Troy! You have 10 minutes.
I just gotta put on my clothes.
You have, like, the body of a man, now.
Dad, can you not be weird?
Okay.
Can you close my door?
Yeah.
Can you close the door?
Yeah.
We're going off to find your college.
It's gonna be special.
We're fully booked tonight.
How about that one?
That's not available.
Oh, looks like it's available.
Yeah, it's not.
That night my mind drifted back to college. So many friends who had become successful.
Craig Fisher work for the White House.
Jason Hatfield had his own hedge fund.
Billy Wearsiter sold his tech company at 40.
What do I have?
I work for a non-profit and have nothing to show for it.
Somebody asked about you. You know, whatever happened to you,
"Where's Brad? I remember that guy Brad..."
You happy?
I love you.
Be present, I love you.
These are competitive schools, Troy.
Just try not to put too much pressure on yourself.
Mike Tallitser thinks that I'll get in pretty much everywhere I apply.
My kid's going to Harvard.
Don't jinx me, dude.
My son is a very talented musician.
Also composes his own music
so..
Wonderful.
I'm pretty sure Harvard is gonna be in the running.
Oh, you think Harvard's got a chance?
Suddenly my thoughts darkened. Troy could easily end up struggling like me.
This is Harvard! Even geniuses get rejected.
We need to do everything we can.
Dad, I'm about to go up my interview, do you really need to be jumping all over me right now? You're nuts.
Do I sound jaded? I started out as idealistic as any of your friends over there.
You're 50 years old, and you still think that the world was made for you.
I'm 47.
Sometimes I worry that people think of me as a failure.
Oh, that's right! You have your little thing! That is a cool thing that you do!
That is GOOD stuff.
Your friends are, like, dicks.
Everybody's just thinking about themselves.
The only person that's thinking about you is me.
Isn't it crazy, how we made this kid and now he's this brilliant amazing person?
I'm proud of you.
Dad, are you having some kind of nervous breakdown or something?