Temps (1999)
Ursula Burton: Jane, the __________
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Quotes
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Jane : I don't jump from job to job because of money.
Ally : [struggling with the camera] Wait, I want to get this.... What is wrong with this thing?...
Jane : You guys seem to feel the world owes you, that you deserve happiness. My dad worked for twenty-six years in a job he hated, and at fifty, he was laid off, two week's pay and a thank you very much -
Ally : Wait, Jane!
Jane : And where did that leave us? A miserable man who became even more bitter, a mother who had to take care of other people's children, and me, knowing that you can never trust any job - will you hand me the sugar?
[Georgia does, with a little SLAM]
Jane : ... Any employer, anyone but yourself.
Ally : [Ally finally gets the camera to film normally again] Shoot... Now say that all again.
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Jane : Sure, any of us could maybe achieve greatness, but you want to be happy living while you do it. I used to be a real stress-case about school - throw up before exams under this huge pressure to get the best grades, rather than learn the material. One day, my mom found me, head in the toilet, notebook on the floor, and she said, "Jane, dare to be average."
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Ally : I took back the vinegar, the walnuts; I took back everything! Even the bottle of karo syrup! I mean, what am I going to do with karo syrup? What is happening to me? It was just what she was saying; she had no clue, no clue -
Jane : Maybe they are "strapped for cash." Some people live beyond their means -
Ally : Yeah, I know. It was just that there was no way I could explain to her how buying all those groceries WAS a big deal for me. I feel bad now about taking the stuff, but I WAS making this huge dinner, and I did deserve it in the sense that I had bought it...
Jane : Maybe you shouldn't have taken the laserdisc player.
