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While We're Young Quotes

"Life never gets old."

R 2015 · 1h 37m
60
Audience
60
Audience
17 quotes
Debating Parenthood and Hallucinogens
Josh Let's have kids.
Cornelia I don't want this to be Every time you take a hallucinogen you want to have a baby'.
Josh Not every time.
The Paradox of Abundance and Contentment
Cornelia My dad likes saying, "The more, the more.
Josh That's because your dad has everything and then he gets more.
Nostalgia for a Well-Designed Space
Cornelia Schrebnick It's like their apartment is full of everything we once threw out, but it looks so good the way they have it.
The Influence of Phones on Social Interactions
Tim Why is it that when one person picks up their phone, everybody else has to?
Cornelia I just have a quick thing...
Tim Each of us is so certain that we've got the most important thing to do right now.
Cornelia I know, it's so rude.
[still using her phone]
Imitation of Sincerity in Personal Identity
Josh Schrebnick It's like... he once saw a sincere person and he's been imitating him ever since.
Film-making Insights from a Dog Scene
Jamie I really loved your film. That scene with the dogs around the garbage. How did you stage that?
Josh I said Hey, shoot those dogs'.
Embracing Surprise in Life's Journey
Josh Schrebnick I've learned along the way you can discover more by allowing yourself to be surprised by what you encounter.
Reality Check on Perceived Conspiracies
Cornelia Schrebnick Josh, you know the world isn't a giant conspiracy against you.
Clarifying a Diagnosis of Arthritis
Dr. Nagato You have arthritis in your knee.
Josh Arthritis arthritis?
Dr. Nagato Yes. I usually just say it once.
Embracing Adulthood and Self-Discovery
Josh For the first time in my life I've stopped thinking of myself as a child imitating an adult.
Cornelia You feel that way too?
Youthfulness and Innocence in Perspective
Josh Schrebnick He's not evil. He's just young.
Balancing Spontaneity and Planning in Life
Josh I like our life as it is.
Cornelia Yeah. I mean if we wanted to take off to Paris tomorrow we could.
Josh If we're gonna do it, we should plan it with at least a month in advance.
Cornelia A month is still in the realm of spontaneity.
Changing Dynamics in a Relationship
Cornelia I wish you'd look at me the way you look at Jamie and Darby. When we first met, you wooed me with romantic e-mails.
Josh It wouldn't make sense for me to send you e-mails now that we're in the same room all the time.
Expectations vs. Reality of Parenthood
Fletcher Before you have a kid, everyone tells you, "It's the best thing you'll ever do." And as soon as you get the baby back from the hospital, those same people are like, "Don't worry, it gets better.
Reflections on Aging and Universality
Darby Massey You know, me and Jamie, always wondered how are we gonna get old? And the answer is... just like everyone else.
Contrasting Weekend Plans: Ayahuasca vs. Cookout
Cornelia We've got this Ayahuasca ceremony this weekend with Jamie and Darby.
Marina What's an Ayahuasca ceremony?
Cornelia You drink this sludgy liquid and you hallucinate and vomit up your demons.
Marina Okay. Well, we're just having a cookout and maybe playing charades.
Miscommunication in Playful Banter
Josh You know, fuck you.
Cornelia Fuck you. Don't talk to me like that.
Josh I'm saying "fuck you" the way Jamie and Darby say it, where it's not a real "fuck you," it's a semi-playful "fuck you.
Cornelia We're not Jamie and Darby. We don't talk to each other that way. If you say "fuck you" to me, it feels like a real "fuck you.
Josh It is real.
Cornelia Fuck you. And not semi-playfully either.
Josh Fuck you. Total, real, cutting-to-the-core, fuck you.