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You know I can take a lot of crazy shit from a lot of crazy peoplebut youYou are not crazyThen what's wrong with meWhat the fuck's going on inside my headTell me Dr Val what's your diag nonsenseYou
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Girl, Interrupted

And you're just throwing it away

Valerie:
You know, I can take a lot of crazy shit from a lot of crazy people. But you--you are not crazy.Susanna:Then what's wrong with me, huh? What the fuck is going on inside my head? Tell me, Dr. Val, what's your diag-nonsense?Valerie: You are a lazy, self-indulgent little girl who is driving herself crazy.Susanna:Is that your... *professional* opinion, huh? Is that what you've learned in your advanced studies at night school for Negro welfare mothers? I mean, Melvin doesn't have a clue, Wick is a *psycho* and you... you *pretend* to be a doctor. You sign the charts and dole out meds. But *you* ain't no doctor, Miss Valerie. You ain't nothing but a black nursemaid.Valerie:And you're just throwing it away

Full Transcript

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You know I can take a lot of crazy shit from a lot of crazy people
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but you
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You are not crazy
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Then what's wrong with me
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What the fuck's going on inside my head
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Tell me Dr Val what's your diag nonsense
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You are a lazy self indulgent little girl
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who is driving herself crazy
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Is that your medical opinion Huh
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Is that what you've learned in your studies at night school
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for Negro welfare mothers
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I mean Melvin doesn't have a clue Wick is a psycho And you
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pretend you're a doctor
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You sign charts and dole out meds but you's ain't no doctor Miss Valerie
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You's ain't nothing but a black nursemaid
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And you're just throwing it away
Available in 16 languages
Duration
58 seconds
Views
1,603
Timestamp in Movie
01:18:08
Uploaded
Mar 12, 2026
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Production
Red Wagon Entertainment,Columbia Pictures

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Movie Summary

Based on writer Susanna Kaysen's account of her 18-month stay at a mental hospital in the late 1960s.

Actors

Whoopi Goldberg
Valerie
Winona Ryder
Susanna