Richard Collier I have a question for you, sir. Is time travel possible?
Most-quoted character in Somewhere in Time (1980): in 9 of its 20 quotes
Most scenes with: William Fawcett Robinson (3), Elise McKenna (2), Arthur Biehl (2)
One of the most revered actresses of the American stage, for many years, she was the theater's greatest box-office draw. Under the guidance of her manager William Fawcett Robinson, Elise McKenna was the first American actress to create a mystique in the public's eye. Never seen in public in her later years. Apparently without an offstage life, the absolute quintessence of seclusion.
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Richard Collier Yes. Are you all right?
Yes, yes, I'm quite all right.
Richard Collier I'm sorry if I startled you.
No, you didn't startle me.
Richard Collier I think I did.
Richard Collier May I speak to you please?
[Elise leaves the lake]
Willlam Fawcett Robinson
Are you a guest here, sir?
Richard Collier You're Robinson.
Are you a guest at the hotel?
Richard Collier Yes, yes I am.
[sternly]
Then I must ask you to stop annoying Miss McKenna any further. If you do not, I shall see that you're put out. [walks back to Elise]
What did you say to him?
Oh, what I've always said to men of his sort. [points her to the hotel]
If there's anything I can do for you, just let me know. My name is Arthur and I live in the bungalow behind the hotel.
Richard Collier All right, thanks a lot. [repeated line] See you around, Arthur.
Have we ever met before?
Richard Collier Have we ever met? No, no, I don't think so.
No, no, I'm sure we haven't. Have a nice stay here, Mr. Collier. [leaves Richard's room]
Richard Collier I owe you an apology. I understand you now. You have nothing but the best motives in mind for her, but so do I. Of course, she'll continue to act, she will continue to grow, and she will become everything you want her to be.
With you at her side?
Richard Collier Yes, with me at her side.
Never.
Richard Collier My God. You really think you own her, don't you?
Collier, I know who you are. Ever since you came here, I've known from the start. You came to destroy her.
Richard Collier God, you're out of your mind.
Richard Collier Arthur, you know in the Hall of History, there's a photograph, a young woman. There's no nameplate.
Yes, that's Elise McKenna. She was a famous actress in her day. Starred in a play in the hotel theater.
Richard Collier I-I'm sorry. Did you say there was a theater here?
Yes. Down by the lake.
Richard Collier Really? When was this play done?
That was in 1912.
Richard Collier This is not for a play, Miss Roberts. This is something very personal. [shows her the pocket watch]
Where did you get that?
Richard Collier Well, she gave it to me, ma'am. At the opening night of a play that I wrote at Millfield College about eight years ago.
That watch was very precious to her. She never, never left it out of her possession. It disappeared the night she died.
Richard Collier She died that night?
[about Elise]
When I knew her, she was kind and thoughtful. But she was just too much within herself. She seemed empty somehow.
Richard Collier She wasn't always that way, was she?
Oh, no, not at all. People who knew her when she was young said that she was quick and bright and full of fun. Strong, willful, not at all the way she was later.
Richard Collier What made her change?
I don't know. But the change seemed to have taken place about 1912, after she performed in a play at the Grand Hotel.
