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The Talented Mr. Ripley

The Neil McCauley “A Book about Metals” Award for Best Line from the Movie

"I always thought it would be better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody."; "No matter what you do, no matter how awful, no one ever thinks they're a bad person."; "Why is it when men play they always play at killing each other?"

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  • Beyond those already mentioned, 'I always thought it would be better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody' is offered.
  • 'No matter what you do, no matter how awful, no one ever thinks they're a bad person' is called a great quote that would make an unsettling senior yearbook quote.
  • 'Why is it when men play they always play at killing each other' is called a great one, and the hosts say all the other lines were already mentioned.