Match Point 2005 quotes

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Chloe Hewett Wilton

Chris's dad was a bit of a religious fanatic.

After he lost both his legs, he found Jesus.

Tom Hewett

God... Sorry, but it just doesn't seem like a fair trade.

Detective Banner
[Holds up Nola's diary]

Have you seen this before?

Detective Banner

Were you aware that Nola Rice kept a diary?

[defeated]

No.

Detective Banner

Do you still claim that the last time you saw Nola Rice was at the Tate Modem over a year ago?

Look, you can't blame me for trying to hide the fact that I had an affair with her. I know that it's not the most honorable thing to cheat on your wife, but that does not make me a murderer!

Nola

Men seem to think I'd be somebody very special.

And are you?

Nola

Well, no one's ever asked for their money back.

Alec Hewett
[last lines, as the Hewett family gathers around Chris and Chloe's newborn baby]

To Terrance.

Eleanor Hewett, Chloe Hewett Wilton, Heather

To Terrance.

Alec Hewett

And all that sail on him.

It would be fitting if I were apprehended... and punished. At least there would be some small sign of justice - some small measure of hope for the possibility of meaning.

The man who said "I'd rather be lucky than good" saw deeply into life. People are afraid to face how great a part of life is dependent on luck. It's scary to think so much is out of one's control. There are moments in a match when the ball hits the top of the net, and for a split second, it can either go forward or fall back. With a little luck, it goes forward, and you win. Or maybe it doesn't, and you lose.