CLIFFORD
I think it would be tough for someone to live with that. Very few guys could live with something like that on their conscience.

JUDAH
People carry awful deeds around with them. What do you expect him to do? Turn himself in? I mean, this is reality. And in reality, we rationalize, we deny, or we couldn’t go on living.

CLIFFORD
Here’s what I would do. I would have him turn himself in, ‘cause then, you see, then your story assumes tragic proportions because in the absence of a God or something he is forced to assume that responsibility himself. Then you have tragedy.

JUDAH
But that’s fiction. That’s movies. You’ve seen too many movies. I’m not talking about reality. I mean, if you want a happy ending, you should go see a Hollywood movie.

# posted by Gerry Canavan @ 7:15 PM  |