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Adaptation

Yeah but it's easier for plants. I mean they have no memory. They just move on to...

John Laroche:

You know why I like plants? Susan Orlean:
Nuh uh. John Laroche:
Because they're so mutable. Adaptation is a profound process. Means you figure out how to thrive in the world. Susan Orlean:
[pause]
Yeah but it's easier for plants. I mean they have no memory. They just move on to whatever's next. With a person though, adapting almost shameful. It's like running away

Full Transcript

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And you know why I like plants
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Because they're so mutable
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Adaptation's a profound process
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It means you
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figure out how to thrive in the world
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Yeah but it's easier for plants I mean
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they have no memory
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You know they just move on to whatever's next But a person now
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adapting's almost shameful I mean it's like
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running away
Duration
43 seconds
Views
3,933
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:18
Uploaded
Nov 28, 2022
Genres
Production
Columbia Pictures,Propaganda Films,Good Machine,Intermedia,Beverly Detroit Studios,Clinica Estetico

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Movie Summary

A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.

Actors

Chris Cooper
John Laroche
Meryl Streep
Susan Orlean