“I feel vaguely cheated. Okay, truth. Would you ever go out on a date with me?”“No, I would not. As friends I think we do well, but I think personally that would be as far as I would feel comfortable with. I am here for you when you need me but not enough, you need someone who could dedicate themselves to you and I am not that person. I am dedicated to my craft, to acting, and that is my passion now. I would not be the man you needed, so no, I would not give you that hope only to take it from you.”
“… you know, that’s a lot like something R-Robert said to me a while back. Am I really that much trouble?”
“You wished me to be honest and now you are trying to make me feel guilty for such? That’s not entirely kind of you. In what part of that did I say you would be trouble? I know you, you have spoken to me of heartache and pain, and I understand that perhaps you are lonely but I can’t date someone that i’m not in love with. I feel friendship for you and a love that comes with that but I would be in love with you, that is not trouble that is simply my feelings towards you. I am sorry if you do not agree with them, and I am sorry if they disappoint or make you feel unhappy but that is how I feel and I wish you would respect that.”
“That’s not at all what I meant! I meant … only, you said I needed someone to dedicate themselves to me, and that — I didn’t know I was that selfish. I don’t mean to be. I’m trying to understand what you’re saying so I can be a better person in general; I’m not trying to change your mind.”