Swingers (1996)

Ron Livingston: Rob

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• Mike : Okay, so what if I don't want to give up on her?

  Rob : You don't call.

  Mike : But you said I don't call if I wanted to give up on her.

  Rob : Right.

  Mike : So I don't call either way?

  Rob : Right.

  Mike : So what's the difference?

  Rob : There is no difference right now. See, Mike, the only difference between giving up and not giving up is if you take her back when she wants to come back. But you can't do anything to make her want to come back. In fact, you can only do stuff to make her not want to come back.

  Mike : So the only difference is if I forget about her or just pretend to forget about her?

  Rob : Right.

  Mike : Well that sucks.

  Rob : Yeah, it sucks.

  Mike : So it's just like a retroactive decision, then? I mean I could, like, forget about her and then when she comes back make like I just pretended to forget about her?

  Rob : Right. Although probably more likely the opposite.

  Mike : What do you mean?

  Rob : I mean at first you're going to pretend to forget about her, you'll not call her, I don't know, whatever... but then eventually, you really will forget about her.

  Mike : Well what if she comes back first?

  Rob : Mmmm... see, that's the thing, is somehow they know not to come back until you really forget.

  Mike : There's the rub.

  Rob : There's the rub.

• Rob : You don't look at the things that you have, you only look at the stuff that you don't have. Those guys are right about you - you're money.

  Mike : Then why won't she call?

  Rob : She won't call because you left. she's got her own life to deal with, man, and that's in New York... alright? And she's a sweet girl, and I love her to pieces, but fuck her, man. You gotta get on with your life. You gotta let go of the past. And Mikey, when you do, I'm telling you: the future is beautiful, alright? Look out the window. It's sunny every day here. It's like manifest destiny. Don't tell me we didn't make it. We made it! We are here. And everything that is past is prologued to this. All of the shit that didn't kill us is only - you know, all that shit. You're gonna get over it.

  Mike : How did you get over it? I mean, how long did it take?

  Rob : Sometimes it still hurts. You know how it is, man. It's like, you wake up every day and it hurts a little bit less, and then you wake up one day and it doesn't hurt at all. And the funny thing is, is that, this is kinda wierd, but it's like, it's like you almost miss that pain.

  Mike : You miss the pain?

  Rob : Yeah, for the same reason that you missed her... because you lived with it for so long.

• [bemoaning his audition for role of Goofy at Disney Land] 

  Rob : Why does it have to be Goofy? Why couldn't it be Mickey? Mickey's an icon.

  Mike : What do want? You're tall.

• [Why he was turned down for the part of Goofy] 

  Rob : They went with someone who had more theme-park experience.

• Rob : How many strokes?

  Mike : I don't know. Eight or Nine.

  Rob : I'll give you an eight.

  Mike : What'd you get?

  Rob : An eight.

  Mike : Looks like we're in a dead heat after one hole. This is turning into quite a rivalry.

  Rob : You better replace the pin, Chi-Chi. The natives look restless.

• Rob : So let me get this straight. The party started at eight. Why are we going to a bar at ten?