How Do You Know (2010)

Paul Rudd: George

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• George : We are all just one small adjustment away from making our lives work.

• Lisa : What sort of trouble are you in George?

  George : Ah, well ah... simply put... ah, I'm currently unemployed, my girlfriend recently broke up with me, er, I will soon run out of money and, er, I'm the target of a federal investigation.

  Lisa : Wow, you are a real chick magnet, aren't you.

• Matty : I think I screwed up.

  George : Not from my perspective.

• Lisa : Did you ever wish you could delete everything you said as soon as you'd said it? Lately all I do is hear myself being so weak and whiny and needy that I wish I could delete every...

  George : I think the answer to that is to stop talking. Deny a voice to what's falling apart. No lip service. That's my advice to you.

• Lisa : George, I thought you were this silly guy. Now, it's like everything but you seems silly. Who knows what I'm saying here?

  George : I think I know what you're saying.

  Lisa : What?

  George : It's just a thought- I might not at all be...

  Lisa : What?

  George : You love me too.

• George : I got you a gift.

  [it's a present wrapped in a brown paper bag] 

  Lisa : Thanks.

  [Opens the gift] 

  Lisa : . Thanks for not rushing me.

  George : Yeah.

  [It's Play-Doh] 

  George : This is only half the gift.

  Lisa : Yeah?

  George : It doesn't work without the story.

  Lisa : [sarcastically]  Ok?

  George : [Explains the story of how Play-Doh was invented]  This stuff was invented by this man in central Ohio as white goo. They used it to remove stuff off a wallpaper from old-fashioned heating. So this gas and electric heating came and there was no longer a need for the cleaning goo. So, the guy was going under with his sister in law who was a nursery school teacher...

  Lisa : Is this a true story?

  George : The man's name was Joe Mcvicker. His sister was Kay Zufall.

  Lisa : Ok, I believe you.

  George : So, Kay Zufall discovered that her little kids liked squeezing the goo a lot more than hard-modeling clay. So she suggested to her brother in law Joe, the color of the stuff, and call it Play-Doh.

  Lisa : [impressed]  Hey. Nice.

  George : I have kept this for a long time as proof that we're all just one small adjustment the way from making our lives work.

• George : Optimism is sanity for me right now.

• George : Stop shouting! I don't hear you when you do that. Not ever!

• Lisa : George, this is my boyfriend Matty.

  George : Nice to meet you.

  Matty : Who is he?

  Lisa : You didn't even say hello!

  Matty : Yeah, I think you ought to check with me before you invite some guy over, so I'm a little bit too pissed off to say hello!

• George : [after they kiss]  I just had a thought.

  Lisa : Hm?

  George : Did you come down here to tell me not to bother waiting?

  Lisa : No.