He thought that he ought to stick around and go to JC for a while, and try and figure out what he wanted to do with his life.

8 seconds sound clip from the American Graffiti movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:07:34 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Wait a minute. Could you say that again?

- Something Curt said.

- Mmm. Figures.

- You must've talked his ear off trying to get him to stay.

- Oh, no, Steven. That's not true at all. I didn't say anything.

- Curt just said at dinner tonight that he didn't see what the big hurry was.

- He thought that he ought to stick around and go to JC for a while, and try and figure out what he wanted to do with his life.

- That sounds logical.

- Do you think so?

- Sure.

- I think Curt's probably right, for Curt. Not for me though.

- Laurie, look at me.

- Now, you know what I want out of life, and it's just not in this town.

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