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Cecil Parkes: You must play as if there's no tomorrow. Isaac Stern: America. You know, land of the free, home of the brave. You know, Mickey Mouse. Gillian: Your first concert in years and you wear odd shoes. Peter Helfgott: I’m your father and this is your family!

Dialogue

Cecil Parkes: The page! For God's sake, the notes! Peter Helfgott: I'm sorry sir, I keep forgetting the notes. Cecil Parkes: Will it be asking too much to learn them first?

Dialogue

David: Would you marry me? Gillian: Well, it wouldn't be very practical, David. David: Practical? No, of course not. Of course not. But then neither am I, Gillian. Neither am I. I'm not very practical at all. Sylvia: You'll miss the plane! Gillian: It's sweet of you, David. I don't know what to say. David: The stars, Gillian darling! Ask the stars!

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Peter: Religion is nonsense. Ben Rosen: It's also a gold mine if you know where to dig.

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Cecil Parkes: Rachmaninov? Are you sure? David: Kind of. I'm not really sure about anything. Cecil Parkes: The Rach 3. It's monumental. David: It's a mountain. The hardest piece you could ever play. Cecil Parkes: No one's ever been mad enough to attempt the Rach Three. David: Am I mad enough, professor? Am I?

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Gillian: How do you feel? David: I'm shocked, stunned and amazed.

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David: It's a tough game, isn't it Roger? Roger: It's a bloodsport.