He used to say that artists used lies to tell the truth, while politicians used them to cover the truth up.
— Evey Hammond (Natalie Portman)
7 seconds sound clip from the V for Vendetta movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:41:10 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- We all did what we had to do. And in those circumstances, we did the best we could.
- That's all I have to say about that.
- My father was a writer. You would have liked him.
- He always told the best stories. Until my brother died.
- That was when everything changed.
- My brother was one of the students at St. Mary's.
- After he died, my parents became political.
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