My dad used to play this game... I never really understood what it was until after he was...

George: My dad used to play this game... I never really understood what it was until after he was gone... Sam: I was holding for somebody else; it wasn't even mine! George: THE GAME was to make me smaller than he was. Smaller. Always smaller. No matter what! He could be almost invisible as a human being, but... I still had to be smaller. So that i-if I got good grades in school, then I was a pussy for not playing football, or-or if I... cut my hair for him, it was never short enough. Or if I shaved my head then I looked like a psycho. I never won the game, never! And if he couldn't... make me smaller with words... Sam: ...I'll have to pay him back. George: Sam... I won't ever hit you. Ever. I don't want you smaller. I want you to be happy and you're not. Not here with me, not home with your mother, not alone, not anywhere. You're what I was most of my life, Sam. I see it in your eyes, in your sleep, in your answer to everything! You're barely alive! Sam: [whispers] I'm not even listening.

MY DAD USED TO PLAY THIS GAME. I NEVER REALLY EVEN UNDERSTOOD WHAT IT WAS TILL AFTER HE WAS GONE. I WAS HOLDING FOR SOMEBODY ELSE. IT WASN'T EVEN MINE. THE GAME WAS TO MAKE ME SMALLER THAN HE WAS-- SMALLER, ALWAYS SMALLER. NO MATTER WHAT. HE COULD BE ALMOST INVISIBLE AS A HUMAN BEING, BUT I STILL HAD TO BE SMALLER, SO THAT IF I GOT GOOD GRADES IN SCHOOL, THAT I WAS A PUSSY FOR NOT PLAYING FOOTBALL, OR IF I CUT MY HAIR FOR HIM, IT WAS NEVER SHORT ENOUGH, OR IF I SHAVED MY HEAD, THEN I LOOKED LIKE A PSYCHO. I NEVER WON THE GAME. NEVER. AND IF HE COULDN'T MAKE ME SMALLER WITH WORDS... I'LL HAVE TO PAY HIM BACK. SAM... I WON'T EVER HIT YOU... EVER. I DON'T WANT YOU SMALLER. I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY. YOU'RE NOT. NOT HERE WITH ME, NOT HOME WITH YOUR MOTHER, NOT ALONE, NOT ANYWHERE. YOU'RE WHAT I WAS MOST OF MY LIFE, SAM. I SEE IT IN YOUR EYES, IN YOUR SLEEP, IN YOUR ANSWER TO EVERYTHING. YOU'RE BARELY ALIVE. I'M NOT EVEN LISTENING. YOU KNOW THE GREAT THING, THOUGH? IT'S THAT CHANGE CAN BE SO CONSTANT THAT YOU DON'T EVEN FEEL THE DIFFERENCE UNTIL THERE IS ONE. IT CAN BE SO SLOW THAT YOU DON'T KNOW THAT YOUR LIFE IS BETTER OR WORSE UNTIL IT IS. OR IT CAN JUST BLOW YOU AWAY. MAKE YOU SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN AN INSTANT. IT HAPPENED TO ME. BUILD THIS HOUSE WITH ME. COME ON. FUCK.