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Jamal:
Man, fuck you William! You wanna know what the real bullshit is? How about you let me take on this one cause You're too damn scared to walk out that door and do something for somebody else. You're too damn scared, man! That's the only reason. Forrester:
[throws glass against wall and breaks it]
You don't know a goddamn thing about reason; There are no reasons! Reasons why some of us live and why some of us don't! Fortunately for you, you have decades to figure that out! Jamal:
Yeah, and what's the reason in having a file cabinet full of writing and keeping the shit locked so nobody can read it? What is that man? I'm done with this shit
Man, fuck you William! You wanna know what the real bullshit is? How about you let me take on this one cause You're too damn scared to walk out that door and do something for somebody else. You're too damn scared, man! That's the only reason. Forrester:
[throws glass against wall and breaks it]
You don't know a goddamn thing about reason; There are no reasons! Reasons why some of us live and why some of us don't! Fortunately for you, you have decades to figure that out! Jamal:
Yeah, and what's the reason in having a file cabinet full of writing and keeping the shit locked so nobody can read it? What is that man? I'm done with this shit
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Man fuck you William
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The real bullshit is you letting me take it on this one
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cause you re scared to walk out the door and do something for someone else
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That s the only damn reason
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You don t know a damn thing about reasons
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There are no reasons
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Reasons why some of us live and some of us don t
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Fortunately for you you ve decades to figure that out
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What s the reason for having a locked cabinet of writing no one can ever read
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Movie Summary
Gus Van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx. He accidentally runs into an old writer named Forrester who discovers his passion for writing. With help from his new mentor Jamal receives a scholarship to a private school.

