Poupi Kakas Quotes in My Life in Ruins (2009)

Georgia: [walking with Poupi as the tour shops for souvenirs] Standing in the middle of culture and history and they want a fifty-fifity poly/cotton blend T-shirt with a picture of a Trojan horse. Why am I spending my life showing tourists gorgeous ancient ruins they care nothing about? And Pangloss Tours pays lousy. They book the worst hotel rooms. I don't have any friends here. I actually don't know anybody. Really, I haven't had sex in forever.

Poupi Kakas: Forever is a long time.

Georgia: Yeah.

[stops]

Georgia: You speak English?

Poupi Kakas: [smiling] Yes.

Georgia: [as he's holding her] So I just wanted to tell you... You're such a nice guy. And I'm... Okay, look. This can't happen.

Poupi Kakas: But it must. You said you haven't made love in forever.

Georgia: Yeah, when I thought you didn't speak English. You know what? I've decided I'm leaving Greece, because this whole moving here was an experiment to be brave and spontaneous, and... Okay. You know, this whole impulsive and crazy and you know, jump into a thing, thing?

Poupi Kakas: Georgia?

Georgia: Yeah?

Poupi Kakas: Your butt is too small.

Georgia: [as she turns to kiss him] Oh, that did it.

Georgia: [as they pack the bus] Poupi, do you know if a close beach?

Poupi Kakas: [smiling] Of course.

Georgia: And do you have any 16-year-old handsome nephews?

Poupi Kakas: Of course.

Georgia: Good. Will you call him for me.

[starts walking away]

Poupi Kakas: Hey, wait.

[stopping her]

Georgia: Yes.

Poupi Kakas: Why?

Georgia: [coyly] I like to keep my options open.

Georgia: You must think I'm crazy.

Poupi Kakas: Yes.

Georgia: Fair enough. Why would not tell me?

Poupi Kakas: I thought you needed to talk. I have three sisters, so talk.

Georgia: Do you ever question what you're doing with your life?

Poupi Kakas: No.

Georgia: What?

Poupi Kakas: Talk more about the no sex.

Georgia: I'm good. Thanks.

Poupi Kakas: You don't question? Come on. Greece is the land of philosophers.

Georgia: Yes, but that is their job.

Poupi Kakas: My job is to drive the bus. You know it pays better.

Georgia: Come on. You don't have a life plan?

Poupi Kakas: How do you plan life?

Georgia: What?

Poupi Kakas: Come on, we'll get some coffee and you can talk.

Georgia: What? We're working.

Poupi Kakas: Everyone should take the time for a coffee.

Georgia: That is the typical Greek mentality.

Poupi Kakas: What was his name?

Georgia: Who?

Poupi Kakas: it's over, some women cut their hair. Some women run away to Greece. So...

Georgia: I did not move to Greece because of some man. Why? Who'd you shave for?

Georgia: Sorry about your bus.

Poupi Kakas: You distracted me. I could have killed you. All of us.

Georgia: I was just trying to have fun.

Georgia: Where did you learn English?

Poupi Kakas: I rode my motorcycle across England.

Georgia: Of course.