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"Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? Younger, more beautiful, more perfect. One single injection unlocks your DNA, starting a new cellular division, that will release another version of yourself. This is the Substance. You are the matrix. Everything comes from you. Everything is you. This is simply a better version of yourself. You just have to share. One week for one and one week for the other. A perfect balance of seven days each. The one and only thing not to forget: You. Are. One. You can't escape from yourself."
"What has been used on one side, is lost on the other side. There's no going back."
"[watching Sue dismiss her career on a TV interview] Jurassic Fitness? I'll fucking show you. You wanna see some Jurassic Fitness? You want it? Come on, come get your fucking Jurassic Fitness!"
"[to lifeless Sue] You're the only part of me I don't hate."
"There's been a slight misuse of the Substance."
"Hi everybody. I'm Sue. And it's time to Pump It Up!"
"[to Elisabeth] I won't be out late, so just wait for me. Don't eat too fast."
"[in a panic] I need a better version of myself. Please give me a better version of myself, please! Please! Come on!"
"I'm so happy to be with you tonight. I've missed you all so much..."
"[on the phone in the bathroom] I don't care if I see every fucking young girl in this fucking town in the next few weeks. Look, I made it simple. We need her young. We need her hot. We need her now. How the old bitch has been able to stick around for this long, that's the fucking mystery to me. Oh, Oscar winner, my ass. When was that back in the 30s? What, for King Kong? [laughs] No, I don't give a fuck what we promised her. This is network TV, not a fucking charity. Find me someone new. NOW! Hey, did you know that a woman's fertility starts to decrease by the age of 25? How old is Jennifer? Ha ha. You better get busy. [laughs as he walks out]"
"[to Sue] Gorgeous. With a pure heart. People are gonna love that!"
"[to the shareholders, about Sue] You will not be disappointed. She's my most beautiful creation. I have shaped her for success."
"Sue! These are the Shareholders, they are dying to meet you! Is everything okay? So SMILE! That's what we want tonight! Pretty girls should always SMILE!"
"Fred: You haven't changed a bit! You're still the most beautiful girl in the whole wide world!"
"Casting Director: Too bad her boobs aren't in the middle of her face instead of that nose!"
"Oliver: I am actually quite handy if you ever need me to be an aid. I have got a big hammer, you know what I mean!"
"Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself?"
"If you follow the instructions, what could go wrong?"
"It'll change your life."
"You have to control yourself."
"Demi Moore - Elisabeth Sparkle"
"Margaret Qualley - Sue"
"Dennis Quaid - Harvey"
"Edward Hamilton Clark - Fred"
"Gore Abrams - Oliver"
"Oscar Lesage - Troy"
"Christian Erickson - man at diner"
"Robin Greer - nurse"
"Tom Morton - doctor"
"Hugo Diego Garcia - Diego, boyfriend"
"Yann Bean - The Substance voice"
Young though he was, his radiant energy produced such an impression of absolute reliability that Hedgewar made him the first sarkaryavah, or general secretary, of the RSS.
- Gopal Mukund Huddar
Largely because of the influence of communists in London, Huddar's conversion into an enthusiastic supporter of the fight against fascism was quick and smooth. The ease with which he crossed from one worldview to another betrays the fact that he had not properly understood the world he had grown in.
Huddar would have been 101 now had he been alive. But then centenaries are not celebrated only to register how old so and so would have been and when. They are usually celebrated to explore how much poorer our lives are without them. Maharashtrian public life is poorer without him. It is poorer for not having made the effort to recall an extraordinary life.
I regret I was not there to listen to Balaji Huddar's speech [...] No matter how many times you listen to him, his speeches are so delightful that you feel like listening to them again and again.
By the time he came out of Franco's prison, Huddar had relinquished many of his old ideas. He displayed a worldview completely different from that of the RSS, even though he continued to remain deferential to Hedgewar and maintained a personal relationship with him.