The Perfect Date (I) (2019)

Noah Centineo: Brooks Rattigan

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• Brooks Rattigan : [Brooks's letter to Celia]  Dear Admissions Office of the University of Celia Lieberman, First off, I just want to say what an honor it is just to be considered as a potential attendee at your fine institution. And secondly, this feels really creepy writing to you as if you're a university and not a person, so I'll stop that now. A few months ago, I was a guy who carried around this empty feeling. Then, I thought that it could be filled by driving the nicest car, dating the most popular girl, or going to the fanciest school. But the closer I got to having any of these things, the deeper that empty feeling got. I've been so many people these past few months. A cowboy, an art connoisseur, an amateur beekeeper, a prep school wannabe, a bad friend, an obnoxious son, and a self-obsessed prick. But through it all there were little pockets of air when I felt like I was truly myself, and that was when I was with you. I don't know if you're accepting applications right now, but if not, I am totally willing to be wait-listed.

• Brooks Rattigan : Wow! You look in... credible.

  Shelby Pace : Thanks! It only took three stylists, two hairdressers, one makeup artist, bioslimming active wrap, two hours of pilates and like 12 pounds of moisturizer to look this way.

  Brooks Rattigan : Wow! I took a shower.

• Brooks Rattigan : Your daughter is a very...

  Harvey Lieberman : Do not try to define her Brooks, it will mess up your early 40s.

• Brooks Rattigan : Would you like to dance?

  [stretches his hand out] 

  Celia Lieberman : [looks down at his hand, looks up and smile]  No. No, I wouldn't.

  Brooks Rattigan : Why not?

  [embarrassed] 

  Celia Lieberman : 'Cause I'm not your backup.

• Brooks Rattigan : Well, all gigolos are males, but not all males are gigolos.

• Brooks Rattigan : Woohoo! Yo man that number two turned into a number five real quick. Where da plunger that.

• Brooks Rattigan : Why is nobody dancing? What, is dancing just a poor person thing now?

  Celia Lieberman : You think actually people go to dance to dance?

  Brooks Rattigan : No, they come here to take photos for their Instagram.

• Charlie Rattigan : Who the hell knows who they are anyway? We are all just figuring it out as we go along.

  Brooks Rattigan : Yeah?

  Charlie Rattigan : Yeah. So, the best you can do is reflect on who you were in the past and compare that to who you wanna be in the future, and you split the difference. That's who you are now. Like, I was a success, and I wanna be a success again. And I was a good husband, until your mom left us.She left me, but you know what I didn't fail at? Is being a good dad. Because of who you turned out to be. I know sometimes you think I gave up and, yeah maybe there's some truth in that. But I never gave up on you. I love you, bud.

  Brooks Rattigan : I love you, too, Dad.