The Son (I) (2022)
Vanessa Kirby: Beth
Quotes
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[Beth is calling Peter in his office to tell him that she saw Nicholas skip school]
Beth : [speaks indistinctly] I saw him.
Peter : What?
[gets up from his desk as Beth speaks indistinctly]
Peter : Today? Are... Are you sure it was him?
Beth : [Beth responds indistinctly] It was definitely him. He was just walking.
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Beth : When is he coming out?
Peter : I don't know. I'll know more on Monday.
Beth : And then?
Peter : [after a short pause] I hope I can be a better father to Theo.
Beth : Stop it, Peter. You're a really good father.
Peter : What makes me sad is to have to play a part I hate with everything in me. These last few weeks, I just... keep catching myself saying things. Exactly the same things my father used to say to me when I was young. Things which made me genuinely hate him. And now it's my turn. And it just... I don't know, that makes me think I've wound up being just like him.
Beth : Well, what kind of things?
Peter : What are you gonna do with your life? When I was your age, I did this, I did that. What are we gonna do with you? I mean, if you knew how ashamed it makes me feel...