Peter Smith Kingsley Officially, there are no Italian homosexuals. It makes Michelangelo and Leonardo very inconvenient.
4th most-quoted character in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999): in 5 of its 39 quotes
Most scenes with: Tom Ripley (3)
Good things about Mr. Ripley? Could take some time. Tom is talented. Tom is tender... Tom is beautiful... Tom is a mystery. Tom is not a nobody. Tom has secrets he doesn't want to tell me, and I wish he would. Tom has nightmares. That's not a good thing. Tom has someone to love him. That is a good thing. Tom is crushing me. Tom is crushing me... Tom, you're crushing me!
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3 scenes Peter Smith-Kingsley Can you imagine, though, if he did kill Freddie, what that must be like? Just to wake up every morning. I mean, how can you? Just wake up and be a person? Drink your coffee?
Well, whatever you do, however terrible, however hurtful, it all makes sense, doesn't it, in your head? You never meet anybody who thinks they're a bad person.
Peter Smith-Kingsley Well maybe, but you're still tormented. You must be. You've killed someone.
Don't you just take the past, and put it in a room in the basement, and lock the door and never go in there? That's what I do.
Peter Smith-Kingsley God, yes. Though in my case, it's probably a whole building.
And then you meet someone special, and all you want to do is to toss them the key and say, open up, step inside. But you can't, because it's dark, there are demons... and if anybody saw how ugly it is...
Peter Smith-Kingsley That's the music talking. It's hard to be gloomy if you're playing "Ease Up, Mother Brown". [takes Tom's hands and plays a more light-hearted tune]
I keep wanting to do that, fling the door open just let light in and clean everything out.
Peter Smith-Kingsley [sadly]
No key.
[Marge has found Dickie's rings in Tom's pocket; Tom is about to kill her to keep her quiet] [terrified]
I wasn't snooping. I was just looking for a needle and thread to mend my bra.
That scent you're wearing... I bought that for you, not Dickie. The thing about Dickie... so many things... That day when he was late coming back from Rome? I tried to tell you this. He was with another girl. I'm not talking about Meredith, either. Another girl who we met in a bar. He couldn't be faithful for five minutes. So when he makes a promise, it doesn't mean what it means when you make a promise, or I make a promise. He has so many realities, Dickie, and he believes them all. He lies, he lies, and that's his... and half the time he doesn't even realize he's doing it! Today, I actually started wondering if he may have actually killed Freddie.
[Marge notices that blood is seeping into Tom's robe pocket, obviously from a concealed knife]
He would get so crazy if anyone contradicted him — well, you know that. You know that. And that's the irony, Marge — I loved you. You may as well know that now. I loved you. I don't know, maybe it's grotesque of me to say that now, so... just write it on a piece of paper and save it for a rainy day. "Tom loves me." "Tom loves me."
Why do you have Dickie's rings?
I told you. He gave them to me.
Why? When?
I feel as if you haven't been listening to anything I've been saying.
I don't believe you!
It's all true.
I don't believe a single word you've said!
Marge, you're shivering, look at you. Can I hold you? Please, let me hold you.
[Marge screams in fright, when suddenly Peter walks through the door] [running into his arms, sobbing]
Oh, God, Peter! Get me out of here, get me out of here!
Peter Smith-Kingsley Marge, what's going on? Tom, are you okay?
Tom Ripley You try. You try talking to her. I give up.
Peter Smith-Kingsley Sorry, I'm completely lost.
I know. I'm lost. I'm going to be stuck in the basement, aren't I? [voice cracking] That's my, that's my... terrible, and alone, and dark, and I've lied about who I am, and where I am, and now no one will ever find me.
Peter Smith-Kingsley What do you mean... lied about who you are?
Peter Smith-Kingsley What are you talking about? You're not a nobody. That's the last thing you are.
Peter. Tell me some good things about Tom Ripley.
[Tom lays down next to Peter, preparing to strangle him]
No, no, don't get up. Just tell me nice things, some nice things about Tom Ripley.
