Closed Circuit (2013)
Rebecca Hall: Claudia Simmons-Howe
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Quotes
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Claudia Simmons-Howe : [referring to Martin Rose's son] How old is he now?
Martin Rose : Old enough to know how much I fucked up his life. In so many ways, you were the worst thing that ever happened to me.
Claudia Simmons-Howe : [smiling] Oh? You are undoubtedly the worst thing that ever happened to me.
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Claudia Simmons-Howe : What if they get us before he gets to court?
Martin Rose : Well at least we bloody well tried.
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Claudia Simmons-Howe : You broke into my chambers.
Nazrul Sharma : It was open.
Claudia Simmons-Howe : After you unlocked it, I'm sure it was.
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Nazrul Sharma : There are people who really want a conviction here. So if you're ever feeling, uh, bullied or intimidated...
Claudia Simmons-Howe : [interrupting] Oh, I can cope with that, thank you.
Nazrul Sharma : Or threatened.
Claudia Simmons-Howe : Threatened? And what do you mean by that exactly?
Nazrul Sharma : You can give me a call.
Claudia Simmons-Howe : And what will you do?
Nazrul Sharma : Whatever needs to be done, Claudia.
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Claudia Simmons-Howe : I used to do that.
Emir Erdogan : What? Play Medal of Honor?
Claudia Simmons-Howe : No, I used to get angry. Rather than help people who were trying to help me, I'd just say nothing as a way of getting my own back, even though the only person I was really hurting was myself.
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Claudia Simmons-Howe : [dejectedly] We're not strong enough to fight them, are we?
Martin Rose : No.
Claudia Simmons-Howe : There's no good way out of this, is there? There's no... There is no right way out of this.
Martin Rose : No. Sorry, Claudia.
Claudia Simmons-Howe : So how do we do it?
Martin Rose : I'll call them, and tell them that we'll do as we're told.
Claudia Simmons-Howe : [chuckles incredulously] It's that simple?
Martin Rose : Yes, that simple.
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Claudia Simmons-Howe : You blame yourself.
Martin Rose : Mostly.
Claudia Simmons-Howe : Well, that's good. The old Martin Rose would never have accepted the blame for anything.
Martin Rose : I only said "Mostly."
Claudia Simmons-Howe : Well, that's even better 'cause that means the old Martin Rose has not entirely gone.
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Martin Rose : And for the next bit, you tell me that uhm... the law needs men of integrity.
Claudia Simmons-Howe : Yeah, it does. But that doesn't mean that there's also a place for someone like you.