The Holdovers Movie Clip

In “The Holdovers” movie clip, Star actor Paul Giamatti explains how the world works to one of his students.

Transcript

00:00 [ Indistinct conversations ]

00:03 -I find the world a bitter and complicated place,

00:07 and it seems to feel the same way about me.

00:10 I think you and I have this in common.

00:14 But don't get me wrong. You have your challenges.

00:17 You're erratic and belligerent and a gigantic pain in the balls,

00:20 but you're not your father.

00:22 You're your own man.

00:24 [ Indistinct conversations ]

00:27 Man? No. You're just a kid. You're just beginning.

00:31 And you're smart.

00:34 You've got time to turn things around.

00:37 [ Indistinct conversations ]

00:39 Yes, I know the Greeks had the idea

00:41 that the steps you take to avoid your fate

00:44 are the very steps that lead you to it,

00:46 but that's just a literary conceit.

00:48 In real life, your history does not have to dictate your destiny.

00:52 Oh, there's Mary.

00:55 Can you not tell Mary or anybody?

00:57 -No. -Entre nous.

00:58 This whole goddamn trip is entre nous.

01:00 Stand up.

01:01 What?

01:03 Stand up for the lady you bore.