#getting on

Jared Harris (with Clive Francis and Serena Evans) in Getting On by Alan Bennett, 1990.

every time i see this guy i’m having a great time and i just found out his name is Mel Rodríguez !!

i first saw him in The Last Man on Earth and i love him in Getting On

‘i did think about that, but then i thought it might just be a patient that had pissed themselves.’

‘can you get your coat off and come and give us a hand?’

‘it’s a very fancy bed, isn’t it?

‘it can’t be that difficult.’

‘you’re going to squash her.’

‘you’ve given it so many mixed messages.’

‘how can i give a machine mixed messages?’

‘he likes me cuddly for sex, obvious.’

‘it’s just, you know. i’m trying to be a responsible human being.’

‘sorry, i had to navigate my way around the M25.’

‘you should never leave things in an unattended car.’

‘can’t we just set fire to them?’

‘i know that your parents are very disappointed.’

‘i do have some exciting news.’

‘it’s going to be pretty radical stuff.’

‘does anybody know how to work these things?’

‘is that you or the machine?’

‘you’re not going to bite, are you? no, she’s not going to. she’s promised.’

‘i dropped my mobile down the toilet once, and that was fine.’

‘would either of you like a cake?’

‘i’ll just, um. blend into the wallpaper.’

i hope you’re not going to watch my bottom.’

‘i love cultural diversity.’

‘he is looking at your bum, you know.’

‘he’s gay.’

‘i’m married.’

‘he doesn’t want me to work any more.’

‘are you sure you want to give up your independence?’

‘i can even indulge in a little bit more butter.’

‘that woman is completely wasting our time.’

‘i don’t want to be a nuisance.’

‘i just wanted to make sure you’ve got an appropriate allocation of linen.’

‘just going to take some blood from you.’

‘just relax for me, just relax.’

‘you’re getting too worked up.’

‘is that coffee?’

‘we’ve got a broken bed and a locked door.’

‘thank you for your honesty, at least.’

‘i’m going to be a mum.’

‘i actually wouldn’t mind getting off.’

‘am i forgiven?’

‘i’ve got you some free croissants.’

‘if you smell burning, just press that button on the left-hand side.’

‘they haven’t exactly made it easy for us, have they?’

‘i’ll look out for anyone in a suit.’

‘okay, i’ll look out for anyone in any clothes at all.’

‘i do feel very vulnerable.’

‘men are very threatened by a mature woman.’

‘but i’m always nice to everyone!’

‘i can’t afford to get married.’

‘you know you’re not allowed to have coffee.’

‘she had 12 cups yesterday.’

‘i think that sounds more like a tripe-and-onion seller than a lap dancer.’

‘you hardly need to work as a lap dancer, do you?’

‘i am sick of working with these volunteers.’

‘i’m just really knackered today.’

‘it’s just i can’t help you because of my condition.’

‘i only make nasty cups of tea.’

‘i’ve got five empty bedrooms in my house.’

‘i just feel like i haven’t really helped.’

‘i had to clear up some wee.’

‘they’re called ‘stop using it, you loser’.’

‘how are we supposed to be able to tell the difference between the two yellows?’

‘i’m just feeling queasy, that’s all.’

‘you’re an accomplice.’

‘what i’m saying is that nobody has actually ever found anything wrong with her with any of these tests.’

‘cascading down to bonjour for a hot chocolate, are you?’

‘i just need to get a breath of fresh air or something.’

‘did you know that a new potato is half the calories of an ordinary potato?’

‘i liquidised a crunchie, once. it was lovely.’

‘my doctorate is in robotics and intelligent machines.’

‘maybe someone with a cold licked it.’

‘you scratch my back, and i’ll scratch yours.’

‘want a finger?’

‘i’ve spent my bloody life pleasing other people.’

‘i hope you like cat food, because that’s all any of us will be able to afford when we retire.’

‘can i have two sugars, actually? i might need the energy.’

‘she’s a sort of medieval vampire queen that used to kill virgins and drink their blood.’

‘is it really the right day for you to give up smoking?’

‘it’s handy, latin, ‘cause it means the patient’s got no idea what you’re saying.’

‘it’s a very premature fridge.’

‘i’ve given up smoking, so i’m not in a bloody great mood to be honest.’

‘i have great faith in her tomake the right decision.’

‘it’s clumsy and adolescent.’

‘why don’t we see if we can turn this into a positive?”

‘i just wanted to say sorry, actually, because i’ve been very irritable today.’

‘it wasn’t really a relationship, i suppose. it was more of one night.’

The reasons I need this are: I’m bisexual and I’m sad. Read about Damen/Laurent/Jokaste would both feed my bisexuality and decrease my crippling depression.