Whiplash (2014)

Melissa Benoist: Nicole

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• Andrew : I'm just gonna lay it out there. This is why I don't think we should be together. And I've thought about it a lot and this is what's gonna happen. I'm gonna keep pursuing what I'm pursuing. And because I'm doing that, it's gonna take up more and more of my time. And I'm not gonna be able to spend as much time with you. And when I do spend time with you, I'm gonna be thinking about drumming. And I'm gonna be thinking about jazz music, my charts, all that. And because of that, you're gonna start to resent me. And you're gonna tell me to ease up on the drumming, spend more time with you because you're not feeling important. And I'm not gonna be able to do that. And really, I'm gonna start to resent you for even asking me to stop drumming. And we're just gonna start to hate each other. And it's gonna get very... It's gonna be ugly. And so for those reasons, I'd rather just, you know, break it off clean... because I wanna be great.

  Nicole : And you're not?

  Andrew : I wanna be one of the greats.

  Nicole : And I would stop you from doing that?

  Andrew : Yeah.

  Nicole : You know I would stop you from doing that. You know, for a fact?

  Andrew : Yes.

  Nicole : And I'd barely see you anyway?

  Andrew : Yeah.

  Nicole : And when I do see you, you'd treat me like shit because I'm just some girl who doesn't know what she wants. And you have a path, and you're gonna be great, and I'm going to be forgotten, and therefore you won't be able to give me the time of day because you have bigger things to pursue?

  Andrew : That's exactly my point.

  Nicole : What the fuck is wrong with you? You're right, we should not be dating.

• [at a movie theater, Andrew approaches Nicole behind the concession stand] 

  Nicole : Hey.

  Andrew : How are you?

  Nicole : Good, how are you?

  Nicole : Good, thanks.

  Andrew : Good.

  Nicole : The usual? You want, like...?

  Andrew : No. Look, I don't really know how... I see you in here a lot and I think you're really pretty and... Would you ever wanna go out with me ever?

  [Nicole is silent, her expression blank] 

  Nicole : Please go away.

  Andrew : [embarrassed]  Oh, God.

  Nicole : Get out.

  Andrew : [turning away]  I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry.

  [Nicole brightens and giggles] 

  Nicole : I'm just messing with you!

  Andrew : What?

  [relieved] 

  Andrew : Oh, my God.

  Nicole : I'm sorry. That's actually pretty mean.

  Andrew : That should've... I'm sorry.

  Nicole : I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. What's your name?

  Andrew : It's okay. No big deal. Oh! I'm Andrew.

  Nicole : Andrew.

  Andrew : Yeah.

  Nicole : I'm Nicole.

  Andrew : Nice to meet you, Nicole.

  Nicole : Nice to meet you too. So you wanna take me out.

  Andrew : I'd love to take you out.

  Nicole : Where do you wanna go?

  Andrew : Pizza.

  Nicole : Pizza. I like pizza.

  Andrew : Yeah, I know this great pizza place.

  Nicole : Cool. Okay, well... I get off at 7 on Monday.

  Andrew : Okay.

  Nicole : You wanna meet here?

  Andrew : OK. Yeah. I will.

  Nicole : Yeah.

  Nicole : Great.