Bibi Andersson credited as playing...
Eva Vergérus • Self
- Eva Vergerus: Andreas, what will become of us? Why do these things happen? What is this deadly poison that eats away the best in us and only leaves an empty shell? Hmm?
- Eva Vergerus: It's difficult when you realize one day that you're completely meaningless. That nobody needs you, even though all you want to do is give. It's probably my own fault, but it's paralyzing.
- Eva Vergerus: Elis is incredibly tired of me.
- Andreas Winkelman: No, I don't think so.
- Eva Vergerus: Yes, he is. I'm just a small part of his general tiredness. The world is rather indifferent to his sarcasm, but I'm not. He just wants to get even. Can I have some more
- [Andreas pours her another drink]
- Eva Vergerus: I just don't know what to do. Cheers then.
- Andreas Winkelman: Cheers.
- Eva Vergerus: [They drink] Elis is a fantastic person.
- Andreas Winkelman: He really is. I like him very much.
- Eva Vergerus: The worst part is that I love him. I really mean love. There's no other word for it. I just don't know what I have to do to show him my love.
- Eva Vergerus: Have you noticed how ugly I am? Look at me, Andreas. Have you ever slept with a more boring lover? Tell me I'm wrong!
- Eva Vergerus: How can you despise your work?
- Elis Vergerus: I don't. I find it exceptionally important so I can satisfy your needs, especially the financial ones.
- Eva Vergerus: I think Eva is a woman who can't stand the fact that she has no identity. She's just a creation of others. She has no peace of mind or self-worth. I think she will try to commit suicide. Suicide isn't a solution. It's just another selfish action. I hope she'll be saved. I hope, when she wakes up... she will have gone through something that releases her from herself, and that she can look at her old self with love but without remorse. I think she'll decide to become a teacher for people who are hearing-impaired, because deaf people live in a deeper isolation than she has ever done. I think she will feel relieved... and blessed.
- Eva Vergerus: When I was a girl, I thought God had a beard. I remember sitting in my father's lap. We read a book called 'Light' about the creation. There was a picture of God flying above the earth. He held his arms out like this. He had no wings. He was close to the earth's surface. He was awfully good-looking, with a big beard. This made me believe in God, even if my parents didn't. But I had seen him in the book.