In the Name of the Father (1993)

Pete Postlethwaite: Giuseppe Conlon

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Quotes 

• Gerry Conlon : What I remember most about my childhood is holding your hand. My wee hand in your big hand, and the smell of tobacco. I remember, I could smell the tobacco in the palm of your hand. When I want to feel happy, I try to remember the smell of tobacco.

  Giuseppe Conlon : Hold my hand.

• Gerry Conlon : Was I always bad, was I?

  Giuseppe Conlon : Not always.

  Gerry Conlon : I don't deserve to spend the rest of my life in here do I?

  Giuseppe Conlon : All they done was block out the light.

  [points to his head] 

  Giuseppe Conlon : They can't block out the light in here.

• Giuseppe Conlon : I'm going to die.

  Gerry Conlon : Don't be saying that.

  Giuseppe Conlon : I'm scared.

  Gerry Conlon : There's no reason to be scared. You have nothing to be scared about.

  Giuseppe Conlon : Don't you be comforting me when I can see the truth staring me in the face. I'm scared I'm gonna die here.

  Gerry Conlon : You're not dying alright?

  Giuseppe Conlon : Can I not say a thing without you contradicting me? I'm scared to leave your mother behind.

  Gerry Conlon : Look, you are not going to die alright? If you do, sure I can look after Ma alright.

  Giuseppe Conlon : You think I'd leave Sarah in your care?

  Gerry Conlon : What do you mean?

  Giuseppe Conlon : You haven't the maturity to take care of yourself, let alone your mother.

• Giuseppe Conlon : I want you have some respect.

  Gerry Conlon : Respect for who?

  Giuseppe Conlon : For yourself.

• Gerry Conlon : I'll be older than you when I get out of this place. If I get out. Are you listening to me?

  Giuseppe Conlon : I'm not talking to you.

  Gerry Conlon : Now who's being childish?

  Giuseppe Conlon : I've not heard a sensible word out of you in two weeks. That stuff will kill you.

  [talking about drugs] 

  Gerry Conlon : Sure I'm dead anyway. Look I'm sorry. I'll not take it again as long as you live. Are you happy now?

  Giuseppe Conlon : No.

  Gerry Conlon : Why not?

  Giuseppe Conlon : I don't want you to take it whether I live or die.

  Gerry Conlon : Oh, give me strength. Ok, I'll do nothing to annoy you in your grave. Now are you happy?

  Giuseppe Conlon : Is that a promise?

  Gerry Conlon : Ay, maybe.

• Giuseppe Conlon : Remember, honest money goes further.

  Gerry Conlon : [VoiceOver]  Honest money goes further. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Never look a gift horse in the mouth. He'd a cliche for every occasion.

• Giuseppe Conlon : Go and live. Go and live, son. That's the best advice I can give you.

• Giuseppe Conlon : He's not political. I have a right to speak to my son.

• Sarah Conlon : Listen, I know that child. I carried that child. If you're not gonna believe in him, I will.

  Giuseppe Conlon : You think he's innocent?

  Sarah Conlon : When your son walked through that door looking like a bloody circus clown, do you think he had murder in his eyes?

• Sarah Conlon : I'm worried about Bridie.

  Giuseppe Conlon : Why?

  Sarah Conlon : She's dyed her hair blonde.

  Giuseppe Conlon : Well, she's only young.

  Sarah Conlon : She's wearing a dog collar. There's a fella chained to it. He's got one on too.

  Giuseppe Conlon : Well, as long as she's happy.

• Giuseppe Conlon : Don't you be comforting me when I can see the truth staring me in the face. I'm scared I'm gonna die here - among strangers.

  Gerry Conlon : You're not fucking dying, all right.

  Giuseppe Conlon : Can I not say a thing without you fucking contradicting me?

• Giuseppe Conlon : Every night, I take your mother's hand in mine. We go out the front door, into Cyprus Street down to Falls Road, up the Antrim Road to Cave Hill. We look back down on poor, troubled Belfast. I've been doing that every night, for five years now. As if I never left your mother.