Why shouldn't I work for the N.S.A.? That's a tough one, but I'll take a shot. Say I'm...
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Will:
[during a therapy session, after his job interview with the NSA]
Why shouldn't I work for the N.S.A.? That's a tough one, but I'll take a shot. Say I'm working at N.S.A. Somebody puts a code on my desk, something nobody else can break. Maybe I take a shot at it and maybe I break it. And I'm real happy with myself, 'cause I did my job well. But maybe that code was the location of some rebel army in North Africa or the Middle East. Once they have that location, they bomb the village where the rebels were hiding and fifteen hundred people I never met, never had no problem with, get killed. Now the politicians are sayin', "Oh, send in the Marines to secure the area" 'cause they don't give a shit. It won't be their kid over there, gettin' shot. Just like it wasn't them when their number got called, 'cause they were pullin' a tour in the National Guard. It'll be some kid from Southie takin' shrapnel in the ass. And he comes back to find that the plant he used to work at got exported to the country he just got back from. And the guy who put the shrapnel in his ass got his old job, 'cause he'll work for fifteen cents a day and no bathroom breaks. Meanwhile, he realizes the only reason he was over there in the first place was so we could install a government that would sell us oil at a good price. And, of course, the oil companies used the skirmish over there to scare up domestic oil prices. A cute little ancillary benefit for them, but it ain't helping my buddy at two-fifty a gallon. And they're takin' their sweet time bringin' the oil back, of course, and maybe even took the liberty of hiring an alcoholic skipper who likes to drink martinis and fuckin' play slalom with the icebergs, and it ain't too long 'til he hits one, spills the oil and kills all the sea life in the North Atlantic. So now my buddy's out of work and he can't afford to drive, so he's got to walk to the fuckin' job interviews, which sucks 'cause the shrapnel in his ass is givin' him chronic hemorrhoids. And meanwhile he's starvin', 'cause every time he tries to get a bite to eat, the only blue plate special they're servin' is North Atlantic scrod with Quaker State. So what did I think? I'm holdin' out for somethin' better. I figure fuck it, while I'm at it why not just shoot my buddy, take his job, give it to his sworn enemy, hike up gas prices, bomb a village, club a baby seal, hit the hash pipe and join the National Guard? I could be elected president.
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Why shouldn't I work for the N S A
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That's a tough one but I'll take a shot
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Say I'm workin' at the N S A And somebody puts a code on my desk
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Something no one else can break
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Maybe I take a shot at it and maybe I break it
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I'm real happy with myself because I did my job well
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But maybe that code was the location of some rebel army in North Africa or Middle East
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Once they have that location they bomb the village where the rebels are hidin'
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Fifteen hundred people that I never met never had no problem with get killed
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Now the politicians are saying Send in the Marines to secure the area
Clip duration: 33 seconds
Views: 379
Timestamp in movie: 01h 32m 48s
Uploaded: 06 December, 2022
Genres: drama
Summary: Will Hunting has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he solves a difficult graduate-level math problem, his talents are discovered by Professor Gerald Lambeau, who decides to help the misguided youth reach his potential. When Will is arrested for attacking a police officer, Professor Lambeau makes a deal to get leniency for him if he will get treatment from therapist Sean Maguire.
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00:07 You'll have bad times
00:25 Jesus Christ
00:38 What is your obsession with this money
00:08 And why does he hang out with those retarded gorillas
00:16 Maybe we could go out for coffee sometime
00:19 You know what
00:23 I just have a little question here
00:06 You're legally allowed to drink now
00:07 I read your book last night
00:30 I was on this plane once
00:58 Do you feel like you're alone
00:07 Nail them while they're vulnerable
00:08 So this is a Harvard bar
00:15 He pushes people away before they get a chance to leave him
00:19 What do you wanna know
00:52 What do you think
00:05 My wife used to fart in her sleep
00:16 Maybe you're perfect right now
00:06 I teach this shit
00:04 My boy's wicked smart