Joan of Arcadia (TV Series)

No Future (2004)

Patrick Fabian: Gavin Price

Quotes 

• Gavin Price : Ms. Girardi, I've received Mr. Tuchman's evaluation. You've listed one of your major considerations for your destination of higher learning as weather.

  Joan Girardi : I'm not good with cold.

  Gavin Price : You failed your first AP Physics test.

  Joan Girardi : Physics is hard. Look, why... why don't you just tell me what schools you think I have a shot with? My first choice would be University of Texas, Austin.

  Gavin Price : UT is a fine school. Unfortunately, they do have as one of their admissions criteria evidence of brain activity.

  Joan Girardi : But... I got straight B's last semester.

  Gavin Price : Mmm. You were somewhat farther down the musical scale the year before.

• Helen Girardi : Did you tell my daughter that she has no academic future?

  Gavin Price : Mrs. Girardi, if you would like make an appointment...

  Helen Girardi : Did you use the words, while speaking to my daughter, "no future"?

  Gavin Price : She was paraphrasing.

  Helen Girardi : Well, paraphrase this. I'm in no mood for you and your soul-destroying tactics right now. My entire family is being deposed in a lawsuit, I'm behind in my work, and I have to feed my husband's horrible boss tonight, so just cut the crap and account for yourself. Did you tell my daughter she has no future?

  Gavin Price : I see her options as limited.

  Helen Girardi : See, I get that you are disappointed in your own life. I don't blame you. But this girl hasn't abandoned her dreams yet. And so, to try to steal that from her, to try to rob someone of their future, I'm pretty sure you go to hell for that. Tell her you were wrong.

  [seeing he's reluctant] 

  Helen Girardi : [threateningly]  Tell her.

  Gavin Price : I might have overstated.

  Helen Girardi : [pleasantly]  Thank you.