Daily Dialogue — May 30, 2019

Iris: God, you’re square.
Travis Bickle: Hey, I’m not square, you’re the one that’s square. You’re full of shit, man. What are you talking about? You walk out with those fuckin’ creeps and low-lifes and degenerates out on the streets and you sell your little pussy for peanuts? For some low-life pimp who stands in the hall? And I’m square? You’re the one that’s square, man. I don’t go screwing with a bunch of killers and junkies like you do. You call that bein’ hip? What world are you from?

— Taxi Driver (1976), written by Paul Schrader

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Diner. Today’s suggestion by @brojohnrusso.

Trivia: The only camera direction that Paul Schrader wrote in the script was the overhead tracking shot after the bloody shoot-out.

Dialogue On Dialogue: There are four diner scenes in Taxi Driver. Two with Travis and a group of other taxi drivers, one with Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) and Betsy (Cybill Shepherd), and this one featuring Iris (Jodi Foster) and Travis. Which means there’s a lot of character and plot development taking place in these type settings.