5 Best Tom Monologues – Opening Monologue

The Glass Menagerie (Tom)

Category: Play Role: Tom From: The Glass Menagerie

TOM: What do you think I”m at? Aren”t I supposed to have any patience to reach the end of, Mother? You think I”m crazy about the warehouse? You think I”m in love with the Continental Shoemakers? You think I want to spend fifty-five years down there in that celotex interior? With fluorescent tubes? Look! I”d rather somebody picked up a crowbar and battered out my brains than go back mornings. But I go. For sixty five dollars a month I give up all that I dream of doing and being ever! And you say self- self”s all I ever think of. Why listen, if self is what I thought of Mother, I”d be where he is, GONEI”m going to the movies! I”m going to opium dens, yes, opium dens, Mother. I”ve joined the Hogan Gang, I”m a hired assassin, I carry a tommy gun in a violin case. I run a string of cat houses in the Valley. They call me Killer, Killer Wingfield. I”m leading a double life: a simple, honest warehouse worker by day, by night, a dynamic czar of the underworld, Mother. On occasion they call me El Diablo.Oh I could tell you many things to make you sleepless. My enemies plan to dynamite this place. They”re going to blow us all sky high some night. I”ll be glad, very happy, and so will you! You”ll go up, up on a broomstick, over Blue Mountain with seventeen gentleman callers. You ugly, babbling old witch….RelatedShareTweetPin

I”m going to the movies! I”m going to opium dens, yes, opium dens, Mother. I”ve joined the Hogan Gang, I”m a hired assassin, I carry a tommy gun in a violin case. I run a string of cat houses in the Valley. They call me Killer, Killer Wingfield. I”m leading a double life: a simple, honest warehouse worker by day, by night, a dynamic czar of the underworld, Mother. On occasion they call me El Diablo.Oh I could tell you many things to make you sleepless. My enemies plan to dynamite this place. They”re going to blow us all sky high some night. I”ll be glad, very happy, and so will you! You”ll go up, up on a broomstick, over Blue Mountain with seventeen gentleman callers. You ugly, babbling old witch….RelatedShareTweetPin

Oh I could tell you many things to make you sleepless. My enemies plan to dynamite this place. They”re going to blow us all sky high some night. I”ll be glad, very happy, and so will you! You”ll go up, up on a broomstick, over Blue Mountain with seventeen gentleman callers. You ugly, babbling old witch….RelatedShareTweetPin

Fat Pig (Tom)

Category: Play Role: Tom From: Fat Pig

TOM: Listen . . . If we were in some other time or a land that nobody else was around on . . . like that island from the movie, the Sinatra film – None but the Brave – then everything might be okay, I wouldn”t be so f – paranoid about what the people around me were saying. Or even thinking. Then it could just be you and me, and that”d be so great. Perfect. But . . . I guess I do care what my peers feel about me. Or how they view my choices, and yes, maybe that makes me not very deep or petty or some other word, hell, I dunno! It”s my Achilles flaw or something. I”m . . .TOM stops for a moment, regrouping.No, I need to . . . if I stop now I”m not gonna be able to . . . finish, so I”m . . . (Beat) Helen . . . things are so tricky, life is. I know now I”m not really deserving of you, of all you have to offer me. I can see that now. I want to be better, to do good and better things and to make a proper sort of decision here, but I . . . I can”t I cannot do it. I mean, I could barely drive here today because of . . . my hands were shaking the whole time. They were. Jumping up and down on the wheel there. And these are all people that I know! That I . . . I”m just not gonna be able to do this, on like, a daily basis. (Starts to cry) God . . . look at me! It”s . . . I”m sorry about this and I wish that I was saying what you wanna hear. I do. That would make me really happy, to please another person right now. I mean, a person that I”m feeling this . . . love for. Yeah, love. But sometimes it just isn”t enough to get around the s – that people heave at you . . . I feel like I”m drowning in it -s – -and I don”t think I can . . . I don”t wanna fight it anymore. I am just not strong enough for that, so I”m gonna lie on my back for a while and float. See if I can keep my head above the surface. (Beat) I guess that”s what I needed to say to you. That I”m not brave. I”m not. I know you want me to be . . . always believed that I can be, but I”m a weak and fearful person, Helen, and I”m not gonna get any better. Not any time soon, at least . . .More Monologues from “Fat Pig”RelatedShareTweetPin

TOM stops for a moment, regrouping.No, I need to . . . if I stop now I”m not gonna be able to . . . finish, so I”m . . . (Beat) Helen . . . things are so tricky, life is. I know now I”m not really deserving of you, of all you have to offer me. I can see that now. I want to be better, to do good and better things and to make a proper sort of decision here, but I . . . I can”t I cannot do it. I mean, I could barely drive here today because of . . . my hands were shaking the whole time. They were. Jumping up and down on the wheel there. And these are all people that I know! That I . . . I”m just not gonna be able to do this, on like, a daily basis. (Starts to cry) God . . . look at me! It”s . . . I”m sorry about this and I wish that I was saying what you wanna hear. I do. That would make me really happy, to please another person right now. I mean, a person that I”m feeling this . . . love for. Yeah, love. But sometimes it just isn”t enough to get around the s – that people heave at you . . . I feel like I”m drowning in it -s – -and I don”t think I can . . . I don”t wanna fight it anymore. I am just not strong enough for that, so I”m gonna lie on my back for a while and float. See if I can keep my head above the surface. (Beat) I guess that”s what I needed to say to you. That I”m not brave. I”m not. I know you want me to be . . . always believed that I can be, but I”m a weak and fearful person, Helen, and I”m not gonna get any better. Not any time soon, at least . . .More Monologues from “Fat Pig”RelatedShareTweetPin

No, I need to . . . if I stop now I”m not gonna be able to . . . finish, so I”m . . . (Beat) Helen . . . things are so tricky, life is. I know now I”m not really deserving of you, of all you have to offer me. I can see that now. I want to be better, to do good and better things and to make a proper sort of decision here, but I . . . I can”t I cannot do it. I mean, I could barely drive here today because of . . . my hands were shaking the whole time. They were. Jumping up and down on the wheel there. And these are all people that I know! That I . . . I”m just not gonna be able to do this, on like, a daily basis. (Starts to cry) God . . . look at me! It”s . . . I”m sorry about this and I wish that I was saying what you wanna hear. I do. That would make me really happy, to please another person right now. I mean, a person that I”m feeling this . . . love for. Yeah, love. But sometimes it just isn”t enough to get around the s – that people heave at you . . . I feel like I”m drowning in it -s – -and I don”t think I can . . . I don”t wanna fight it anymore. I am just not strong enough for that, so I”m gonna lie on my back for a while and float. See if I can keep my head above the surface. (Beat) I guess that”s what I needed to say to you. That I”m not brave. I”m not. I know you want me to be . . . always believed that I can be, but I”m a weak and fearful person, Helen, and I”m not gonna get any better. Not any time soon, at least . . .More Monologues from “Fat Pig”RelatedShareTweetPin

500 Days of Summer (Tom)

Category: Movie Role: Tom From: 500 Days of Summer

TOM: Alison? Listen… It”s great to meet you, really. You”re a very attractive girl. But I should tell you right off the bat … this is not going anywhere.It”s not you. It”s me. You seem like a real sweet girl and I, just, I don”t want you to get hurt. You know what I mean?I know we just met like 3 minutes ago but you”re probably looking for someone to get serious with, someone with potential … someone who will take you out to eat a few times, see a movie, fool around a little bit, next thing you know we”re getting a dog and you”re moving in. And that”s not me. You want to come inside, have some chicken fingers awesome. But that other stuff I gotta tell you up front … I”m just not ready, Alison.I liked this girl. Loved her even. And what did she do? She took a giant shit on my face. Literally. Not literally. Jesus, that”s disgusting, what”s wrong with you? The point is I”m messed up. On one hand, I want to forget her. On the other, I think she”s the only person on Earth who can make me happy.Every time I think I”m over the hump, I”ll have a dream or I”ll see some girl who looks like her from the back. And that”s it. Back to square one. And you know what… I”m gonna get her back.More Monologues from “500 Days of Summer”RelatedShareTweetPin

It”s not you. It”s me. You seem like a real sweet girl and I, just, I don”t want you to get hurt. You know what I mean?I know we just met like 3 minutes ago but you”re probably looking for someone to get serious with, someone with potential … someone who will take you out to eat a few times, see a movie, fool around a little bit, next thing you know we”re getting a dog and you”re moving in. And that”s not me. You want to come inside, have some chicken fingers awesome. But that other stuff I gotta tell you up front … I”m just not ready, Alison.I liked this girl. Loved her even. And what did she do? She took a giant shit on my face. Literally. Not literally. Jesus, that”s disgusting, what”s wrong with you? The point is I”m messed up. On one hand, I want to forget her. On the other, I think she”s the only person on Earth who can make me happy.Every time I think I”m over the hump, I”ll have a dream or I”ll see some girl who looks like her from the back. And that”s it. Back to square one. And you know what… I”m gonna get her back.More Monologues from “500 Days of Summer”RelatedShareTweetPin

I know we just met like 3 minutes ago but you”re probably looking for someone to get serious with, someone with potential … someone who will take you out to eat a few times, see a movie, fool around a little bit, next thing you know we”re getting a dog and you”re moving in. And that”s not me. You want to come inside, have some chicken fingers awesome. But that other stuff I gotta tell you up front … I”m just not ready, Alison.I liked this girl. Loved her even. And what did she do? She took a giant shit on my face. Literally. Not literally. Jesus, that”s disgusting, what”s wrong with you? The point is I”m messed up. On one hand, I want to forget her. On the other, I think she”s the only person on Earth who can make me happy.Every time I think I”m over the hump, I”ll have a dream or I”ll see some girl who looks like her from the back. And that”s it. Back to square one. And you know what… I”m gonna get her back.More Monologues from “500 Days of Summer”RelatedShareTweetPin

I liked this girl. Loved her even. And what did she do? She took a giant shit on my face. Literally. Not literally. Jesus, that”s disgusting, what”s wrong with you? The point is I”m messed up. On one hand, I want to forget her. On the other, I think she”s the only person on Earth who can make me happy.Every time I think I”m over the hump, I”ll have a dream or I”ll see some girl who looks like her from the back. And that”s it. Back to square one. And you know what… I”m gonna get her back.More Monologues from “500 Days of Summer”RelatedShareTweetPin

Every time I think I”m over the hump, I”ll have a dream or I”ll see some girl who looks like her from the back. And that”s it. Back to square one. And you know what… I”m gonna get her back.More Monologues from “500 Days of Summer”RelatedShareTweetPin

500 Days of Summer (Tom)

Category: Movie Role: Tom From: 500 Days of Summer

TOM: You know what… I say to hell with it! Let”s level with America. Or at least make them speak for themselves! I mean, seriously, what”s this… (picks a card off the table) “Congratulations on your new baby.” Eh … How bout … “Congratulations on your new baby… Guess that”s it for hanging out. Nice knowing ya.”(picks up a card) Oh wait, what”s this? Ooh look at all the pretty hearts. Let”s open it up. “Happy Valentine”s Day, Sweetheart. I love you.” Oh that”s nice. Aint love grand? (beat) See this is what I”m talking about. What”s that even mean, “love?” Do you know? Do you? Does anyone? If someone gave me this card, Mr. Vance … I would eat it. It”s these cards and these movies and these pop songs. They”re to blame for all the lies, the heartache, everything! We”re responsible! (beat) I”m responsible.I think we do a bad thing here. People should be able to say how they feel, how they really feel, without some strangers putting words in their mouths. Words like “love” that don”t mean shit. I”m sorry Mr. Vance, but I quit. There”s enough bullshit in the world without my help.More Monologues from “500 Days of Summer”RelatedShareTweetPin

(picks up a card) Oh wait, what”s this? Ooh look at all the pretty hearts. Let”s open it up. “Happy Valentine”s Day, Sweetheart. I love you.” Oh that”s nice. Aint love grand? (beat) See this is what I”m talking about. What”s that even mean, “love?” Do you know? Do you? Does anyone? If someone gave me this card, Mr. Vance … I would eat it. It”s these cards and these movies and these pop songs. They”re to blame for all the lies, the heartache, everything! We”re responsible! (beat) I”m responsible.I think we do a bad thing here. People should be able to say how they feel, how they really feel, without some strangers putting words in their mouths. Words like “love” that don”t mean shit. I”m sorry Mr. Vance, but I quit. There”s enough bullshit in the world without my help.More Monologues from “500 Days of Summer”RelatedShareTweetPin

I think we do a bad thing here. People should be able to say how they feel, how they really feel, without some strangers putting words in their mouths. Words like “love” that don”t mean shit. I”m sorry Mr. Vance, but I quit. There”s enough bullshit in the world without my help.More Monologues from “500 Days of Summer”RelatedShareTweetPin

500 Days of Summer (Tom)

Category: Movie Role: Tom From: 500 Days of Summer

TOM: I don”t know. It”s not that simple. Like, are we “going steady?” Come on, guys. We”re adults. We know how we feel. We don”t need to label it. “Boyfriend, girlfriend.” That stuff is very… juvenile. Ok. Number one. Your last girlfriend was Amy Sussman in the 7th grade and you “dated” for an hour. And you… you”ve been with Robyn and no one else since you were ten. I hardly think you two are the authorities on modern relationships. “Why rock the boat?” is what I”m thinking. Things are going well. If we start putting labels on it, that”s like the kiss of death. Like saying to a girl “I love you.”More Monologues from “500 Days of Summer”RelatedShareTweetPin

Ok. Number one. Your last girlfriend was Amy Sussman in the 7th grade and you “dated” for an hour. And you… you”ve been with Robyn and no one else since you were ten. I hardly think you two are the authorities on modern relationships. “Why rock the boat?” is what I”m thinking. Things are going well. If we start putting labels on it, that”s like the kiss of death. Like saying to a girl “I love you.”More Monologues from “500 Days of Summer”RelatedShareTweetPin

“Why rock the boat?” is what I”m thinking. Things are going well. If we start putting labels on it, that”s like the kiss of death. Like saying to a girl “I love you.”More Monologues from “500 Days of Summer”RelatedShareTweetPin