A small mask with one rough black half and one smooth pink half.

Original artwork, not a still

Roxanne

There are two of you, don't you see? One that kills... and one that loves.

— Apocalypse Now • 1979

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker tells someone that there are two sides to them, one that kills and one that loves. It's an observation about inner division, suggesting a person can hold violence and tenderness together and that both belong to the same self.

Context reviewed

Share this quote