The Americans (TV Series)
Persona Non Grata (2016)
Matthew Rhys: Philip Jennings
Quotes
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[last lines]
Philip Jennings : I don't want you to see him.
Paige Jennings : That's ridiculous.
Philip Jennings : Don't do this, Paige.
Paige Jennings : Dad.
Philip Jennings : You have no idea. No idea.
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Philip Jennings : Hi.
Stan Beeman : Hey, hey.
[putting his index finger on his lips]
Stan Beeman : So I just got home. Matthew and Paige, I don't think they were just watching football.
Philip Jennings : What?
Stan Beeman : I don't know. It was all like... you know, when I came in.
Philip Jennings : Right.
Stan Beeman : Father of the bride, you're paying. You can use my backyard if you want to.
Philip Jennings : Yeah, good.
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Philip Jennings : Travel agent is pretty much the only job I've ever known. It suited me. I like to travel, see new places, and meet new people. But I mean, you choose a job before you really know if you'll like it, right? I mean, when you're young, you don't know anything. Who you are, what you wanna do, be. You pick something because it fits what you like, what you need. But life changes things, you change, or... Or something. And then one day, you wake up, and you don't wanna go into the office. You don't wanna make arrangements for people you don't know and don't give a shit about. You... You don't wanna do it. You just don't. Every morning... I wake up with this sick feeling in the pit of my stomach.
EST Leader : [pause] Okay. So why don't you quit, find a new job?
Philip Jennings : I can't.
EST Leader : Why not?
Philip Jennings : Because I have commitments. I've made promises.
EST Leader : To who?
Philip Jennings : To... people who trust me and people I love.
EST Leader : And you don't wanna let them down?
Philip Jennings : No.
EST Leader : But it's okay to let yourself down? Do you think your family would no longer love you if you quit? Do you think the world would stop spinning? Because I got news for you. You ain't that important.
