The Holdovers (2023)
Carrie Preston: Miss Lydia Crane
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Quotes
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Paul Hunham : I guess I thought I could make a difference. I mean, I used to think I could prepare them for the world even a little. Provide standards and grounding like Dr. Greene always drilled into us. But, uh, the world doesn't make sense anymore. I mean, it's on fire. The rich don't give a shit. Poor kids are cannon fodder. Integrity is a punch line. Trust is just a name on a bank.
Miss Lydia Crane : Well... look, if that's all true, then now is when they most need someone like you.
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Miss Lydia Crane : So, how'd you get stuck holding over? I thought it was Mr. Endicott's year.
Paul Hunham : No, I know. I'm being punished. Yeah, Dr. Woodrup is...
Miss Lydia Crane : A pompous ass with a dictator complex? Oops! What I meant to say was, well, he's a lovely compassionate educator with a really groovy beard.
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Paul Hunham : [Referring to Woodrup] You know, I've had a lot of former students ascend to positions of authority. He's the only one I've ever had to report to.
Miss Lydia Crane : He was your student?
Paul Hunham : Oh, yes. My first year teaching, and he was an asshole even then.