“What are you studying at school?” – Lucy, The Magnificent Ambersons ... Movie Quotes Database

Lucy

What are you studying at school?

George

College.

Lucy

College.

George

Oh, lots of useless guff.

Lucy

Why don't you study some useful guff?

George

What do you mean, useful?

Lucy

Something you'd use later in your business or profession.

George

I don't intend to go into any business or profession.

Lucy

No?

George

No.

Lucy

Why not?

George

Well, just look at them. That's a fine career for a man, isn't it? Lawyers, bankers, politicians. What do they ever get out of life, I'd like to know. What do they know about real things? What do they ever get?

Lucy

What do you want to be?

George

A yachtsman!

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