Hey Daniel,
That is quite an ambitious dialog test that you have there. I really dig that line from the Hurt Locker. There are a lot of really nice beats in the read. My biggest concern with taking on the whole line as a short is that it is extremely complex.

If you are serious about leaning animation I would consider taking on less and doing more with it. To do quality animation you need to really take time and hit all of the details, especially if you are doing subtle animation, which is what this dialog would call for.

Start by animating your favorite section of the line and taking the section to a final polish. If you can do that and you still have interest in taking on more than pick up on another section.

You would be much better served to have fully animated two small sections of this dialog, than to have the entire line animated roughly.

Hope that helps.