"I'm being realistic." Of course, internally he's got a pretty different picture. Young love was a thematic centerpiece of his student film masterpiece. He's not sure if it's anything as fairy-tale as true love, but he cares enough about Amy to hope that she never ends up here. It's safer for her if she never sees him again, frankly.

"What about you, huh?" He folds his arms. "You leave behind anything important, or whatever?"