The Lives of Others Quote
[ Wiesler enters the elevator at his apartment building. A young boy with a ball joins him ]
Junge mit Ball : Are you really with the Stasi?
Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler : Do you even know what the Stasi is?
Junge mit Ball : Yes. They're bad men who put people in prison, says my dad.
Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler : I see. What is the name of your... [ pauses ]
Junge mit Ball : My what?
Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler : [ thinks for a few more seconds ] Ball. What's the name of your ball?
Junge mit Ball : You're funny. Balls don't have names.
Junge mit Ball : Are you really with the Stasi?
Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler : Do you even know what the Stasi is?
Junge mit Ball : Yes. They're bad men who put people in prison, says my dad.
Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler : I see. What is the name of your... [ pauses ]
Junge mit Ball : My what?
Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler : [ thinks for a few more seconds ] Ball. What's the name of your ball?
Junge mit Ball : You're funny. Balls don't have names.
Movie: The Lives of Others
