Mulholland Drive

[at Club Silencio] No hay banda! There is no band. Il n'est pas de orquestra! This is all a tape-recording. No hay banda! And yet, we hear a band. If we want to hear a clarinette, listen. … It's all a tape. It is an illusion.

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Silencio …

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Dan: I just wanted to come here. Herb: To Winkie's? Dan: This Winkie's. Herb: Okay, why this Winkie's? Dan: It's kind of embarrassing. Herb: Go ahead. Dan: I had a dream about this place. Herb: [slightly incredulous] Oh, boy. Dan: See what I mean? Herb: Okay, so you had a dream about this place. Tell me. Dan: Well, it's the second one I've had, but they're both the same. They start out that I'm in here, but it's not day or night. It's kind of half-night, you know? But it looks just like this. Except for the light. And I'm scared, like, I can't tell you. Of all people, you're standing right over there. By that counter. You're in both dreams, and you're scared. I get even more frightened when I see how afraid you are, and...then I realize what it is. There's a man, in back of this place. He's the one who's doing it. I can see him through the wall. I can see his face... I hope that I never see that face, ever, outside of a dream. That's it. Herb: So you came to see if he's out there. Dan:

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Cynthia: Do you know somebody called "the Cowboy"? Adam Kesher: The Cowboy? Cynthia: Yeah, the Cowboy. This guy, the Cowboy, wants to see you. Jason said he thought it'd be a good idea. Adam Kesher: Oh, Jason thought it'd be a good idea for me to see the Cowboy. Well, should I wear my ten-gallon hat and my six-shooters?

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Cowboy: Howdy. Adam Kesher: Howdy to you. Cowboy: Beautiful evening. Adam Kesher: Yeah. Cowboy: Sure wanna thank you for coming all the way up here to see me from that nice little hotel downtown. Adam Kesher: No problem. What's on your mind? Cowboy: Well, now. Here's a man who wants to get right down to it. Kind of anxious to get to it, are you?

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Cowboy: A man's attitude... a man's attitude goes some ways, the way his life will be. Is that something you might agree with? Adam Kesher: Sure. Cowboy: Now, did you answer because that's what you thought I wanted to hear, or did you think about what I said and answer 'cause you truly believe that to be right? Adam Kesher: I agree with what you said, truly. Cowboy: What'd I say? Adam Kesher: That a man's attitude determines to a large extent how his life will be. Cowboy: So since you agree, you must be a person who does not care about the good life. Adam Kesher: How's that? Cowboy: Well, stop for a little second and think about it. Can you do that for me? Adam Kesher: [laughs] Okay, I'm thinking. Cowboy: ...No, you're not thinking. You're too busy being a smart-aleck to be thinking. Now, I want you to think and stop being a smart-aleck. Can you try that for me?

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