Birthday Girl (2001)

Ben Chaplin: John

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Quotes 

• Sophia : If you just wanted sex, go to a prostitute.

  John : Well, as it turns out, I did.

• Nadia : You can't hurt me more than I'm hurt already.

  John : Well, Nadia, if it's all the same to you, I'd like to give it a bash.

• Nadia : [in Russian]  Are you a giraffe?

  John : [in Russian]  Yes.

• John : Excuse me. It's two Russians are staying here. Do you know which floor they're on?

  Porter : Yes, I know which floor they're on.

  John : [takes a banknote out of his pocket and holds it]  And which floor would that be?

  Porter : [taking the banknote]  We've only got one floor.

• Nadia : My name is Sophia.

  John : Sophia. Hello, Sophia. Mine's still John.

  Nadia : Hello, John.

• John : [first lines - to the camera]  Running, reading, going out, staying in, countryside, films - if they're good. Intelligent, of course, kind, pretty - I suppose, but it's not critical. Someone you can *really* talk to. I think communication is key.

• John : [Asking "Nadia" a bogus question, to see if she really does understand English]  Are you a giraffe?

  Nadia : Yes.

• John : I'll give you a tune later.

• [last lines] 

  Sophia : My name is Sophia.

  John : Sophia. Hello Sophia. Mine's still John.

  Sophia : Hello John.

• John : [at airport]  Nadia? I'm... I'm John.

  [no answer] 

  John : Right.

  [looks at her baggage] 

  John : Is this everything?

  Nadia : [only English word she knows:]  Yes.