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Jack Nicholson, Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson, and Paul Rudd in How Do You Know (2010)

Paul Rudd: George

How Do You Know

Paul Rudd credited as playing...

George

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Quotes10

  • George: We are all just one small adjustment away from making our lives work.
  • Lisa: What sort of trouble are you in George?
  • George: Ah, well ah... simply put... ah, I'm currently unemployed, my girlfriend recently broke up with me, er, I will soon run out of money and, er, I'm the target of a federal investigation.
  • Lisa: Wow, you are a real chick magnet, aren't you.
  • Matty: I think I screwed up.
  • George: Not from my perspective.
  • George: I got you a gift.
  • [it's a present wrapped in a brown paper bag]
  • Lisa: Thanks.
  • [Opens the gift]
  • Lisa: . Thanks for not rushing me.
  • George: Yeah.
  • [It's Play-Doh]
  • George: This is only half the gift.
  • Lisa: Yeah?
  • George: It doesn't work without the story.
  • Lisa: [sarcastically] Ok?
  • George: [Explains the story of how Play-Doh was invented] This stuff was invented by this man in central Ohio as white goo. They used it to remove stuff off a wallpaper from old-fashioned heating. So this gas and electric heating came and there was no longer a need for the cleaning goo. So, the guy was going under with his sister in law who was a nursery school teacher...
  • Lisa: Is this a true story?
  • George: The man's name was Joe Mcvicker. His sister was Kay Zufall.
  • Lisa: Ok, I believe you.
  • George: So, Kay Zufall discovered that her little kids liked squeezing the goo a lot more than hard-modeling clay. So she suggested to her brother in law Joe, the color of the stuff, and call it Play-Doh.
  • Lisa: [impressed] Hey. Nice.
  • George: I have kept this for a long time as proof that we're all just one small adjustment the way from making our lives work.
  • Lisa: Did you ever wish you could delete everything you said as soon as you'd said it? Lately all I do is hear myself being so weak and whiny and needy that I wish I could delete every...
  • George: I think the answer to that is to stop talking. Deny a voice to what's falling apart. No lip service. That's my advice to you.
  • Lisa: George, I thought you were this silly guy. Now, it's like everything but you seems silly. Who knows what I'm saying here?
  • George: I think I know what you're saying.
  • Lisa: What?
  • George: It's just a thought- I might not at all be...
  • Lisa: What?
  • George: You love me too.
  • George: [after they kiss] I just had a thought.
  • Lisa: Hm?
  • George: Did you come down here to tell me not to bother waiting?
  • Lisa: No.
  • George: Optimism is sanity for me right now.
  • Lisa: George, this is my boyfriend Matty.
  • George: Nice to meet you.
  • Matty: Who is he?
  • Lisa: You didn't even say hello!
  • Matty: Yeah, I think you ought to check with me before you invite some guy over, so I'm a little bit too pissed off to say hello!
  • George: Stop shouting! I don't hear you when you do that. Not ever!

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