The O.C. (TV Series)

The Distance (2004)

Ben McKenzie: Ryan Atwood

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Quotes 

• Sandy Cohen : I've always liked Luke. He's like a big Golden Retriever.

  Ryan Atwood : Actually, he kinda is.

• Ryan Atwood : How'd you make it all the way to Portland from Newport on that little catamaran?

  Seth : Hmm. Well, Ryan, sit down, my son. It was a long and torturous journey, and I'm not gonna, I'm not gonna sugarcoat any of the details for you.

  Ryan Atwood : Please don't.

  Seth : 'Cause we're friends. First, I sailed to Catalina.

  Ryan Atwood : Hmm.

  Seth : Then I sailed to Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara, I ran out of snacks. Freaked out a little bit, pawned my boat for cash, took a Greyhound to Portland.

  Ryan Atwood : You took a bus?

  Seth : Yeah. But don't say it like that, it was a local. OK, have you ever been on one of those? Not for the faint of heart.

  Ryan Atwood : I can't believe after all that you took a bus.

  Seth : Yeah. I think we're definitely going to have to come up with a better story for school though, that'd be good.

  Ryan Atwood : No, no, I like the bus idea. It's cool.

  Seth : OK, but what about maybe, um... boat sank, saved by whales? It's very Whale Rider.

• Ryan Atwood : Hey, so, ah, I was thinking.

  Seth : I was thinking too. You know they don't even have a water polo team here. That's just gonna be a problem for me.

• Ryan Atwood : Well, it's still a pretty big deaI. I mean, dropping out of school, moving up here?

  Seth : I don't know. It used to be perfectly normal for teenagers to board tramp steamers and travel the country.

  Ryan Atwood : That was the depression; they were looking for work.

  Seth : Hobos are hot again.

• Luke Ward : [playing a video game]  Come on, Chino. Try and hurt me, huh? Make me feel pain. Wound me.

  Seth : Think of all the money Luke saves on therapy playing these games.

  Ryan Atwood : I think he should still consider therapy.