Bob Diamond Quotes in Defending Your Life (1991)

Bob Diamond: Did we ever stop to think that this young boy had a bond with his father? I don't think it had anything to do with the friend. I just think Daniel couldn't lie to his dad. That's all.

Lena Foster: You're nodding, Mr. Miller. Does that mean you agree with Mr. Diamond?

Daniel Miller: Oh, yes. I had a bond with my father. I pretty much never lied to him.

Lena Foster: You never lied to your father? Would you like me to show you at least 500 examples?

Daniel Miller: I said "pretty much" never lied. I didn't say I never, ever lied. You have to lie sometimes... in an emergency. But, ah, it doesn't mean the bond is affected. If you've got the bond the bond is always there, and if you have to lie occasionally you're not going to interfere with the bond. You know, the bond can wait for a little lie and... in the end it's there for you. You know, sometimes in the middle of a lie I found that the bond would kick in... maybe squeeze a little truth out.

Bob Diamond: Psst, wrap it up.

Daniel Miller: I'm through.

Bob Diamond: For example, I use forty-eight percent of my brain. Do you know how much you use?

Daniel Miller: Forty... seven?

Bob Diamond: [laughs] Three.

Daniel Miller: Where were you? I'm just curious.

Bob Diamond: I'd tell you, but you wouldn't understand.

Daniel Miller: Don't treat me like a moron. Try me.

Bob Diamond: I was trapped near the inner circle of thought.

Daniel Miller: I don't understand.

Bob Diamond: I told you...

Bob Diamond: Being from Earth, as you are, and using as little of your brain as you do, your life has pretty much been devoted to dealing with fear.

Daniel Miller: It has?

Bob Diamond: Well everybody on Earth deals with fear - that's what little brains do.

Bob Diamond: ...Fear is like a giant fog. It sits on your brain and blocks everything - real feelings, true happiness, real joy. They can't get through that fog. But you lift it, and buddy, you're in for the ride of your life.

Daniel Miller: God... my three percent is swimming.

[Daniel nearly slips and falls off the eighth tram attempting to embrace Julia]

Julia: Hold on! Hold on. Just please hold on. Hold on.

Daniel Miller: I love you.

Julia: I love you.

[Daniel bangs on the doors, not knowing he's being watched by Bob, Lena, and the two judges at the Judgement Center]

Daniel Miller: [Screams to the driver] Open this up! Damnit, open it up!

Julia: Please, open the door!

Daniel Miller: Julia, wait for me! Wait for me!

Bob Diamond: [to Lena] Brave enough for you?

[Lena is convinced that Daniel has conquered his fears]

Julia: Please, open the door! Please!

Daniel Miller: Julia! Julia!

[Daniel's female judge, also convinced, whispers to her male judge to let Daniel move forward]

Daniel's judge: Let him go.

[the doors successfully open and both Daniel and Julia embrace in their arms and has a passionate kiss; the passengers applaud for his bravery as the film ends]

Daniel Miller: Is this Heaven?

Bob Diamond: No, it isn't Heaven.

Daniel Miller: Is it Hell?

Bob Diamond: Nope, it isn't Hell either. Actually, there is no Hell. Although I hear Los Angeles is getting pretty close.

[two judges come in the trial room]

Lena Foster: Morning.

Daniel's judge: Good morning.

Daniel's judge: Good morning.

Bob Diamond: Good morning.

Daniel Miller: Good morning.

[Bob Diamond signals Daniel to be seated]

Daniel's judge: Mr. Miller, I'm sure your defender has explained all of the basics to you, but let me just say. Even though this feels like a trial, it really isn't. It's just a process that helps us decide, and as inperfect as it may be, we think it works quite well.

Daniel's judge: What you're going to see on this screen, Mr. Miller, will look and feel so real to you you might be a little uneasy at first. But just relax. After a while, I think it will become pleasurable to you. They tell me it feels something like 3-D.

[female judge chuckles]

Daniel's judge: Any questions, Mr. Miller?

[Daniel shakes his head "No"]

Daniel's judge: Ms. Foster, you may begin.

Lena Foster: Thank you, your honors. Over the course of the following four days, I will attempt to show that Daniel Miller, while he's a quality human being, is still held back by the fears that plague him lifetime after lifetime. I believe that I can show, without a shadow of a doubt, that he must once again be returned to Earth to wrok on his problem. May we begin in childhood, please? Could we go to 11419?

Daniel's judge: By the way, Mr. Miller, that signifies you're 11 years, four months, and 19 days old. Is that clear?

Daniel Miller: I think so.

Bob Diamond: There was one person you were really cheap with. Over and over again. I wish you'd been more generous with him.

Daniel Miller: Who?

Bob Diamond: You.

Bob Diamond: They can make a mistake. You shouldn't let others get to you like this. Just follow what's in here.

[points to his heart]

Daniel Miller: [Daniel nods in agreement]

Bob Diamond: Don't worry, and don't kick yourself forever. Just take the opportunities when they come.

[Daniel and Bob are at a garden restaurant; Daniel is enjoying a chicken lunch platter]

Bob Diamond: We have about 400,000 residents here. We service half of the United States dead. That's about 2,500 people a day.

Daniel Miller: Do children come here?

Bob Diamond: Children don't have to defend themselves. When a child is taken, they automatically move forward. Isn't that nice?

Daniel Miller: What about teenagers?

Bob Diamond: Too much trouble. They go elsewhere. We tried for a while, but they damage the tupas. Too rowdy. What about your chicken? How do you like it?

Daniel Miller: Oh, delicious!

Bob Diamond: Yeah.

[Bob is eating a meatloaf-like substance]

Bob Diamond: Mmm!

Daniel Miller: [curious] What are you eating?

Bob Diamond: You wouldn't like this. Ha-ha-ha.

Daniel Miller: What is it? What's it taste like?

Bob Diamond: You're curious, aren't ya? Good. I like that about you. You wanna try?

Daniel Miller: Yeah. It looks so weird.

[Daniel tries the substance, but has a terrible taste; Daniel gags and chokes; Bob laughs]

Daniel Miller: Oh, my God!

Bob Diamond: A little like horseshit, huh?

[Daniel nods as he spits it out]

Bob Diamond: As you get smarter, you begin to manipulate your senses. This tastes much different to me than it is to you.

Daniel Miller: Eww! This is what smart people eat?

Bob Diamond: When you use more than 5 percent of your brain, you don't want to be on earth; believe me.