a selection of dialogue prompts from the movie dreamcatcher (2003). feel free to change pronouns / details as needed.
‘how could you know this?’
‘you weren’t there. how could you know what happened? how?’
‘you weren’t even there that day.’
‘this probably won’t work.’
‘same shit, different day.’
‘i looked away for one second. then i heard a thump. what happened?’
‘i gotta tell you something weird.’
‘maybe there’s more to the story we don’t get yet.’
‘come on. eat it. eat it.’
‘piss off. that’s your final warning.’
‘i’m trembling with fear.’
‘you won’t tell anybody anything because you’ll be dead.’
‘easy. you’re okay. you’re all right.’
‘i’m lost. i’ve been lost in the woods since yesterday.’
‘let’s get you inside. get you warm.’
‘i didn’t think i’d make it.’
‘you saved me, that’s for sure.’
‘i’ve had enough nightmares.’
‘thanks. you’re a real comfort.’
‘here you go, buddy. that will fix you up.’
‘know what i think? i think you need to lie down and take you a little nap.’
‘i’m just tired, that’s all.’
‘thank you for taking me in.’
‘peanut butter calms me down.’
‘can’t a man have privacy?’
‘where are you bleeding from?’
‘i'm not positive i wanna go in there.’
‘i don’t want to see this!’
‘can you hear me? i think he’s dead.’
‘you killed him, you fuck!’
‘do you like that theory, bucko?’
‘i think we’re on the same page.’
‘sometimes i wonder about my judgment.’
‘now answer me one question and you can boogie out of here. but you have to answer honestly.’
‘can you raise your hand and tell me honestly that you know this for a fact?’
‘swear on it. scout’s honor.’
‘i lost my temper there.’
‘luckily for me, there’s one bit of good news in this blizzard of bullshit. i have you.’
‘it’s my last dance. from now on, you will lead the band.’
‘he gave it to me. and now i’m giving it to you.’
‘here you come to save the day!’
‘why are you letting me live?’
‘we’re going to take a little journey.’
‘i know what that expression means.’
‘someone told you about me. who told you about me?’
'i don’t understand it. but i’m sure I’ll figure it out soon.'
'you’re too messed up to know what you’re saying.'
'my, my. that is a gift. who taught you that?'
'you’re gonna be a big help.'
'show’s over. let me in.'
'i’m sure the answers are here. it’ll just take me a while to find them.'
'it’s the polite thing to do.'
'we’ll save the world some other time.'
'this is completely crazy.'
'this gives you an idea what we’re up against.'
'i’m here to kick some ass! are you with me?'
'damn, look at the size of that.'
'i’ll show you things you’ll wish you’d never seen.'
'how long we gotta be here?'
'you were excellent out there. it made me feel very proud.'
'i must be getting too old for this shit.'
'i’ll do it. i’ll do it because it needs to be done.'
'we don’t have time to screw around.'
'sometimes we have to kill, but our real job is to save lives.'
'you’ll save these people.'
'whatever you say, boss.'
'i’m here. where i’ve been put. a prisoner on my own damn property.'
'you almost ran me down.'
'that’s some gun. can i have a look?'
'now, go save the world.'
'i don’t think i got to say before how much i respect the work you’ve done.'
'we may not agree on all the strategic initiatives, but we do agree on this: i’m past it. burned out.'
'you’re making yourself at home.'
'oh, don’t like that, do you?'
'punch it, dude. don’t be a pussy.'
'i knew you’d come. i knew you wouldn’t let me die.'
'i think i’m gonna have to shoot you.'
'tell me something only we would know.'