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Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, and Kerry Fox in Shallow Grave (1994)

Ewan McGregor: Alex Law

Shallow Grave

Ewan McGregor credited as playing...

Alex Law

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  • [Juliet, Alex and David are about to dispose of Hugo's body by rendering it unidentifiable]
  • Juliet Miller: I can't do it.
  • Alex Law: But Juliet, you're a doctor. You kill people every day.
  • Alex Law: [to the Goth girl] When you get up in the morning, how do you decide what shade of black to wear?
  • Master of Ceremonies: Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention please. First of all may I thank you all for coming along tonight and supporting our appeal to raise funds for the sick children's unit.
  • Alex Law: You didn't tell me that this was for children. I hate children. I'd raise money to have the little fuckers put down. I want me money back!
  • Alex Law: So tell me, Cameron, just tell me because I'd like to know, what on earth could make you think that we would want to share a flat like this with someone like you? I mean, my first impression, and they're rarely wrong, is that you have none of the qualities that we normally seek in a prospective flatmate. I'm talking here about things like presence, charisma, style and charm, and I don't think we're asking too much, I don't think we're being unreasonable. Take David here, for instance: a chartered accountant he may be, but at least he tries hard. The point is I don't think you're trying.
  • Alex Law: And if you see I'm dying up there you'll call the police and tell them everything, right?
  • Juliet Miller: Everything.
  • Alex Law: Except that maybe it was his idea in the first place. Now that's important to me. I need to die misunderstood.
  • Alex Law: They went up there alive and came back down dead! Did you notice that? The difference, I mean: alive, dead, dead, alive, that sort of thing? It wasn't difficult to spot. He killed them both.
  • Alex Law: When was the last time you heard these exact words: "You are the sunshine of my life"?
  • Alex Law: God, you two are sensitive! All I'm doing is implying some kind of ugly sordid sexual liaison. I'd be proud of that sort of thing.
  • Alex Law: It's not every day I find a story in my own flat.
  • Juliet Miller: It's not a story, Alex. It's a corpse.
  • Juliet Miller: We're going to dance?
  • Alex Law: Well, it's physical contact, isn't it?
  • Alex Law: I'm so happy I could DIE!
  • Alex Law: Look over there! It's Cameron!
  • Juliet Miller: Who?
  • Alex Law: Cameron. You remember Cameron.
  • Juliet Miller: No, I don't.
  • Alex Law: What's he doing here?
  • Juliet Miller: That's not him.
  • Alex Law: It is. Cameron! Cameron! Come on over here! Come on!
  • Cameron: What?
  • Alex Law: Nothing. We thought you were someone else. Good luck. (Cameron leaves.) I love that guy, but why does he have to follow us around?
  • Juliet Miller: You're frightened.
  • Alex Law: I'm not frightened. I'm a little terrified, maybe.
  • Alex Law: Cameron, what a surprise!
  • Alex Law: I'd like to ask you about your hobbies... Now when you sacrifice a goat and you rip its heart out with your bare hands, do you then summon hellfire? Or do you just send out for a pizza?
  • David Stephens: It's a sick idea Alex. It's sick.
  • Alex Law: Go ahead then, telephone. Telephone the police. Tell them it's a suitcase full of money and you don't want it.
  • Juliet Miller: It's about me and David.
  • Alex Law: Oh, the perfect couple, I should say.
  • Juliet Miller: You mustn't take it so badly.
  • Alex Law: Oh, don't worry. I'd do exactly the same thing, only I don't think I'm his type.
  • Alex Law: Family? Family? Friends? Drugged-up wandering suicidal search of the self fuck-ups don't have families.
  • [Alex is watching TV]
  • Juliet Miller: Have you seen Hugo?
  • Alex Law: No. Any idea which channel he's on?
  • [Alex is complaining about hiding the money in the attic]
  • Alex Law: I don't know why we couldn't just stuff it in a mattress, or under the floorboards like any other human being!
  • Juliet Miller: Stop nagging, Alex.
  • Alex Law: We coulda hid it in the fridge.

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