A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Jennifer Connelly: Alicia Nash

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• Alicia : How big is the universe?

  Nash : Infinite.

  Alicia : How do you know?

  Nash : I know because all the data indicates it's infinite.

  Alicia : But it hasn't been proven yet.

  Nash : No.

  Alicia : You haven't seen it.

  Nash : No.

  Alicia : How do you know for sure?

  Nash : I don't, I just believe it.

  Alicia : It's the same with love I guess.

• Nash : You once said that God must be a painter because he gave us so many colors.

  Alicia : I didn't think you were listening...

  Nash : I was listening.

• Alicia : I need to believe, that something extraordinary is possible.

• Nash : Alicia, does our relationship warrant long-term commitment? I need some kind of proof, some kind of verifiable, empirical data.

  Alicia : I'm sorry, just give me a moment to redefine my girlish notions of romance.

• Alicia : [about the stars]  I once tried to count them all. I, actually, made it to 4,348.

  Nash : You are exceptionally odd.

  Alicia : I bet you're very popular with the girls.

• Alicia : The problem you left on the board, I solved it.

  John Nash : No, you didn't.

  Alicia : You didn't even look!

  John Nash : I never said the vector fields were rational functions... Your solution is elegant, though ultimately incorrect.

• Alicia : I was wondering Professor Nash, if I could take you to dinner?

  [he hesitates] 

  Alicia : You do eat, don't you?

• Alicia : God must be a painter. Why else would we have so many colors?

• Alicia : You want to know what's real? This...

  [putting her hand on his heart and his hand on her face] 

  Alicia : ... this is real.

• Alicia : It's called "life," John. Activities available; just add meaning.

• John Nash : And then, on the way home, Charles was there again. Sometimes I miss talking to him. Maybe Rosen is right. Maybe I have to think about going back to the hospital.

  Alicia Nash : Maybe try again tomorrow.

• Alicia : What you don't know... is if I want to marry you.

• Alicia : Who are you talking too?

  Nash : The Garbageman

  Alicia : Garbagemen don't come at night.

  Nash : [Hearing the Garbageman outside]  Guess around here, they do.

• Bender : What did the doctor say?

  Sol : Is he sick?

  Alicia : I don't know. I want to see what John's been working on.

  Sol : Alicia, you know you can't go in his office.

  Bender : You know it's classified, Alicia.

  [Alicia keeps going] 

  Bender : Stop!

  [as Bender tries to stop her, she turns around and slaps him] 

• Alicia : I think often what I feel... is obligation. Or guilt over wanting to leave. Rage against John, against God and- But... then I look at him... and I force myself to see the man that I married. And he becomes that man. He's transformed into someone that I love. And I'm transformed into someone who loves him. It's not all the time, but... it's enough.