介绍:
The Pursuit of Happyness
Chris: Time to get up, man.
Christopher: All right, dad.
Chris: Come on.
Christopher: Should be here soon. I think I should make a list.
Chris: What do mean? For your birthday gifts?
Christopher: Yeah.
Chris: You know you're only getting a couple of things, right?
Christopher: Yeah, I know. Just to look at and study so I can choose better.
Chris: Okay, well, that's smart. Yeah, make a list. Can you spell everything you're thinking of?
Christopher: I think so.
Chris: All right. That's good. How you doing in here, man?
Christopher: Okay. Can we go to the park today, after?
Chris: No, I gotta go to Oakland. Well, maybe, we'll see. Give me a kiss. I'll talk to you later. Excuse me. Oh, excuse me...when is somebody gonna clean this off? And the Y? The Y. We talked about this. It's an I in "happiness." There's no Y in "happiness." It's an I. I'm Chris Gardner. I met my father for the first time when I was 28 years old. And I made up my mind as a young kid...that when I had children... my children were gonna know who their father was. This is part of my life story. This part is called "Riding the Bus".
Man: What's that? It's a time machine, isn't it? Seems like a time machine. That seems like a time machine. It's a time machine. Take me with you.
Chris: This machine...this machine on my lap...
Man: This guy, he has a time machine. He travels in the past with this machine and...
Chris: It is not a time machine. It' a portable bone-density scanner. A medical device I sell for a living. Thank you for the opportunity to discuss it with you. I appreciate it.
Doctor: We just don't need it, Chris. It's unnecessary and expensive.
Chris: Well, maybe next...
Doctor: Thank you.
Chris: It gave a slightly denser picture than an x-ray for twice the money.
Linda: Hey.
Chris: Hey, baby.
Linda: what happened?
Chris: No, nothing. Look, I can't get Christopher today.
Linda: Oh, no, you don't, Chris. I'm back on at 7.
Chris: I know. I have got to go to Oakland.
Linda: So I gotta get Christopher home, feed him, bathe him...get him in bed, and be back here by 7?
Chris: Yes.
Linda: And we got the tax-bill notice today. What are you gonna do about that?
Chris: I needed to sell at least two scanners a month for rent and daycare. I'd have to sell one more...to pay off all of those tickets under my windshield wiper. The problem is...I haven't sold any for a while…
Chris: Man, I got two questions for you: What do you do? And how do you do it?
Man: I'm a stockbroker.
Chris: Stockbroker. Oh, goodness. Had to go to college to be a stockbroker, huh?
Man: You don't have to. Have to be good with numbers and good with people. That's it.
Chris: Hey, you take care. I'll let you hang on to my car for the weekend. But I need it back for Monday.
Man: Feed the meter.
Chris: I still remember that moment. They all looked so damn happy to me. Why couldn't I look like that?
Chris: I'm gonna try to get home by 6. I'm gonna stop by a brokerage firm after work.
Linda: For what?
Chris: I wanna see about a job there.
Linda: Yeah? What job?
Chris: You know, when l... When I was a kid, I could go through a math book in a week.So I'm gonna go see about what job they got down there.
Linda: What job?
Chris: Stockbroker.
Linda: Stockbroker?
Chris: Yeah.
Linda: Not an astronaut?
Chris: Don't talk to me like that, Linda. I'm gonna go down and see about this, and I'm gonna do it during the day.
Linda: You should probably do your sales calls.
Chris: I don't need you to tell me about my sales calls, Linda. I got three of them before the damn office is even open.
Linda: Do you remember that rent is due next week? Probably not. We're already two months behind. Next week we'll owe three months. I've been pulling double shifts for four months now, Chris. Just sell what's in your contract. Get us out of that business.
Chris: Linda that is what I am trying to do. This is what I'm trying to do for my family...for you and for Christopher.
Linda，
Linda: What's the matter with you?
Chris: I was waiting for Witter Resource head Jay Twistl...whose name sounded so delightful, like he'd give me a job and a hug? I just had to show him I was good with numbers and good with people. Morning, Mr. Twistle.
Twistle: Good morning.
Chris: Mr. Twistle, Chris Gardner.
Twistle: Hi.
Chris: I wanted to drop this off personally and make your acquaintance.
I thought I'd catch you on the way in. I'd love the opportunity to discuss...what may seem like weaknesses on my application.
Twistle: We'll start with this, and we'll call you if we wanna sit down.
Chris: Yes, sir. You have a great day.
Twistle: You too.
Chris: You should've seen me out there today. Somebody stole a scanner. I had to run the old girl down...
Linda: Whatever.
Chris: What?
Linda: Whatever, Chris.
Chris: What the hell you got attitude about? "Whatever" what?
Linda: Every day's got some damn story.
Chris: Hey, Roy. Roy! Can you beat your little rug when nobody's out here? There's dust and shit all over. Hey, wait a second. Look, Linda, relax. We're gonna come out of this. Everything is gonna be fine, all right?
Linda: You said that before, when I got pregnant. "It’ll be fine."
Chris: So you don't trust me now?
Linda: Whatever. I don't care.
Twistle: Taxi!
Chris: Mr. Twistle.
Twistle: Yeah, hi.
Chris: Hi. Chris Gardner.
Twistle: Yeah, hi. Listen. What can I do for you?
Chris: I submitted an application for the intern program about a month ago...and I would just love to sit with you briefly...
Twistle: Listen, I'm going to Noe Valley, Chris. Take care of yourself.
Chris: Mr. Twistle. Actually, I'm on my way to Noe Valley also. How about we share a ride?
Twistle: All right, get in.
Chris: All right. So when I was in the Navy, I worked for a doctor...who loved to play golf, hours every day... And I would actually perform medical procedures...when he'd leave me in the office. So I'm used to being in a position where I have to make decisions and... Mr. Twistle, liste
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