A scene from Mozart and the Whale 2005
Wallace

After everything she told me, and checking on your excellent record in college, I'm wondering why you choose to drive a taxi for a living.

Donald Morton

At my interview with IBM after I graduated college, they asked me what my plans were, and I said, "Probably go to McDonalds for a 12-piece McNugget and two cheeseburgers, and then do my laundry."

Wallace

Did they laugh, at least?

Donald Morton

They smiled and said they'd call me. They didn't.

Gregory

Can I give you some advice?

Donald Morton

Can I humanly stop you?

Gregory

Stick with the group. Compared to us, you're a god. And, uh, next to Isabelle, which you will *never* be again, you don't come off so hot.

Isabelle

All this time, and you didn't call.

Donald

I was gonna call.

Isabelle

You were?

Donald

Well, just to tell you that I wasn't gonna call so that you wouldn't be aggravated, sitting around waiting and wondering when I was--

Isabelle

Gonna call?

Donald

Yeah. But in the end, I figured that forcing myself into your life was probably not right. I would always do that. So the only nice thing I had left to give was just not to call.

Isabelle

I hated you for not calling. Because you were always gonna be there, and when you weren't, it was as if you didn't love me anymore.

Donald

So go home, I'll call ya.

Isabelle

[sighs]

I can't promise you the future, Donald Duck. I don't know if this is for 2 days or 20 years.

Donald

Maybe it's something about us that's normal.

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