The Good Father (1985)

Anthony Hopkins: Bill Hooper

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• Bill Hooper : [on married life]  Well, we gave each other total freedom and we hated each other for taking total advantage of it.

• Bill Hooper : You don't even seem to be angry.

  Roger Miles : I can't afford to get angry. If I ever let myself get angry I could do some real damage.

• Bill Hooper : I decided they really piss me off, women.

  Roger Miles : What do you mean?

  Bill Hooper : What? All this relating. Relationships. Inter-relating.

  Roger Miles : That's what they're good at.

  Bill Hooper : Oh, don't get me wrong, I always endorsed all that. I used to argue Feminism against women. I was such a good boy, you know. I even joined the men's group once. God, that was really depressing. Endless whingeing. It's not like the women's group, they enjoy themselves. They used to meet at our flat. I used to hear them haranging one another or roaring with laughter while I was making the bloody tea. I really envied them. I knew at the time they were right to be angry. They were absolutely justified, never disputed that for a moment. All the same, they really pissed me off.

• Bill Hooper : Couldn't they come up with some sort of compromise?

  Roger Miles : Compromise? She's taking him to Australia. What sort of compromise do you suggest, Singapore?

• Leonard Scruby : It's very depressing round here. You know it all all?

  Bill Hooper : Yes. I've lived here for years.

• Bill Hooper : [on relationships]  When I was at university you had to fight all the way. It was all about negotiated settlements.

• Mark Varda : Tell me something. Just as a matter of interest. Have you had anything similar in your own life?

  Bill Hooper : What do you mean?

  Mark Varda : Separation. Divorce. A friend losing a child?

  Bill Hooper : Yeah, I suppose so.

  Mark Varda : Thought as much. It's always the way. The crony in the background vicariously working out his anger, or her. It's much more commonly a women.

  Bill Hooper : Is it?

  Mark Varda : Anyway. Hope you're feeling better now.

  Bill Hooper : Tell me something. Does the name shitbum mean anything to you?

• Roger Miles : Well, we certainly jerked her lead.

  Bill Hooper : Why did you have to say that?

  Roger Miles : I wouldn't have. But it's true.