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Celebrating Dreams and Embracing Madness
Mia Dolan
She told me a bit of madness is keyTo give us new colors to see.Who knows where it will lead us?And that's why they need us.So bring on the rebels,The ripples from pebbles,The painters and poets and plays.And here's to the foolsWho dream,Crazy as they may seem.Here's to the hearts that break,Here's to the messWe make.
[singing]
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Chance Encounters and Doubts in Relationships
Mia
It's pretty strange that we keep running into each other.
Sebastian
Maybe it means something.
Mia
I doubt it.
Sebastian
Yeah, I didn't think so.
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Dreams and Possibilities in the City of Stars
Sebastian Wilder
City of stars,Are you shining just for me?City of stars,There's so much that I can't see.Who knows,Is this the start of something wonderful and new?Or one more dreamThat I cannot make true?
[singing]
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Struggling with Identity and Aspirations
Mia
Honestly, I wish I loved something else. I've tried so hard to want other things. I left school after two years to come here, my fourth manager just dropped me, and my last audition was for a teen soap pitched as ] meets ]. Should've been a lawyer.
[[w:Dangerous Minds|Dangerous Minds; [w:The O.C.|The O.C.]
Sebastian
Cause the world needs more lawyers.
Mia
Well it doesn't need more actresses.
Sebastian
You're not just an actress.
Mia
What do you mean, "just an actress"?
Sebastian
You said it yourself, you're a child-prodigy playwright.
Mia
That is not what I said.
Sebastian
You're too modest to say it but it's true. So you could write your own roles. Write something that's as interesting as you are.
Mia
Last thing I wrote was a stand-up routine for an open-mic night. It was horrible.
Sebastian
All I'm saying is ] could have played the marching-band charts he was given. What did he do instead?
[[Louis Armstrong]
Mia
I don’t know. What did he do.
Sebastian
Well, He made history, didn’t he?
Mia
OK, I'll stop auditioning and make history instead.
Sebastian
My work here is done.
[laughs]
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Conflicting Views on Jazz and Passion
Mia
I should probably tell you something now, just to get it out of the way.
Sebastian
Mm-hmm?
Mia
I hate jazz
Sebastian
What do you mean you hate jazz?
Mia
It just means that when I listen to it, I don't like it.
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Plans and Realities Clash in Conversation
Sebastian
I had a very serious plan for my future.
Laura
I know.
Sebastian
It's not my fault I got shanghaied.
Laura
You didn't get shanghaied. You got ripped off.
Sebastian
What's the difference?
Laura
I don't know. It's not as romantic as that.
Sebastian
Why do you say "romantic" like it's a dirty word?
Laura
Unpaid bills are not romantic. Call her.
Sebastian
I'm not gonna call her. And the thing is y-y-y-you're acting like life's got me on the ropes. I want to be on the ropes, okay? I'm just... I'm letting life hit me til it gets tired.
Laura
Oh?
Sebastian
Then I'm gonna hit back. It's a classic ].
[[w:rope-a-dope|rope-a-dope]
Laura
Okay, Ali. I love you. Unpack the boxes.
Sebastian
I'm gonna change the locks.
Laura
You can't afford it.
Sebastian
I'm a phoenix rising from the ashes.
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The Illusion of Value in Los Angeles
Sebastian Wilder
That's L.A. They worship everything and they value nothing.
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Tradition vs. Innovation in Jazz Music
Keith
How are you gonna be a revolutionary if you're such a traditionalist? You hold onto the past, but jazz is about the future.
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A New Perspective on Happiness
Sebastian
I want to let you know you're looking at a new man.
Bill
Good.
Sebastian
A man who's happy to be here.
Bill
Excellent.
Sebastian
Very easy to work with. Yeah.
Bill
Right, and you'll play the set list.
Sebastian
Happy to. Even though I don’t think anyone cares what I play, but yeah.
Bill
Well, if by “anyone” you mean anyone other than me, that would be correct. I care and I don’t want to hear the free jazz.
Sebastian
Right. Okay. Although I, I thought in this town it worked on a sort of “one for you, one for me” basis type system. How about two for you, one for me?
Sebastian
How about all for you and none for me?
Bill
That’s perfect, yes.
Sebastian
Great.
Bill
Okay.
Sebastian
Okay, a mutual decision then.
Bill
Right, made by me.
Sebastian
Right, and I sign off on it, so.
Bill
Whatever. Tell yourself what you want to know.
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Unpacking Boxes and Unresolved Feelings
Laura
When are you gonna unpack these boxes?
Sebastian
When I unpack them in my own club.
Laura
Oh, Sebastian. It's like a girl broke up with you and you're stalking her. You're not still going by there, are you?
Sebastian
That's... you won't believe that they turned it into a samba-tapas place.
Laura
Oh, my god, Sebastian!
Sebastian
Samba. Tapas. Pick one, you know? Do one right.
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Recurring Patterns in Relationships
Tracy
Is that gonna happen every time?
[after Sebastian honks car horn outside Mia's apartment]
Mia
I think so.
[smiling]
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A Unique Bucket List Suggestion
Sebastian
You should come.
Mia
To Boise?
Sebastian
You can knock it off your bucket list.
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Enduring Love Between Mia and Sebastian
Mia
I'm always gonna love you.
Sebastian
I'm always gonna love you, too.
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Naming a Restaurant: A Practical Suggestion
Mia Dolan
I think you should call it Seb's because no one will come to a place called Chicken on a Stick.
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Musicians and Their Expectations in Conversations
Sebastian
Alright, I remember you. And I'll admit I was a little curt that night.
Mia
Curt?
Sebastian
Okay, I was an asshole. I can admit that. But requesting "]" from a serious musician? It's just, it's too far.
[[w:I Ran (So Far Away)|I Ran]
Mia
My Lord, did you just say "a serious musician?
Sebastian
I don't think so.
Mia
Can I borrow what you're wearing?
Sebastian
Why?
Mia
Because I have an audition next week. I'm playing a serious firefighter.
Sebastian
So you're an actress? I thought you looked familiar. Have I seen you in anything?
Mia
Uhh, the coffee shop on the Warner Brothers lot, that's a classic.
Sebastian
Oh I see.
Mia
Yeah.
Sebastian
So you're a barista? And I can see how you could then look down on me from all the way up there.
Singer
Sebastian. Second set.
Sebastian
He doesn't tell me what to do.
Mia
He just told you what to do.
Sebastian
I let him. What's your name?
[pause]
Mia
Mia.
Sebastian
Mia. Guess I'll see you in the movies.
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Job Loss During the Holiday Season
Bill
You're fired.
Sebastian
It's Christmas.
Bill
Yeah, I see the decorations. Good luck in the New Year.
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Casting Opportunity for Mia
Mia
Why did you come here?
Sebastian
Because I have good news.
Mia
What?
Sebastian
Amy Brandt, the casting director? Yeah. She was at your play, and she loved it. And she loved it so much that she wants you to come in tomorrow and audition for this huge movie that she's got.
Mia
I'm not going to that. I'm not going to that.
[pause]
Sebastian
What?
Mia
That one's gonna be...No. That one's gonna be...
Sebastian
I'm sorry?
Mia
That will kill me.
Sebastian
What?! What? What?
[shouting]
Mia
Shh! Stop!
Sebastian
No!
Mia
Shh! Shh! You have to be quiet. We're in a neighborhood.
Sebastian
If you want me to be quiet, you have to make some goddamn sense! Tell me why you're not going.
Mia
They'll call the police. Because. Because...
Sebastian
Why?
Mia
I've been to a million auditions, and the same thing happens every time where I get interrupted because someone wants to get a sandwich. Or I'm crying, and they start laughing. Or there's people sitting in the waiting room, and they're like me, but prettier and better at the...Because maybe I'm not good enough!
Sebastian
Yes, you are.
Mia
No...No, maybe I'm not.
Sebastian
Yes, you are.
Mia
Maybe I'm not.
Sebastian
You are.
Mia
Maybe I'm one of those people that has always wanted to do it, but it's like a pipe dream for me, you know? And then, you said it, you change your dreams, and then you grow up. Maybe I'm one of those people, and I'm not supposed to. And I can go back to school, and I can find something else I'm supposed to do. Cause I left to do that, and it's been six years, and I don't want to do it anymore.
Sebastian
Why?
Mia
Why what?
Sebastian
Why don't you want to do it anymore?
Mia
Cause I think it hurts a little bit too much.
Sebastian
You're a baby.
Mia
I'm not a baby. I'm trying to grow up.
Sebastian
You are. You're crying like a baby.
Mia
Oh, my God.
Sebastian
You have an audition tomorrow at 5:30. I'll be out front at 8:00 A.M. You'll be out front or not, I don't know.
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Defiance in Conversation Between Sebastian and Mia
Sebastian
Fuck em!
Mia
That's what you always say.
[mildly amused]
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The Struggle Between Passion and Reality
Sebastian Wilder
It's conflict and it's compromise, and it's just...it's new every time. It's brand new every night. It's very, very exciting! And it's dying. It's dying, Mia. It's dying on the vine. And the world says, "Let it die. It had its time." Well, not on my watch.
[about jazz]
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Conflicting Expectations in Relationships
Sebastian
I thought you wanted me to do this, it just sounds like now you don't want me to do it.
Mia
What do you mean, I wanted you to do this?
Sebastian
This is what you wanted for me.
Mia
To be in this band?
Sebastian
To be in a band, to have a steady job, you know to be... you know.
Mia
Of course, I wanted you to have a steady job so that you could take care of yourself and your life and you could start your club.
Sebastian
Yeah, so I'm doing that, so I don't understand like why aren't we celebrating?
Mia
Why aren't you starting your club?
Sebastian
You said yourself no one wants to go that club. No one wants to go to a club called Chicken on a Stick.
Mia
So change the name!
Sebastian
Well, no one likes jazz, not even you!
Mia
I do like jazz now, because of you!
Sebastian
What am I supposed to do? Go back to playing "Jingle Bells" so I can save money for some Shangri-La club no one wants to go to?
Mia
People will want to go to it because you're passionate about it and people love what other people are passionate about. You remind people of what they've forgotten.
Sebastian
Not in my experience. Anyway, it's time to grow up. You know? This is what I'm doing. If you had a problem, I wish you would've said something earlier, before I signed on the dotted line.
[pause]
Mia
You had a dream that you were sticking to, that...
Sebastian
This is the dream!
Mia
This is not your dream.
Sebastian
Guys like me go their whole lives and never do anything that's liked. I'm finally doing something that people enjoy. What is wrong with that?
Mia
Why do you care so much about being liked?
Sebastian
You're an actress, what are we talking about? Maybe you liked me more when I was a failure because it made you feel better about yourself.
[pause]
Mia
Are you kidding?
Sebastian
No.
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