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It's a human truth that romantic fantasies are very hard to let go of and while it would be very nice to say Izzy, observing the difference between the two men realize that immediately that Sam was the better choice. I mean maybe you know maybe you work more rationally than than Izzy I don't know. But I mean the thing is that that you don't always do what's good for you, you know you don't always do what's right for you and sometimes you have to grow past it or go through something in order to reject it. (discussing the lead character's decision making in the film Crossing Delancey)

— Joan Micklin Silver

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It's a human truth that romantic fantasies are very hard to let go of and while it would be very nice to say Izzy, observing the difference between the two men realize that immediately that Sam was the better choice. I mean maybe you know maybe you work more rationally than than Izzy I don't know. But I mean the thing is that that you don't always do what's good for you, you know you don't always do what's right for you and sometimes you have to grow past it or go through something in order to reject it. (discussing the lead character's decision making in the film Crossing Delancey)" in the context of "AFI Conservatory Harold Lloyd Master Seminar series - AFI Movie Club - From the AFI Archive - Joan Micklin Silver on Crossing Delancey - at 1 Min 10 Sec - AFI Movie Club: CROSSING DELANCEY - 24 May 2021 - Youtube Link - Archive" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Joan Micklin Silver

About Joan Micklin Silver

Joan Micklin Silver (24 May 1935 – 31 December 2020) was an American director of films and plays