A scene from Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1958
Brick

Somethin' hasn't happened yet.

Big Daddy

What's that?

Brick

A click in my head.

Big Daddy

Did you say, 'click'?

Brick

Yes sir, the click in my head that makes me feel peaceful.

Big Daddy

Boy, sometimes you worry me.

Brick

It's like a switch, clickin' off in my head. Turns the hot light off and the cool one on and all of a sudden, there's peace.

Big Daddy

Boy, you're, you're a real alcoholic!

Brick

That is the truth. Yes sir, I am an alcoholic, so if you'd just excuse me...

Big Daddy

[grabbing him]

No, I won't excuse you.

Brick

Now I'm waitin' for that click and I don't get it. Listen, I'm all alone. I'm talkin' to no one where there's absolute quiet.

Big Daddy

You'll hear plenty of that in the grave soon enough. But right now, we're gonna sit down and talk this over.

Brick

This talk is like all the others. It gets nowhere, nowhere, and it's painful.

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