“Excuse me. Could one of you tell me what's going on? Is this some...” – Richard Hart, Notes on a Scandal ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Notes on a Scandal 2006

Richard Hart

Excuse me. Could one of you tell me what's going on? Is this some kind of coven?

Barbara Covett

I can explain perfectly. Would you like me to?

Sheba Hart

No. It's just that Barbara's had some very bad news about her cat.

Richard Hart

My condolences. Poor, poor pussy. Can I have my wife back, please?

Barbara Covett

I don't like your tone.

Richard Hart

Why is she always here? What kind of **** spell has she cast on you?

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Barbara Covett Judi Dench More Barbara Covett quotes →

Sheba Hart Cate Blanchett More Sheba Hart quotes →

Richard Hart Bill Nighy More Richard Hart quotes →

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Barbara Covett And then I realised my fury had blinded me. There was a magnificent opportunity here. With stealth, I might secure the prize long-term, forever in my debt. I could gain everything by doing nothing. Sheba Hart This is going to sound sick, but something in me felt... entitled. You know, I've been good all my adult life. I've been a decent wife, a dutiful mother coping with Ben. This voice inside me kept saying "why shouldn't you be bad, why shouldn't you transgress? I mean, you've earned the right." Richard Hart I knew who you were when we met. You were young. I knew it might get tough, but I was prepared. You're a good mother, but at times you've been a **** lousy wife. Why didn't you come to me? You could have told me how lonely you were. You never trusted me to help you. I'm not saying I was so **** fabulous, but I was here.