Match Point

Chris Wilton:
The man who said "I'd rather be lucky than good" saw deeply into life. People are afraid to face how great a part of life is dependent on luck. It's scary to think so much is out of one's control. There are moments in a match when the ball hits the top of the net, and for a split second, it can either go forward or fall back. With a little luck, it goes forward, and you win. Or maybe it doesn't, and you lose.

Chris Wilton:
You can learn to push the guilt under the rug and go on. Otherwise, it overwhelms you.

Chris Wilton:
The innocent are sometimes slain to make way for grander schemes. You were collateral damage.

Chris Wilton:
Sophocles said, that to never have been born may be the greatest boon of all.

Christopher "Chris" Wilton:
So, what's a beautiful young American doing mingling among the British upper class?

Nola Rice:
Has anyone told you you play an aggressive game?

Christopher "Chris" Wilton:
Has anyone told you you have very sensual lips?

Nola Rice:
Extremely aggressive.

Christopher "Chris" Wilton:
I'm competitive.

Nola:
Men seem to think I'd be somebody very special.

Wilton:
And are you?

Nola:
Well, no one's ever asked for their money back.

Chloe Hewett Wilton:
Chris's dad was a bit of a religious fanatic.

Christopher "Chris" Wilton:
After he lost both his legs, he found Jesus.

Tom Hewett:
God... Sorry, but it just doesn't seem like a fair trade.

Detective Banner:
[Holds up Nola's diary] Have you seen this before?

Christopher "Chris" Wilton:
No.

Detective Banner:
Were you aware that Nola Rice kept a diary?

Christopher "Chris Wilton:
[defeated] No.

Detective Banner:
Do you still claim that the last time you saw Nola Rice was at the Tate Modem over a year ago?

Christopher "Chris" Wilton:
Look, you can't blame me for trying to hide the fact that I had an affair with her. I know that it's not the most honorable thing to cheat on your wife, but that does not make me a murderer!

There are no little secrets.

[last lines, as the Hewett family gathers around Chris and Chloe's newborn baby]

Alec Hewett:
To Terrance.

Eleanor Hewett, Chloe Hewett Wilton, Heather:
To Terrance.

Alec Hewett:
And all that sail on him.

Chris Wilton:
It would be fitting if I were apprehended... and punished. At least there would be some small sign of justice - some small measure of hope for the possibility of meaning.