- [Phil Parish rebukes Joe McGill because he has fluffed his lines yet again]
- Phil Parish - Director: You had *two* lines to do, Mr McGill. Two! And you couldn't.
- Joe McGill: It was the thirteenth take.
- Phil Parish - Director: Do you know why you couldn't, Mr McGill? Because you're no bloody good. And *that's* why you're an extra. A stupid, lousy extra!
- Joe McGill: You don't know that I'm stupid - no good at anything. You've only really met me today. I might be very good, for all you know.
- Phil Parish - Director: Mr MrGill, you had *one* important thing to do - and you couldn't.
- Joe McGill: That's not real life, lad. That's pretend. We're *all* pretending. *You're* pretending, the whole damn-fool play's pretending.
- [pause]
- Phil Parish - Director: Real life is how well you pretend, isn't it, sir?
- [Joe McGill looks sheepish and crestfallen]