fluffed his lines yet again]
Phil Parish - Director : You had *two* lines to do, Mr McGill. Two! And you couldn't.
Joe McGill : It was the thirteenth take.
Phil Parish - Director : Do you know why you couldn't, Mr McGill? Because you're no bloody good. And *that's* why you're an extra. A stupid, lousy extra!
Joe McGill : You don't know that I'm stupid - no good at anything. You've only really met me today. I might be very good, for all you know.
Phil Parish - Director : Mr MrGill, you had *one* important thing to do - and you couldn't.
Joe McGill : That's not real life, lad. That's pretend. We're *all* pretending. *You're* pretending, the whole damn-fool play's pretending.
[pause]
Phil Parish - Director : Real life is how well you pretend, isn't it, sir?
[Joe McGill looks sheepish and crestfallen]