Before Sunset
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Before Sunset is a 2004 American romantic drama film directed by Richard Linklater, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, from a story by Linklater and Kim Krizan. It is the first film by Warner Independent Pictures. The sequel to Before Sunrise (1995) and the second installment in the Before trilogy, Before Sunset follows Jesse (Hawke) and Céline (Delpy) as they reunite ni
"Maybe what Im saying is the world might be evolving the way a person evolves. Right? Like, me for example. Am I getting worse? Am I improving? I dont know. When I was younger, I was healthier, but I was whacked with insecurity. Now Im older and my problems are deeper, but Im more equipped to handle them."
Before Sunset"Im designed to feel slightly dissatisfied."
Before Sunset"I have this idea of my best self, and I wanted to pursue that even if it might have been overriding my honest self."
Before Sunset"Maybe its just a sense of entitlement. You know, like whenever you feel like you deserve that new pair of shoes. Its OK to want things as long as you dont get pissed off if you dont get em. Right?"
Before Sunset"Lifes hard. Its supposed to be. If we didnt suffer, we wouldnt learn a thing."
Before Sunset"You realize that most of the people that you meet are trying to get somewhere better, theyre trying to make a little bit more cash, trying to get a little more respect, have more people admire them. Its just exhausting."
Before Sunset"I dont have any permanent place here. You know, in eternity, or whatever. And the more I think that, I cant go through life saying that this is no big deal. I mean, this is it! This is actually happening. What do you think is interesting, what do you think is funny, what do you think is important? You know, every day is our last."
Before Sunset"What is love, if its not respect, trust, admiration? And I felt all those things. So cut to the present tense: I feel like Im running a small nursery with somebody I used to date."
Before Sunset"I feel like if someone were to touch me, Id dissolve into molecules."
Before Sunset"Were just living in a pretense of a marriage responsibility, and all these ideas of how people are supposed to live."
Before Sunset"Theres gotta be something more to love than commitment."
Before Sunset"They enjoy the goal but not the process. But the reality of it is that the true work of improving things is in the little achievements of the day."
Before Sunset
