Defending Your Life (1991)

Lillian Lehman: Daniel's Judge

Quotes 

• [two judges come in the trial room] 

  Lena Foster : Morning.

  Daniel's judge : Good morning.

  Daniel's judge : Good morning.

  Bob Diamond : Good morning.

  Daniel Miller : Good morning.

  [Bob Diamond signals Daniel to be seated] 

  Daniel's judge : Mr. Miller, I'm sure your defender has explained all of the basics to you, but let me just say. Even though this feels like a trial, it really isn't. It's just a process that helps us decide, and as inperfect as it may be, we think it works quite well.

  Daniel's judge : What you're going to see on this screen, Mr. Miller, will look and feel so real to you you might be a little uneasy at first. But just relax. After a while, I think it will become pleasurable to you. They tell me it feels something like 3-D.

  [female judge chuckles] 

  Daniel's judge : Any questions, Mr. Miller?

  [Daniel shakes his head "No"] 

  Daniel's judge : Ms. Foster, you may begin.

  Lena Foster : Thank you, your honors. Over the course of the following four days, I will attempt to show that Daniel Miller, while he's a quality human being, is still held back by the fears that plague him lifetime after lifetime. I believe that I can show, without a shadow of a doubt, that he must once again be returned to Earth to wrok on his problem. May we begin in childhood, please? Could we go to 11419?

  Daniel's judge : By the way, Mr. Miller, that signifies you're 11 years, four months, and 19 days old. Is that clear?

  Daniel Miller : I think so.