Rarely do I quote the wisdom of famous people in my daily life.  And I absolutely never quote movie characters.  It’s not my style.  I talk about fictional characters with fellow movie enthusiasts, maybe even celebrate a great line, but always with a knowing wink.  Never would I recite seriously the wisdom of a character.

Except for this one time.

Not surprisingly, it was when I was enjoying a few drinks with friends.  Soon we broke open a bottle of bubbly.  Feeling particularly spunky, and thinking it somehow apt, I raised my glass and unleashed my profound wisdom upon my unsuspecting friends:

“Champagne for my real friends. And real pain for my sham friends.”

I had seen 25th Hour the previous month.  In the movie this toast had come off so very smooth.

“Champagne for my real friends. . . And real pain for my sham friends.”

Of course, it takes an Edward Norton, in a Spike Lee joint, to make this sound cool.

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