Daily Dialogue — August 26, 2018

“We live in a cynical world. A cynical world. And we work in a business of tough competitors. I love you. You… complete me.”

— Jerry Maguire (1996), written by Cameron Crowe

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Confession.

Trivia: Cameron Crowe wanted his hero, legendary film director Billy Wilder, to play Dicky Fox. Wilder had agreed to think about it, but on the first day of filming, Wilder refused to play the role. So Crowe took Tom Cruise to Wilder’s office to try to convince him, and Wilder still said no. Later, Crowe and Wilder became friends and Crowe wrote a book about Wilder’s life.

Dialogue On Dialogue: One confession — “I love you. You complete me.” — leads to another — “You had me at hello.” I agree with the scene’s out line where one of the women says, “You know, this is the best talking group I’ve ever been in.” Great scene.