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Cooper and Murph argue at the exact moment love collides with duty. The dialogue moves from moral reasoning to a child’s desperate command, then reaches for time dilation as a promise of return.
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Chapters 13 parts · AI-cut 00:00 / 04:54 1× English only
00:02 Go away! 00:14 Murph. 00:15 Go! If you're leaving, just go. 00:21 This world was never enough for you , was it, Coop? 00:25 What, because heading out there is what I feel like I was born to do ? 00:29 And it excites me? Heh. 00:32 No, that does not make it wrong. 00:34 It might. 00:36 Don't trust the right thing done for the wrong reason . 00:40 The why of the thing, that's the foundation . 00:42 And the foundation's solid. 00:48 We farmers, we sit here every year when the rains fail and we say: 00:53 "Next year." 00:55 Well, next year ain't gonna save us , nor the one after that. 00:59 This world's a treasure, Donald, but it's been telling us to leave for a while now . 01:08 Mankind was born on Earth, it was never meant to die here . 01:15 Tom will be all right, but you got to make things right with Murph. 01:18 I Will. 01:20 Without making promises you don't know you can keep. 01:34 You have to talk to me, Murph. 01:39 I need to fix this before I go. 01:41 Then I'll keep it broken so you have to stay. 01:46 After you kids came along, your mom said something to me I never quite understood. 01:51 She said, "Now... 01:54 ...we're just here to be memories for our kids." 02:04 And I think that now I understand what she meant. 02:10 Once you're a parent , you're the ghost of your children's future. 02:16 You said ghosts didn't exist. 02:24 That's right, Murph. 02:29 Murph, look at me. 02:33 I can't be your ghost right now. 02:38 I need to exist. 02:41 They chose me. 02:44 Murph, they chose me. You saw. You're the one who led me to them. 02:51 That's exactly why you can't go. 02:56 I figured out the message . 02:59 - One word. Know what it is? - Murph. 03:02 "Stay." 03:04 - It says, "Stay," Dad. - Murph. 03:08 You don't believe me. 03:09 Look at the books! Look at this. It says, "Stay." 03:12 Why...? You're not listening! It says, "Stay!" 03:15 No, I'm coming back. 03:17 When'? 03:32 One for you, one for me. 03:35 When I'm up there in hypersleep, or... 03:38 ...traveling near the speed of light, or... 03:42 ...near a black hole... 03:44 ... time's gonna change for me. It's gonna run more slowly. 03:50 When we get back... 03:53 ...we're gonna compare. 03:55 Time will run differently for us? - Yeah. 03:59 By the time I get back, we might even be the same age, you and me. 04:04 "What?" Imagine that! 04:11 Aw, Murph... 04:12 You have no idea when you're coming back. 04:16 No idea at all! 04:21 Murph, don't... Don't make me leave like this. 04:23 Come on, Murph! 04:25 Don't make me leave like this, Murph! 04:35 Hey... 04:37 ...I love you. 04:38 Forever. You hear me? 04:41 I love you forever , and I'm coming back. 04:50 I'm coming back. Language points Click a card to jump to its moment in the video All 17 Collocation 12 Grammar 2 Pronunciation 2 Slang 1
P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:21 never enough for someone never enough for someone
not satisfying enough This world was never enough for you , was it, Coop? P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:25 be born to do something be born to do something
feel destined to do What, because heading out there is what I feel like I was born to do ? P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:36 for the wrong reason for the wrong reason
because of a bad motive Don't trust the right thing done for the wrong reason . G Grammar C1 ↩ 00:36 done for the wrong reason participle phrase: The participial phrase specifies the motive behind the action. Don't trust the right thing done for the wrong reason . P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:40 the foundation of something the foundation of something
the basic support The why of the thing, that's the foundation . P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:55 not going to save someone not going to save someone
will not rescue us Well, next year ain't gonna save us , nor the one after that. S Pronunciation ↩ 00:55 ain't gonna save us Compress “ain’t gonna”; reduce “us” in the phrase. Well, next year ain't gonna save us , nor the one after that. ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 00:55 ain't gonna will not — Very informal; avoid in formal writing. Well, next year ain't gonna save us , nor the one after that. P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:59 for a while now for a while now
for some time This world's a treasure, Donald, but it's been telling us to leave for a while now . P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:08 be meant to do something be meant to do something
be intended or destined Mankind was born on Earth, it was never meant to die here . P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:20 make a promise you can keep make a promise you can keep
promise without certainty Without making promises you don't know you can keep. P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:10 once someone does something once someone does something
when someone becomes Once you're a parent , you're the ghost of your children's future. G Grammar B1 ↩ 02:10 Once you're a parent time clause: Once introduces the condition of becoming a parent. Once you're a parent , you're the ghost of your children's future. P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:33 be someone’s ghost be someone’s ghost
remain as a haunting memory I can't be your ghost right now. P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:56 figure out something figure out something
understand something I figured out the message . P Collocation B1 ↩ 03:44 time changes for someone time changes for someone
time passes differently ... time's gonna change for me. It's gonna run more slowly. S Pronunciation ↩ 04:41 love you forever Link “love you” smoothly and stress the end of forever. I love you forever , and I'm coming back.
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✦ Collocation B1 ↩ 00:25 born to do feel destined to do auto-pauses In the scene The phrase appears during a painful father-daughter farewell.I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. In daily life I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. ✦ Collocation B1 ↩ 00:36 for the wrong reason because of a bad motive auto-pauses In the scene The phrase appears during a painful father-daughter farewell.I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. In daily life I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. ✦ Slang B1 ↩ 00:55 ain’t gonna will not auto-pauses In the scene The phrase appears during a painful father-daughter farewell.I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. In daily life I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. ✦ Idiom B1 ↩ 00:59 for a while now for some time auto-pauses In the scene The phrase appears during a painful father-daughter farewell.I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. In daily life I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. ✦ Collocation B1 ↩ 01:20 make promises make commitments auto-pauses In the scene The phrase appears during a painful father-daughter farewell.I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. In daily life I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. ✦ Idiom B1 ↩ 02:10 once you’re a parent when you become a parent auto-pauses In the scene The phrase appears during a painful father-daughter farewell.I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. In daily life I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. ✦ Phrasal verb B1 ↩ 02:56 figure out understand or solve auto-pauses In the scene The phrase appears during a painful father-daughter farewell.I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. In daily life I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. ✦ Collocation B1 ↩ 03:44 near the speed of light almost as fast as light auto-pauses In the scene The phrase appears during a painful father-daughter farewell.I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. In daily life I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. ✦ Collocation B1 ↩ 03:59 the same age equal in age auto-pauses In the scene The phrase appears during a painful father-daughter farewell.I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. In daily life I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. ✦ Collocation B1 ↩ 04:41 love you forever love someone permanently auto-pauses In the scene The phrase appears during a painful father-daughter farewell.I need to figure out the schedule before Friday. In daily life I need to figure out the schedule before Friday.
Golden lines A great line in its own right — why and how to use it “Don't trust the right thing done for the wrong reason.”
Why it's great
It separates a correct action from the motive behind it.
Use it yourself
Don’t trust a kind offer made for the wrong reason.
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Takeaways What you walk away with “Stay” is both a command and a plea. Cooper explains science to soften goodbye. Motive matters as much as action.
People also search Questions, then the lines Why does Murph say “Stay”? She is pleading with Cooper not to leave.
What does “for the wrong reason” mean? It questions the motive behind an otherwise correct action.
What is “ain’t gonna”? A very informal form of “isn’t going to.”
What does “figure out” mean here? It means understand or solve the message.
