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Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, and James McAvoy in Glass (2019)

Sarah Paulson: Dr. Ellie Staple

Glass

Sarah Paulson credited as playing...

Dr. Ellie Staple

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  • Dr. Ellie Staple: [to Mr. Glass] They got it wrong in the comics. They talk about secret evil groups trying to stop the heroes. I don't think we are particularly evil and we don't choose sides. We try to stop both of you. If there is one of you, the opposite of you appears. It escalates. We step in. There just can't be gods amongst us. It's not fair. It has worked just fine for 10,000 years our way. Take consolation in the fact that you were right about your theory. Be at peace.
  • Dr. Ellie Staple: It's amazing to meet you. It is simply extraordinary. Maybe this will all make sense if I explain who I am. My name is Dr. Ellie Staple, and I'm a psychiatrist. My work concerns a particular type of delusion of grandeur. It's a growing field. I specialize in those individuals who believe they are superheroes.
  • Dr. Ellie Staple: [to her three patients] I understand that the three of you think you are superhuman. That you don't think you are normal. You've convinced yourselves you have extraordinary gifts, like something out of a comic book. I am here to discuss the possibility that you are mistaken.
  • Dr. Ellie Staple: There just can't be gods among us. It's not fair.
  • Dr. Ellie Staple: The power of true, loving, physical affection, it's like something supernatural. It's the lack of it that caused this, and only the true version of it can heal it.
  • Dr. Ellie Staple: Elijah, what have you done?
  • Dr. Ellie Staple: [as they begin the procedure] Good luck, Elijah. Nothing essential is going to change about who you are. I promise, my friend...

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