Β»It's a very odd feeling when you get to be my age. You see your kids in front of you. And they're all grown up. They've all launched, they've all gone.Β And I was really worried that you weren't gonna launch. I guess that's what you're feeling. I don't know. You were so sad. And the last thing a parent wants is for their kid to be sad. [...] It's the worst feeling in the world. And you know there's nothing you can do about it. And you're just watching your kid every single day get sadder and sadder and sadder. And it keeps stopping them and making them do nothing. [...]Β«
Β»And when you finally called and you sounded so happy, it was probably one of the happiest moments of my life. And the more you talked and the more you assured me, you said, "I'm okay. I'm okay and I've got a place and I've got a job and I met some people." And then you got to the big news and you said, "And I'm going through this." And I didn't even hear it at the time. And I know that's hard to believe, maybe. I don't know. But, like I said, you're gonna have kids one day of your own and you're gonna go through all of the same fucking horseshit that I did. And the most you can hope for is that all your kids come out the other end like you did.Β«
Β»Hey, come here. Come here. Come here. I'm proud of you. I'm proud of you. So proud of you.Β«
Close to You (2023), dir. Dominic Savage