Exodus (1960)

Martin Miller: Dr. Odenheim

Quotes 

• Dr. Odenheim : Have you time for me, Ari?

  Ari Ben Canaan : Always, Dr. Odenheim. What can I do?

  Dr. Odenheim : [referring to the shipboard hunger strike]  We made a mistake... a bad mistake in letting the children be a part of this. A child's body grows every hour. They need food more than adults. Their blood requires more sugar.

  Ari Ben Canaan : What should we do about it?

  Dr. Odenheim : When a mistake is made, you admit it... you analyze it, and you correct it.

  [starts to look faint] 

  Ari Ben Canaan : [alarmed]  Doctor, don't you feel well?

  Dr. Odenheim : Who cares if an old man feels well?

  [smiles, turns and leaves]