Pay It Forward (2000)

Haley Joel Osment: Trevor McKinney

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• Trevor McKenney : I think some people are too scared, or something. I guess it's hard for people who are so used to things the way they are - even if they're bad - to change. 'Cause they kind of give up. And when they do, everybody kind of loses.

• Chris : Is that what you want for your birthday? Everybody it forward?

  Trevor : I can't ask for that.

  Chris : Sure you can. Why not?

  Trevor : It wouldn't work.

  Chris : Why?

  Trevor : [Long pause]  I already blew out my candles.

• Trevor McKenney : [to Mr. Simonet]  What did you ever do to change the world?

• Arley : Sit down, I want to talk to you.

  Trevor McKenney : You want to lie to me.

• Trevor : Were you just being nice?

  Eugene : About what?

  Trevor : About my idea. Do you think it's good, or were you just being teachery?

  Eugene : "Teachery"?

  Trevor : Bullshitting.

  Eugene : Do I strike you as someone falsely nice?

  Trevor : No. You're not even really all that nice.

• Arley : Get out!

  [Runs into Trevor's room and locks the door] 

  Ricky McKinney : [Pounds on Trevor's door]  You know I liked you a whole lot better when you've had a few drinks in you?

  [Pounds on the door again] 

  Ricky McKinney : You want me out of the house? I'm out!

  Arley : [to Trevor]  Sorry... I think I made a mistake.

  Trevor McKenney : Everybody makes mistakes.

• Trevor McKenney : Is the world just shit?

  Eugene : No, it isn't.

  [Eugene touches Trevor's shoulder] 

  Eugene : Hey, you did good work. Look at me, I'm proud of you, Trevor. I'm proud of you.

  [Eugene removes his hand from Trevor's shoulder] 

  Eugene : And anyway for what it's worth, I'm grading you on the effort not the result.

  Trevor McKenney : I don't care about the grade.

  [Gets up] 

  Trevor McKenney : I just want to see if the world would really change.

• Trevor McKenney : Is the world just shit?

• Trevor McKenney : Are you saying you'll flunk us if we don't change the world?

  Eugene : Well, no. But you might just scrape by with a C.

• Arley : I want to wear the green dress.

  Trevor McKenney : You look like a vampire in that!

• Arley : I got to take a shower.

  Trevor McKenney : What?

  Arley : I smell horrible.

  Trevor McKenney : No you don't! You smell like a rose or something.

  Arley : Are you sure?

  Trevor McKenney : Yeah, yeah, I'm sure.

• Eugene : I will always care... about you, always.

  Trevor McKenney : Yeah. You're my teacher. They pay you to.

  [Trevor leaves the classroom]