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| Dani Reese: (played by Sarah Shahi) |
"Grown men in wigs and makeup ... pretending to be other grown men in wigs and makeup." |
| Charlie Crews: (played by Damian Lewis) |
"The Buddha said we live our lives pretending to be someone else." |
| Dani Reese: | "Oh, he said that, did he?" |
| Charlie Crews: | "Who did the Buddha pretend to be? He was the Buddha." |
| Dani Reese: | [looks at Crews] |
| Charlie Crews: | "Okay, I know you're pretty sure you're not pretending to be someone else, but maybe, Reese, maybe you're pretending to be yourself." |
| Dani Reese: | "How could I pretend to be myself?" |
| Charlie Crews: | "Maybe the Buddha was pretending to be the Buddha. That makes sense." |
-- from the NBC police procedural, Life, episode "Mirror Ball" (originally broadcast 2009-02-11), written by Rand Ravich and directed by Frederick King Keller