Blue Valentine

Question 1

1)

Answer 1

DEAN
You’re not gonna eat that?

CINDY
Why don’t you do something…

DEAN
What do you mean?

Question 2

2) I don’t know

Answer 2

CINDY
I don’t know.

DEAN
What does that mean? Why don’t I do
something?

CINDY
Isn’t there anything you want to do?

DEAN
Like what?

CINDY
I don’t know. You’re so good at so many
things, you could do anything you wanted
to do, you’re good at everything that you
do, isn’t there something else you wanna
do?

Blue Valentine Official White as of 12/23/10 52.

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(CONTINUED)

DEAN
Than what? Than be a husband, to be
Frankie’s dad? What do you want me to do?
In your dream scenario of me doing what
I’m good at, what would that be?

Question 3

3) you have such capacity

Answer 3

CINDY
I don’t know, you’re so good at so many
things, you can do so many things, you
have such capacity.

DEAN
For what?

CINDY
You can sing, you can draw, you can
dance.

DEAN
Listen I didn’t wanna be somebody’s
husband and I didn’t wanna be somebody’s
dad. That wasn’t my goal in life. For
some guys it is… Wasn’t mine. But
somehow, I’ve found what I wanted. I
didn’t know that and now it’s all I wanna
do… I don’t want to do anything else,
it’s what I want to do. I work so I can
do that.

CINDY
I’d like to see you have a job where you
didn’t have to start drinking at 8
o’clock in the morning to go to it.

Question 4

4) I’d like to see you have a job where you
didn’t have to start drinking at 8
o’clock in the morning to go to it.

Answer 4

DEAN
No, I have a job that I can drink at 8
o’clock in the morning. What a luxury,
you know. I get up for work, I have a
beer, I go to work, I paint somebody’s
house, they’re excited about it. I come
home, I get to be with you. That’s
like… this is the dream!

CINDY
It doesn’t ever disappoint you?

DEAN
Why? Why would it disappoint me?

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CINDY
Because you have all this potential.

DEAN
So what! Why do you have to make money
off your potential?

Question 5

5) potential

Answer 5

CINDY
Look, I’m not even saying you have to
make money off it. Don’t you miss it?

DEAN
What does potential even mean? What does
that mean, potential? Potential for what?
To turn it into what?

CINDY
(flustered)
You know, we rarely sit down and have an
adult conversation. Because every time we
do, you take what I say and you turn it
around into something that I didn’t mean.
You just twist it. Start Blabbing, blah
blah blah blah blah.

DEAN
If you’re not interested in what I have
to say then maybe I just shouldn’t say
anything.
Cindy laughs.

DEAN (cont’d)
That’s funny, huh? What’s funny about
that?

CINDY
Good luck. I’d like to see you think
about what you say instead of saying what
you think all the time. Good luck, give
it a try!

DEAN
What are you doin, you wanna fight me?

CINDY
Yeah I wanna fight you.