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Clips from Frost/Nixon (2009)

BREN NAN : Look, we're all in this together.

"BREN NAN : Look, we're all in this together."

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ZELN lCK: A solution? What the hell are you talking about? lt's an interview!

"ZELN lCK: A solution? What the hell are you talking about? lt's an interview!"

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KHACH lGlAN : Bob, may l remind you. . .

"KHACH lGlAN : Bob, may l remind you. . ."

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(ALL ARGU lNG)

"(ALL ARGU lNG)"

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For heaven's sake, Jim. Why don't you give him a week off?

"For heaven's sake, Jim. Why don't you give him a week off?"

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GAN NON : Watch your language, for crying out loud.

"GAN NON : Watch your language, for crying out loud."

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(ALL ARGU lNG)

"(ALL ARGU lNG)"

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What'd you do? Throw in the towel, Jack?

"What'd you do? Throw in the towel, Jack?"

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Did you take pity on me?

"Did you take pity on me?"

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Sir, l just felt that

"Sir, l just felt that"

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if you were going to make some kind of emotional disclosure,

"if you were going to make some kind of emotional disclosure,"

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that we should just take a moment

"that we should just take a moment"

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how crucially important this moment is

"how crucially important this moment is"

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unplanned emotional disclosures could have.

"unplanned emotional disclosures could have."

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l know.

"l know."

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l appreciate the gesture.

"l appreciate the gesture."

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We ought to call it a snafu.

"We ought to call it a snafu."

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We're on. Okay, he's had plenty of time to cook up

"We're on. Okay, he's had plenty of time to cook up"

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some sort of slippery new bullshit, so stay on your toes.

"some sort of slippery new bullshit, so stay on your toes."

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Listen, it's gonna be fine. Pick up where you left off.

"Listen, it's gonna be fine. Pick up where you left off."

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Thirty seconds, everyone.

"Thirty seconds, everyone."

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DAVlS: Ten seconds.

"DAVlS: Ten seconds."

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David? Four, three, two, and. . .

"David? Four, three, two, and. . ."

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Mr. President, we were talking about

"Mr. President, we were talking about"

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the period March 21 to April 30,

"the period March 21 to April 30,"

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and the mistakes you made, and so on, and l was wondering

"and the mistakes you made, and so on, and l was wondering"

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would you go further than mistakes?

"would you go further than mistakes?"

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The word that seems not enough for people to understand.

"The word that seems not enough for people to understand."

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(EXCLAlMS lN DlSBELlEF)

"(EXCLAlMS lN DlSBELlEF)"

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My goodness.

"My goodness."

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All right.

"All right."

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There was wrongdoing.

"There was wrongdoing."

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Secondly, that l did abuse the power l had as President.

"Secondly, that l did abuse the power l had as President."

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through two years of needless agony,

"through two years of needless agony,"

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for anyone, especially you,

"for anyone, especially you,"

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but l think the people need to hear it.

"but l think the people need to hear it."

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And l think that unless you say it,

"And l think that unless you say it,"

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you're going to be haunted for the rest of your life.

"you're going to be haunted for the rest of your life."

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Well, it's true. l made mistakes, horrendous ones,

"Well, it's true. l made mistakes, horrendous ones,"

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ones that did not meet the standards of excellence

"ones that did not meet the standards of excellence"

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that l always dreamed of as a young boy.

"that l always dreamed of as a young boy."

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But, if you remember, it was a difficult time.

"But, if you remember, it was a difficult time."

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against a partisan media, a partisan House of Congress,

"against a partisan media, a partisan House of Congress,"

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a partisan Ervin Committee.

"a partisan Ervin Committee."

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But, yes, l will admit there were times

"But, yes, l will admit there were times"

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l did not fully meet that responsibility

"l did not fully meet that responsibility"

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And for all those mistakes l have a very deep regret.

"And for all those mistakes l have a very deep regret."

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No one can know what it's like to resign the presidency.

"No one can know what it's like to resign the presidency."

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Now,

"Now,"

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if you want me to get down on the floor and grovel. . .

"if you want me to get down on the floor and grovel. . ."

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l still insist they were mistakes of the heart.

"l still insist they were mistakes of the heart."

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They were not mistakes of the head.

"They were not mistakes of the head."

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But they were my mistakes. l don't blame anybody.

"But they were my mistakes. l don't blame anybody."

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l brought myself down.

"l brought myself down."

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and they twisted it with relish.

"and they twisted it with relish."

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And l guess if l'd been in their place, l'd have done the same thing.

"And l guess if l'd been in their place, l'd have done the same thing."

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l let them down.

"l let them down."

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And the dreams of all those young people

"And the dreams of all those young people"

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but now they think, lt's all too corrupt, and the rest.

"but now they think, lt's all too corrupt, and the rest."

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and l'm gonna have to carry that burden with me

"and l'm gonna have to carry that burden with me"

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My political life is over.

"My political life is over."

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You know, the first and greatest sin or deception of television

"You know, the first and greatest sin or deception of television"

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is that it simplifies, it diminishes,

"is that it simplifies, it diminishes,"

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great, complex ideas, tranches of time.

"great, complex ideas, tranches of time."

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Whole careers become reduced to a single snapshot.

"Whole careers become reduced to a single snapshot."

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At first, l couldn't understand why

"At first, l couldn't understand why"

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Bob Zelnick was quite as euphoric

"Bob Zelnick was quite as euphoric"

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or why John Birt felt moved to strip naked

"or why John Birt felt moved to strip naked"

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and rush into the ocean to celebrate.

"and rush into the ocean to celebrate."

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But that was before l really understood

"But that was before l really understood"

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in getting, for a fleeting moment,

"in getting, for a fleeting moment,"

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what no investigative journalist,

"what no investigative journalist,"

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no state prosecutor, no judiciary committee

"no state prosecutor, no judiciary committee"

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or political enemy had managed to get.

"or political enemy had managed to get."

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swollen and ravaged by loneliness, self-loathing and defeat.

"swollen and ravaged by loneliness, self-loathing and defeat."

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The rest of the project and its failings would not only be forgotten,

"The rest of the project and its failings would not only be forgotten,"

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they would totally cease to exist.

"they would totally cease to exist."

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(CAMERAS CLlCKlNG)

"(CAMERAS CLlCKlNG)"

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REPORTER: Who came out on top, Mr. President?

"REPORTER: Who came out on top, Mr. President?"

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Mmm-hmm.

"Mmm-hmm."

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(ENGlN E STARTlNG)

"(ENGlN E STARTlNG)"

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in the history of American television.

"in the history of American television."

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David was on the cover of Time magazine and Newsweek magazine.

"David was on the cover of Time magazine and Newsweek magazine."

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And even the political press corps,

"And even the political press corps,"

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the hard-bitten political press corps,

"the hard-bitten political press corps,"

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The interviews?

"The interviews?"

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Hey.

"Hey."

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he drove down to San Clemente to say goodbye.

"he drove down to San Clemente to say goodbye."

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Hey, Mr. Frost. lt's nice to see you.

"Hey, Mr. Frost. lt's nice to see you."

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Miss Cushing. Hello.

"Miss Cushing. Hello."

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Please excuse my golf outfit.

"Please excuse my golf outfit."

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lt's the official uniform of the retired.

"lt's the official uniform of the retired."

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Are you on your way home?

"Are you on your way home?"

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Yes.

"Yes."

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Good for you.

"Good for you."

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l didn't catch the interviews as they went out,

"l didn't catch the interviews as they went out,"

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but they tell me that they were a great success.

"but they tell me that they were a great success."

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l gather the journalists that were so positive

"l gather the journalists that were so positive"

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about you weren't so kind to me.

"about you weren't so kind to me."

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Yes, l was sorry to see that.

"Yes, l was sorry to see that."

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There's no condolences necessary.

"There's no condolences necessary."

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l've grown to expect nothing else from those sons of whores.

"l've grown to expect nothing else from those sons of whores."

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Yeah.

"Yeah."

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but Manolo here is a lover of dogs,

"but Manolo here is a lover of dogs,"

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and he hates me to defame animals.

"and he hates me to defame animals."

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Can l get something for somebody?

"Can l get something for somebody?"

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No, really, we must be. . .

"No, really, we must be. . ."

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Okay, fine, fine. Thanks for coming by.

"Okay, fine, fine. Thanks for coming by."

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You were a worthy opponent.

"You were a worthy opponent."

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Bye-bye.

"Bye-bye."

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Goodbye, Mr. President.

"Goodbye, Mr. President."

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Goodbye.

"Goodbye."

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l brought you a present, those shoes you admired.

"l brought you a present, those shoes you admired."

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l brought you a pair.

"l brought you a pair."

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Well, jeez. Thank you.

"Well, jeez. Thank you."

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Oh ! Say, David, you think l could speak to you, privately, just for a minute?

"Oh ! Say, David, you think l could speak to you, privately, just for a minute?"

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Do you know those parties of yours?

"Do you know those parties of yours?"

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Do you actually enjoy those?

"Do you actually enjoy those?"

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Of course.

"Of course."

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You got no idea how fortunate that makes you.

"You got no idea how fortunate that makes you."

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