My So-Called Life (1994–1995)
Jared Leto: Jordan Catalano
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Quotes
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Jordan : It's like you think you are safe or something cause you can just walk away anytime, cause you don't need her - you don't need anyone. But the thing you didn't realize is, you're wrong.
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Richard Katimski : [reading to the class] "My mistress eyes are nothing like the sun. Coral is far more red than her lips' red. If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun. If hair be wires, black wires grow on her head. I have seen roses damas red and white, but no such roses see I in her cheeks. And some perfumes is there more delight than in the breath that from my mistress reeks. I love to hear her speak, yet well I know that music hath a far more pleasing sound. I grant I never saw a Goddess go. My mistress when she walks treads on the ground, and yet, by Heaven, I think my love as rare as any she belied with false compare." What kind of a girl is Shakespeare describing here? Is she the most beautiful girl?
Brian : No.
Richard Katimski : Is she a Goddess? Physically perfect? The kind of girl who stops traffic when she walks down the street?
Brian : No.
Richard Katimski : So he's not in love with her?
Jordan : Yeah. He is.
Richard Katimski : And why is that? Why is he in love with her? What is it about her?
Brian : That she's not just a fantasy. She's got, like, flaws. She's real.
Richard Katimski : Thank you.
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Jordan : Here, before I finish it.
Rayanne : Oh no, it's cool. Have as much as you want. I'm drunk.
Jordan : Yeah, me too. But not enough. So, Graff... who you here with?
Rayanne : If you mean where's Angela, she didn't come. Like usual.
Jordan : Just let me ask you something.
Rayanne : It wasn't even my idea. To audition for the stupid play. It was Angela's. And right, like I could be Emily.
Jordan : Emily who?
Rayanne : The part in this stupid Our Town play. It was just wishful thinking. I could never be her. Angela could be her.
Jordan : Oh yeah?
Rayanne : She's exactly like Angela. You know, she's so innocent but like, doesn't know she's innocent.
Jordan : Yeah.
Rayanne : And she always says this stuff like, "isn't the moonlight terrible?"
Jordan : Yeah, she's always saying innocent stuff like that.
Rayanne : No, I meant. No, nevermind.
Jordan : So, does she like that guy I keep seeing her talking to? Cory. Or what?
Rayanne : You know, it's hard to say.
Jordan : Sometimes it's like, I really think I know her. And then it will be like we're total strangers.
Rayanne : I know.
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Jordan : Hey! Um, where is... I mean, is Tino here?
[Brian shakes head no]
Jordan : That's uh... I mean, that's Angela's.
Brian : Uh, shouldn't it prove she's 21?
Jordan : So?
Brian : So, according to this she was born yesterday.
Jordan : Why are you here?
Brian : I live here.
Jordan : Is she really from France? Wait, nevermind. Just makes sure she gets that, okay?
Brian : Sure.
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Angela : Don't say "hello," or anything.
Jordan : Hello.
Angela : I can't believe I came here. Why did you ask me to come here? Why are you like this?
Jordan : Like what?
Angela : Like how you are.
Jordan : So leave.
Angela : Admit it, first.
Jordan : Admit what?
Angela : That all of this happened. That you have emotions. That you can't, like, treat me one way in front of your friends and the next minute leave me some note.
[pause]
Angela : And by the way, I spell my name with one L.
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Jordan : Oh, I almost forgot. Here. I found it at the museum. You wrote it, right?
Angela : Yeah. But when I wrote this, I wrote it about someone else. This guy. I had a boyfriend last summer, and I wrote everything... I wanted to remember him. I used your name because I didn't want other people to know it was about him. Because he died. He's dead.
Jordan : Look, I didn't read it. Okay? So you don't have to, like, tell that stuff.
Angela : You expect me to believe that?
Jordan : I don't care what you believe.
Angela : Well, you find a five-page letter in a museum and it starts "dear Jordan," and you expect me to believe you didn't read it?
Jordan : Nevermind. Look, I read parts of it. Okay?
Angela : What? You must really think I'm stupid.
Jordan : It just didn't hold my interest, okay?
Angela : Oh really? Why is that? I'm curious! I'd really like to know what it was that made it so incredibly boring. Just tell me! Was it too emotional? Too personal? Too many big words?
Jordan : Shut up!
Angela : You couldn't read it. That's it, isn't it?
Jordan : I never told anyone before.
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Enrique (Rickie) Vasquez : [sees Jordan on the street] Hey.
Jordan : You need a ride or something?
Enrique (Rickie) Vasquez : Uh, sure.
Jordan : So, where we going?
Enrique (Rickie) Vasquez : Uh... let me think. Um...
Jordan : Look if you need someplace to crash, I know a place.
Enrique (Rickie) Vasquez : Thanks.
Jordan : My old man used to knock me around, too.
Enrique (Rickie) Vasquez : He did?
Jordan : He hasn't done it in a couple years, though. He's too scared. The last time... I threw a chair at him.
Enrique (Rickie) Vasquez : Well, I'm gonna light a candle for you on Christmas Eve.
Jordan : Oh yeah? You think that changes anything?
Enrique (Rickie) Vasquez : Uh-huh.
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Rayanne : So, do you know what everyone's saying?
Jordan : What?
Rayanne : About you and Angela. Like, you guys had sex.
Jordan : Who?
Rayanne : You and Angela.
Jordan : No. Who is saying that?
Rayanne : I don't know, people. I mean she told me the truth, of course.
Jordan : What truth?
Rayanne : How far you guys went, you know.
Jordan : Well, yeah. Cause nothing happened.
Rayanne : Right. So, like, how come it's all over school? I mean, you're not talking it up like some lowlife derelict cretin telling everyone you did her. Are you?
[Jordan nods no and walks away]
Rayanne : Just checking.
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Angela : I read what you wrote. I would hardly believe how beautiful it was.
Jordan : Look... I'm not. I don't want to pretend like...
Angela : I don't want to pretend, either.
Jordan : I'm glad you liked it, but...
Angela : I didn't like it. I loved it. I loved it.
Jordan : I have all these dreams where I know exactly what to say. And you tell me, you know, that you forgive me.
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Jordan : If that's a guy named Tino, I'm not here.
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Jordan : I brought your bike back. Or whoever's it is.
Angela : So, are we supposed to say something? Like official?
Jordan : You don't have to say anything.
Angela : It was sort of like when you were letting me drive your car and I loved it. It made me feel really powerful, but also really terrified. Like, I wasn't ready for that much freedom.
Jordan : Well, you should know I won't hold it against you. If your name ever comes up.
Angela : Thanks.
Jordan : No sweat.
Angela : Because, it is a big deal. I mean, sex made your whole life start and if you think about life as like, a circle, or something, then sex and death are the same. Look, I'm not saying they're the same. I've thought about having sex with you and, God I've never seriously thought about killing you.
Jordan : Okay! Okay. At least, you got in some driving practice. Just don't take your turns too wide, or anything. I'm sure you won't.
Angela : [Narration] Sometimes, somebody says something really small, and it just fits right in an empty place in your heart.
[to Jordan]
Angela : Your hair. The way it's really soft in the back. I'm really going to miss that.
Jordan : Yeah?
Angela : Yeah. I guess this is it, so... goodbye.
Jordan : Bye. I'll see you tomorrow.
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Sharon Cherski : Angela, come on.
Jordan : Angela!
Angela : I'm gonna be late for homeroom. What?
Jordan : I did an undefendable thing. I created my own prison and I have to exist in it. Maybe I had a wish, or whatever, to punish you. An unconscious wish. You've heard of them, right?
Angela : No, I think so. I can't believe it. What you just said was really amazing.
Jordan : I know.
Angela : Okay.
Jordan : Okay, what?
Angela : Okay, now we can have a serious talk.
Jordan : We just did.
Angela : Oh, come on. You can't hit a person with something that profound and expect that to be the end of the discussion.
Jordan : You can't? Oh, uh, I forgot. I'm late for homeroom.
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Jordan : Oh.
Graham : Oh, back at you.
Jordan : Is Angela here?
Graham : Are you Jordan?
Jordan : Yeah. Are you her dad?
Graham : Yeah. So you guys are going to a party?
Jordan : Is that what Angela said?
Graham : You mean you're not?
Jordan : No, we are.
Brad : So, do you have a major?
Jordan : I don't think so.
Hallie Lowenthal : Oh, you'd probably know if you did.
Jordan : Yeah. I probably would have gotten, like, a letter or something.
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Sharon Cherski : [inner monologues] I resolve to never again have sex with Kyle, or anyone, ever again unless I really love and respect them.
Kyle Vinnovich : To spend more time with the dog and Sharon.
Brian : I resolve to stop obsessing over Angela Chase.
Danielle Chase : To badger mom into letting me wear makeup.
Enrique (Rickie) Vasquez : To find someplace where I, like, really belong.
Angela : But, what if not thinking turns me into this really shallow person? I better rethink this becoming less introspective thing.
Rayanne : To stop drinking. But this time, like, really stop.
Patty : I resolve to be less judgmental. Less critical. To lighten up. And, above all, to be more supportive and less suspicious not matter how much it seems like he's hiding something.
Graham : To tell Hallie Lowenthal once and for all that I'm not going into the restaurant business with her. And to stop all those long talks with her after class.
Jordan : Wait a second. Isn't tonight New Years Eve?
Angela : Okay, so I'll stay introspective. But I do resolve to stop doing Jordan Catalano's homework.
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Brian : What?
Jordan : She would sleep with you.
Brian : [shocked] What?
Jordan : She would sleep with you!
Brian : Because I gave her my eraser?
Jordan : No. Because... because she would. Go get her number.
Brian : What? How am I supposed to get her number? Just ask her? Ask some girl I don't even know for her phone number? Like, without warning?
Jordan : [Jordan gets up to gets her number] So anyway, The Odyssey is like this real long book, right?
Brian : I don't believe this. You, like, do this? This is how you live?
Jordan : Yeah.
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Brian : That girl whose, like, number you got for me. She's a junior, so I don't know if you still think I should call her. I mean, I can't stop thinking about how you did that. You just got up and went over there. I mean, like, how did you do that?
Jordan : Maybe we better get down to work. You can even start with the basics.
Brian : Oh, okay.
Jordan : I mean, even if it seems too basic, start with that. And then after, if you want, I can teach you how to get someone's phone number.
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Jordan : So, you crying or something?
Angela : I guess.
Jordan : How come?
Angela : [Narration] Because I'm lonely. Because I have no friends. Because I'm a terrible, terrible person.
[to Jordan]
Angela : Because my friend's father is in the hospital and he could die.
[Hugs Jordan and is interrupted]
Jordan : That's... that's rough. I better go.
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Angela : So did you hear about that thing? Like, they're gonna exterminate 4th period lunch.
Jordan : I didn't hear that.
Angela : Oh, it's just something people are obsessing about. It's like sometimes, people fill their minds will only stupid things. You know? To keep themselves from thinking about, you know, what's really important.
Jordan : Huh...
Angela : Like this World Happiness Dance. It's so stupid. I mean, what does that even mean? Like if we dance the world is really gonna get happier. I mean, really? Come on. I don't think so.
Jordan : There's a dance?
Angela : Uh... yeah. You know there's like, 500 posters up around school
Jordan : Oh, right.
Angela : I guess I kinda mean the idea of the dance is kinda false. I mean, I doubt I'm even going. I'm sure you're obviously not going. Right?
Jordan : See, I have this philosophy.
Angela : You have a philosophy?
Jordan : Well, if I go somewhere and someone I know is there, then cool. There's something natural about it. But once you start making plans you have, like, obligations and that basically blows. So my feeling is whatever happens... happens.
Angela : I have to say, I really respect that.
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Angela : I'm sorry about Friday night. I just had this flu shot thing
Jordan : Quit lying. Tino told me. Rayanne Graff has been clean for, like, weeks. Since the night she almost OD'd. Right?
Angela : Yes.
Jordan : I mean, you can think what you want about me. I never lied! I can't believe it. I let you drive my car.
Angela : It's so hard to explain because, it's not going to sound right. Because part of me really wants to. But...
Jordan : This is the whole reason I didn't want to start this in the first place.
Angela : Why? Because you knew you wouldn't get sex? You'd just be wasting your time?
Jordan : Because you don't get it! Okay? You're supposed to. It's accepted! It's what you're supposed to do. Unless you're, like, abnormal.
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Jordan : Wait, you actually signed me up?
Angela : I know. In a way it was wrong, but I just have a feeling this is going to be really good.
Jordan : I don't know.
Angela : So, whoever is going to tutor you, their name is next to yours.
Jordan : Brain Krakow?
Angela : Wait, maybe this is a bad idea.
Jordan : No. If I'm already signed up.
[Turns around]
Jordan : Are you Brain?
Brian : Brian.
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Jordan : Angela? Hey. Didn't you hear me?
Angela : No.
Jordan : [Hands her a pen] Here.
Angela : Why are you giving this to me?
Jordan : Because it's yours.
Angela : Well, I don't want it.
Jordan : Well, it's your pen.
Angela : So?
Jordan : So you lent it to me in Katimski's. Remember?
Angela : Not really.
Jordan : Well if it's not yours, give it back.
Angela : No.
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Jordan : Angela, can I talk to you for a second? How you doing?
Angela : You know, life goes on.
Jordan : Look, I was thinking about what I said to you yesterday. You know, the thing.
Angela : Right, the thing.
Jordan : Yeah, Look, um, I'm sorry about that. Afterwards, I thought it through and I can see how you got upset.
Angela : No, I wasn't upset.
Jordan : I mean, some girls wouldn't be. But you... you're not like that, so I just wanted to say, you know, I'm sorry.
Angela : No, it's really okay. It wasn't a problem. Really, I didn't think about it. I mean, I did think about it. And I thought maybe what you were saying wasn't so wrong.
Jordan : No. It was really wrong.
Angela : Why?
Jordan : I just wanted you to know, if it would make you feel better, I'm just gonna make it real clear that I don't have any real interest in you or anything. You know, so they'll stop saying all that. I barely even know you, which is of course true and that basically you and I mean nothing to each other. So that should solve the problem.
Angela : Thanks.
Jordan : It's the least I could do, you know?
Angela : Right.
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Jordan : How old are you?
Angela : I don't believe this. What is your point?
[pause]
Angela : Fifteen.
Jordan : You act younger.
Angela : First of all, you don't know me well enough to say how old I seem. And second...
Jordan : You talk a lot.
Angela : I've said like, 8 sentences to you my entire life.
Jordan : This whole day has been one long thing that makes no sense.
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Jordan : Look, I didn't say anything about... you know.
Angela : I know.
Jordan : I just wanted you to know that.
Angela : Thank you.
Jordan : Because I'm not like that. I don't do that.
Angela : No.
Jordan : So weird, huh?
Angela : Yeah, yeah.
Jordan : The way people talk. I mean, people think we did it.
Angela : I know.
Jordan : It's like, we might as well have done it anyway at this point. I mean, if everybody's talking about it already... I mean, maybe we... uh... not to make a big deal out of it or anything.
Angela : Out of what?
Jordan : Out of anything. I mean, if everybody's already assuming it anyway. Maybe we could just...
Angela : I think I have to go.
Jordan : Look, I'm sorry if I... no pressure or anything.
Angela : Oh, it's okay. I have to go!
Jordan : You could just think about it.
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Angela : I was just thinking. Could you maybe have dyslexia?
Jordan : What, that backwards thing?
Angela : Lots of people have it. My father's brother has it. It makes reading incredibly difficult because it, like...
Jordan : Let's not talk about this.
Angela : Reverses things. I'm sorry. It's actually not, I mean, a lot of really intelligent people are dyslexic. Just because a person can't read...
Jordan : Hey. I can read, okay? Just not that good.
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Sharon Cherski : I'm gonna go do that extra credit thing.
Jordan : [to Angela] Can't believe we have to use all those words in a sentence. I mean, not all in the same sentence, but still. So I'm still doing that tutoring thing. You know?
[Angela ignores him]
Jordan : Yeah. So guess what? There's, like, a term for me. I'm a rudimentary reader with low literacy skills. That kid, Brain, figured it out from this manual. Let's see what else... oh, my band got back together. We got a new name. We're Residue now. So I've been writing songs.
Angela : Why are you telling me all this?
Jordan : I don't know. I mean, you're the one who signed me up for tutoring in the first place, so. Forget it.
Sharon Cherski : He had the nerve to talk to you? I don't believe him! Aw, Chase-face you're, like, shaking.
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Jordan : This is wrong.
Angela : What?
Jordan : You doing my homework. It's wrong.
Angela : Well, I was just trying to help.
Jordan : It's like I'm taking advantage of you, or something.
Angela : You're not taking advantage of me.
Jordan : Yeah, I am. It would be different if we were like... but now, you're just a friend or whatever. I can't do this anymore.
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Angela : You're not going to class?
Jordan : What's it to you?
Angela : You know you're gonna get expelled. Don't you care?
Jordan : Don't matter.
Angela : Of course it matters.
Jordan : She's looking to throw me out, okay? She's been waiting for this. She thinks I'm a loser.
Angela : You're crazy to let her tell you what you are.
Jordan : What are you talking about?
Angela : She doesn't know you. She doesn't know who you are! You can't let her decide what you do.
Jordan : Hey! I decide what I do! And maybe I wanna get kicked out.
Angela : Maybe you do, but that doesn't mean people can't try and stop you. And tell you. I know you think how could someone like me understand, only I do.
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Brian : You tell me a story, a true story that happened to you, and I take certain keywords from the story and make flash cards.
Jordan : I blew it.
Brian : Wait, is this the story?
Jordan : Forget about the story. I can't think about some crappy story. My life sucks too much.
Brian : Yeah, how come?
Jordan : Because she hates me and I deserve it. You know who I mean, right?
Brian : Yeah.
Jordan : Today, after Katimski's, I tried to explain to her that I was sorry, or whatever.
Brian : So, what happened?
Jordan : Nothing. I didn't know what to say.
Brian : Say you're sorry. You can go up to any girl and get her phone number, yet you're afraid to tell Angela Chase you're sorry?
Jordan : So?
Brian : So nothing. It's just ironic.
Jordan : So what.
[pause]
Jordan : What's ironic?
Brian : When you realize the like component of weirdness in a situation.
Jordan : Help me, Brain. Help me figure out something good to say to Angela.
Brian : No! No, uh-uh, no way. Look, you did an undefendable thing. No one can change that. I mean, You have to live with it. It's like you created your own prison and now you have to exist in it.
Jordan : That's perfect. Give me some more stuff like that.
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Vic Racine : What's that word? Don't look at the window. What's the word?
Jordan : Um...
Vic Racine : What's the sound? Okay. Finish the chapter and the next 10 poems tonight.
Jordan : What? Are you crazy?
Vic Racine : Yeah, good question. Look this is haiku poetry. Haiku poetry only contains 17 syllables per poem. That ain't a lot of syllables. Don't skip any. Get out of my sight!
[Jordan storms out of the classroom]
Graham : Um... my daughter is in your class. I mean, in the class that you're substituting for. My wife and I, we run a small printing shop. Well, actually she runs it. Anyway, I've come by for the submissions for the Lit. Angela forgot to mention that they have to be at the shop by the morning.
Vic Racine : [slams desk] That kid who just left here. That extremely smart kid. It seems that nobody ever bothered to notice he never quite learned how to read! I mean, it pisses me off.
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Jordan : Wow, food!
Angela : What are you doing here? It's late. It's really late. My parents are right upstairs.
Jordan : They are?
Angela : Well, they live here.
Jordan : Well, you said you wanted to do it in your room while your parents were asleep.
Angela : I was joking! Seriously, you have to go.
Jordan : Okay.
[kisses Angela]
Jordan : So, you know that empty house on Cloverdale? The one that's been for sale for, like, forever.
Angela : [hears noise] Wait a second.
Jordan : Tino found a way to get in through this window in the back. So people have been going there. You know, to have a place to go. So you want to? Friday night.
Angela : Like, breaking and entering?
Jordan : Just entering so we can, you know, be somewhere.
Patty : Angela?
Angela : Mom?
[runs out of kitchen]
Patty : Didn't I predict this? Didn't I predict that this would happen? Didn't I tell you that you'd be hungry later? Now, look, I'm not trying to interfere. But I think that it's important that we all eat dinner together as a family.
Angela : No, me too! I agree. Absolutely, as a family.
Patty : Okay. You finish up whatever it is that you're nibbling on in there and don't leave a mess for me to clean up. Oh, and don't forget what we talked about tonight. About daddy and me meeting your friend Jordan.
Angela : Shh! I won't.
Patty : Sweetheart! There's nothing to be embarrassed about. You like this Jordan. I have no problem with that. We just want to meet him!
[exits upstairs]
Jordan : So you like me? I mean, your mother says you like me.
Angela : Shut up!
Jordan : So, Friday night?
Angela : Right, the house.
Jordan : There are like eight bedrooms.
Angela : That many.
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Jordan : How long are we supposed to keep doing this?
Angela : I know. I mean, what do you mean?
Jordan : You know what I mean.
Angela : Well, yeah. But what do you want me to do? I mean, I know what you want me to do, but... Do you ever get obsessed with your rear view mirror, like, while you're driving?
Jordan : Look, can't we just?
Angela : Just what? Do it? Right here in a parking lot?
Jordan : We're not in a parking lot. We're in a car. Why, where do you want to do it?
Angela : Oh, I don't know. How about in my room tonight after my parents fall asleep. We'll have to be really quiet.
[laughing]
Angela : What? You actually expect me to choose a place?
Jordan : Well, yeah.
Angela : I better go to geometry.
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Angela : Look if this is weird for you... being tutored... I don't mind helping you a little longer.
Jordan : It's not so weird.
Angela : Oh. Good!
Jordan : You could have sex with me, though. If you really wanna help.
Angela : [laughing] Woah! Oh God!
Jordan : I guess that's a no.
Angela : [laughing harder] I'll let you get back to your work.
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Jordan : What I still can't figure out is why Tino even quit. That's what is so frustrating. Can you imagine what that's like? To have to sit around and try to figure out what someone else is, like, thinking?
Rayanne : Hey, what's up?
Angela : Oh, Rayanne. Hi. So my parents said you stopped by yesterday, but I thought you said you weren't going to.
Rayanne : No problem. Guzzled a six pack, two hits of X, I was back to new. So, Catalano... how's it going?
Angela : I was just saying how Frozen Embryos go in at this open mic night at Vertigo. That coffee house.
Rayanne : I know what Vertigo is.
Angela : Right. Well, they still don't have a lead singer. So like, should they blow it off or try to find somebody new by Thursday, or...
Rayanne : So, Tino's still being a low life, huh?
Jordan : Could you two, like, leave?
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Angela : [Narration] Jordan Catalano and I had pretty much broken up, but he still knew the combination to my locker.
[to Jordan]
Angela : What's wrong?
Jordan : Nothing. Just...
Angela : [Narration] You need me. You must have me as your own. You can't live another second knowing others can possess me.
Jordan : I could kill Tino.
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Danielle Chase : [Answers phone] Hello? Angela! Telephone.
Angela : Hello?
Jordan : Hey.
Angela : Hi!
[pauses]
Angela : Danielle, hang up! Danielle, I know you're listening. I can hear the TV.
Patty : Danielle, come on. Let's respect Angela's privacy.
Jordan : So, Rayanne Graff is here.
Angela : Rayanne is there? Oh. What's she doing there?
Jordan : I don't know. I was sorta gonna ask you. I mean, no one even invited her. Now she's, like, coming onto my drummer acting like she's high. What does she want?
Angela : I don't know. I don't have anything to do with it. So how's rehearsal going?
Jordan : Sucks. Right now everyone's basically just sitting around the loft drinking beer.
Angela : Danielle, hang up!
[to Jordan]
Angela : Um, so I'm really sorry about Rayanne. I'm glad you called, though. This is the first time you've ever called me on the phone.
Jordan : I gotta go.
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Jordan : I can't even face rehearsal tonight. There's gonna be like, this big empty hole where Tino used to be.
Angela : I'm really sorry. I mean, I'm sure it's all gonna work out. You'll find someone, somehow.
Jordan : Yeah right.
Angela : So listen, this is probably a really stupid idea but would Frozen Embryos ever want, like, a girl? I mean to sing. Like, I don't know, Rayanne Graff or something.
Jordan : Rayanne? Graff.
Angela : Right. Yeah, I know. Forget it. I'll see ya.
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Jordan : Hey Graff. The Vertigo guy called. Our audition is tonight.
Rayanne : What?
Jordan : Yeah, so try to think of a name.
Rayanne : Forget a name! We're not ready.
Jordan : We'll do okay. Just wear something tight.
Rayanne : That's your solution? Cut off my circulation? We need a real rehearsal!
Jordan : Look, you wanted this chance. You got it. Don't blow it.
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Angela : Did you see that girl just now?
Jordan : What girl?
Angela : With the guitar.
Jordan : Well, that's her name?
Angela : I don't know. She knows Rickie.
Jordan : He still crashing at that place?
Angela : What place?
Jordan : That old warehouse on Tennessee. I brought him there.
Angela : You brought him somewhere?
Jordan : Yeah he was, like, I'm gonna light a candle for you and I was like, don't waste your match. I know I shouldn't say stuff like that. I don't even completely mean it. What? You miss him? Come on, I'll bring you there.
Angela : Oh, thanks.
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Enrique (Rickie) Vasquez : Um... she's a little upset. I guess, well, because of... well, nevermind.
Jordan : No, what?
Enrique (Rickie) Vasquez : Um, I guess you know she figures, why didn't you call or something?
Jordan : Yeah, that makes sense. She just... she, like, wanted me to meet her parents. I just, I wasn't in the mood. You know? It's like she knows to much about me, or something. And not really, but she just makes too big a deal out of everything. She makes everything too complicated. Anyway.
Enrique (Rickie) Vasquez : Well, it was partly that song that you wrote. She really liked it. And it was obvious what it was about, so...
Jordan : Yeah. My car.
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Jordan : So, what's up?
Angela : I can't get that song you wrote, like, out of my mind.
Jordan : I'm still not done writing it, so...
Angela : Well, there's this movie and it kinda reminds me of your song. Or your song kinda reminds me of the movie. But, hearing it kinda makes me want to go see the movie again.
[long pause]
Jordan : Oh. Uh, yeah. We could do that.
Angela : Yeah! But, uh, the thing is... this is gonna sound so weird. My parents are kinda like from the stone age. But um, they have to meet you. Before.
Jordan : Before what?
Angela : Before we could go to the movie.
Jordan : Oh. Yeah, okay.
Angela : Yeah. I mean you could just come by, like, tonight anytime and it would be settled. And we could just go to the movie anytime this weekend.
Shane : Catalano! Let's go.
Angela : So, would you want to do that? Like say around, 7:30?
Jordan : Yeah, sure. Why not.
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Enrique (Rickie) Vasquez : Oh, sorry.
Jordan : Public property.
Enrique (Rickie) Vasquez : Well I was just leaving, so...
Jordan : Wish I was. Every year, we come out here, we tear up the track, and throw garbage cans over. God, it's getting old.
Enrique (Rickie) Vasquez : Well, can't you just go?
Jordan : No. No. We still gotta find the guy who egged Tino's car. That's like, something I can't get out of. It's always the same. But you come because you think, you know, maybe something cool will happen. Because what if something did happen and you missed it? You better get out of here, though. These guys are pretty ripped.
Enrique (Rickie) Vasquez : Okay.
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Angela : I'm supposed to give you a message.
Jordan : From Tino?
Angela : No. From Mrs. Learner.
Jordan : Who?
Angela : Mrs. Learner. She's been our English teacher for over a month, now. She says you have to start showing up to class, or she's going to have you kicked out.
Jordan : So, what's the message?
Angela : That you're gonna get kicked out of school.
Jordan : Like it's doing so much for me.
[walks away]
Angela : You're welcome! Don't you even care?
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Jordan : Okay, let me see. That thing about the prison?
Brian : Just beg her forgiveness! I mean, tell her you're scum. That you're more than scum. That you're not fit to lick her shoes. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to get insulting.
Jordan : Well, what about that other thing? You said your parents always say.
Brian : My parents are psychiatrists, okay! You can't go by them.
Jordan : What kind of wish?
Brian : Unconscious wish to punish you. I mean her.
Jordan : Got it.
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Shane : There's Rayanne Graff and that weird girl she always hangs out with.
Angela : [after being ignored by Jordan] He doesn't seem like he saw me. He's busy. I'm not even gonna...
Sharon Cherski : What? Forget busy. I mean he asked you to meet him here, right?
Rayanne : Why isn't he coming to you?
Angela : Because he doesn't see me. He's busy.
Rayanne : Will you go over there? Please. Just go.
Sharon Cherski : I mean, really. Really!
Angela : [Approaches Jordan] Hi.
Jordan : Hi. Uhh, you're kinda crowding me.
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Patty : Well I have to say, from everything you've told me, I think it's clear that you never really meant to hurt her.
Jordan : It's like, you think you're safe or something. Because you can just walk away anytime. Because you don't, like, need her. You don't need anyone. But the thing you didn't realize is you're wrong.
[pauses]
Jordan : Do you always wear this much makeup?
Patty : Um, I was expecting company. An old friend. That was he just now on the phone. Seems that he has the touch of the flu or something and he took this decongestant or something and was afraid to drive.
[laughs]
Patty : This was a person who drove so recklessly when he was 17 that my parents wanted him dead.
Jordan : Wow. Ironic.
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Jordan : Is that your stomach or my stomach?
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Jordan : [to his band] Forget it. This is exactly why Tino left.
