A scene from La La Land 2016
Sebastian

I thought you wanted me to do this, it just sounds like now you don't want me to do it.

Mia

What do you mean, I wanted you to do this?

Sebastian

This is what you wanted for me.

Mia

To be in this band?

Sebastian

To be in a band, to have a steady job, you know to be... you know.

Mia

Of course, I wanted you to have a steady job so that you could take care of yourself and your life and you could start your club.

Sebastian

Yeah, so I'm doing that, so I don't understand like why aren't we celebrating?

Mia

Why aren't you starting your club?

Sebastian

You said yourself no one wants to go that club. No one wants to go to a club called 'Chicken on a Stick.'

Mia

So change the name!

Sebastian

Well, no one likes jazz, not even you!

Mia

I do like jazz now, because of you!

Sebastian

What am I supposed to do? Go back to playing "Jingle Bells" so I can save money for some Shangri-La club no one wants to go to?

Mia

People will want to go to it because you're passionate about it and people love what other people are passionate about. You remind people of what they've forgotten.

Sebastian

Not in my experience. [pause] Anyway, it's time to grow up. You know? This is what I'm doing. If you had a problem, I wish you would've said something earlier, before I signed on the dotted line.

Mia

You had a dream that you were sticking to, that...

Sebastian

This is the dream!

Mia

This is not your dream.

Sebastian

Guys like me go their whole lives and never do anything that's liked. I'm finally doing something that people enjoy. What is wrong with that?

Mia

Why do you care so much about being liked?

Sebastian

You're an actress, what are we talking about? [pause] Maybe you liked me more when I was a failure because it made you feel better about yourself.

Mia

[long pause]

Are you kidding?

Sebastian

No.

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