“You are so self-righteous, you know. I mean we're just people. We're...” – Yale, Manhattan ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Manhattan 1979

Yale

You are so self-righteous, you know. I mean we're just people. We're just human beings, you know? You think you're God.

Isaac Davis

I... I gotta model myself after someone.

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