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No... you need to forgive Helen Goff. Life is a harsh sentence to lay down for yourself

Walt Disney:

Have you ever been to Kansas City, Mrs. Travers? Do you know Missouri at all? P.L. Travers:
I can't say I do. Walt Disney:
Well, it's mighty cold there in the winters. Bitter cold. And my dad, Elias Disney, he owned a newspaper delivery route there. A thousand papers, twice daily; a morning and an evening edition. And dad was a tough businessman. He was a "save a penny any way you can" type of fella, so he wouldn't employ delivery boys. No, no, no... he used me and my big brother Roy. I was eight back then, just eight years old. And, like I said, winters are harsh, and Old Elias, he didn't believe in new shoes until the old ones were worn through. And honestly, Mrs. Travers, the snowdrifts, sometimes they were up over my head and we'd push through that snow like it was molasses. The cold and wet seeping through our clothes and our shoes. Skin peeling from our faces. Sometimes I'd find myself sunk down in the snow, just waking up because I must have passed out or something, I don't know. And then it was time for school and I was too cold and wet to figure out equations and things. And then it was back out in the snow again to get home just before dark. Mother would feed us dinner And then it was time to go right back out and do it again for the evening edition. "You'd best be quick there, Walt. You'd better get those newspapers up on that porch and under that storm door. Poppa's gonna lose his temper again and show you the buckle end of his belt, boy." [Travers looks noticeably unsettled by his story] Walt Disney:
I don't tell you this to make you sad, Mrs. Travers. I don't. I love my life, I think it's a miracle. And I loved my dad. He was a wonderful man. But rare is the day when I don't think about that eight-year-old boy delivering newspapers in the snow and old Elias Disney with that strap in his fist. And I am just so tired, Mrs. Travers. I'm tired of remembering it *that* way. Aren't you tired, too, Mrs. Travers? Now we all have our sad tales, buy don't you want to finish the story? Let it all go and have a life that isn't dictated by the past? It's not the children she comes to save. It's their father. It's *your* father... Travers Goff. P.L. Travers:
I don't know what you think you know about me, Walter... Walt Disney:
You must have loved and admired him a lot to take his name. It's him this is all about, isn't it? All of it, everything. Forgiveness, Mrs. Travers, it's what I learned from your books. P.L. Travers:
I don't have to forgive my father. He was a wonderful man. Walt Disney:
No... you need to forgive Helen Goff. Life is a harsh sentence to lay down for yourself

Full Transcript

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Travers Goff
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I don't know what you think you know about me Walter
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You must have loved and admired him a lot to take his name
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I
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It's him this is all about isn't it
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All of it everything
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Forgiveness Mrs Travers
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It's what I learned from your books
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I don't have to forgive my father
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He was a wonderful man
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No no
Duration
36 seconds
Views
821
Timestamp in Movie
01:44:46
Uploaded
Mar 18, 2022
Production
Hopscotch Features,Walt Disney Pictures,Ruby Films,Essential Media and Entertainment,BBC Film

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Movie Summary

Author P.L. Travers reflects on her childhood after reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.

Actors

Tom Hanks
Walt Disney
Emma Thompson
P.l. Travers