Dean's Defense of His Life
from Blue Valentine
Written by Derek Cianfrance, Cami Delavigne, Joey Curtis
Dean defends his lack of professional ambition to his wife, arguing that his current life as a father and husband is his ultimate goal. He questions the societal pressure to turn one's 'potential' into a career, asserting that his simple life is enough for him.
DEAN: Listen I didn’t wanna be somebody’s husband and I didn’t wanna be somebody’s dad. That wasn’t my goal in life. For some guys it is... Wasn’t mine. But somehow, I’ve found what I wanted. I didn’t know that and now it’s all I wanna do... I don’t want to do anything else, it’s what I want to do. I work so I can do that. No, I have a job that I can drink at 8 o’clock in the morning. What a luxury, you know. I get up for work, I have a beer, I go to work, I paint somebody’s house, they’re excited about it. I come home, I get to be with you. That’s like... this is the dream!
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