“I promise I'll stay with you all night, okay?”
Why it's great
A plain promise of loyalty, with a small okay that asks for trust.
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Informal
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I promise I'll wait right outside for you.
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Seth Talks Jay Into the Party, Explained
This Is the End · 2013
Chapter 2 of 27 · 2'12"
On the drive to James Franco's housewarming, Jay keeps listing reasons he doesn't want to go, and Seth keeps promising it will be fine. The deal is sealed with a promise: "I promise I'll stay with you all night, okay?" and "'Cause nobody puts Jay in the corner." Franco greets Seth, then calls Jay by the wrong name.
Key moments
Start here, then watch the full scene- 0:17–0:43
Jay Lists Everyone He Can't Stand
27s - 0:43–1:05
❝ Monologue · 5 lines Seth Promises He Won't Ditch Jay
22s - 1:44–2:10
Franco Forgets Jay's Name
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Seth Talks Jay Into the Party, explained
What happens
In the car on the way to James Franco's housewarming party, Jay admits he came to LA just to hang out with Seth and doesn't want to spend the night among people he can't stand. Seth talks him into it, promising to stay by his side all night. At the door, Franco greets Seth — and forgets Jay's name.
What's really going on
The scene is a small negotiation about loyalty. Jay has flown in to see Seth and wants a quiet night, while Seth wants the party; Jay's resistance is really a test of whether Seth will choose him over the room. He lists the people he can't stand and gets the same answer every time, until Seth offers the terms that settle it: 'I promise I'll stay with you all night, okay?' and 'I won't ditch you.' The promise is only half the joke; the other half is the aside that gives the scene its feel — "'Cause nobody puts Jay in the corner", a play on a famous movie line. Then the payoff undercuts all of it: at the door, Franco greets Seth as a friend and can't remember Jay's name, exactly the obscurity Jay feared from the start.
Key lines & what they mean
- “I promise I'll stay with you all night, okay?”
- Seth's promise is the price of Jay's attendance: he will not leave him alone among people Jay dislikes.
- “'Cause nobody puts Jay in the corner.”
- A joke that borrows a famous movie line to say Jay refuses to be abandoned — the scene's whole worry in one phrase.
- “Can't stand him. He can't stand me.”
- The mutual dislike, stated in two short beats: neither of them wants to be in the same room as the other.
- “This is the sexiest street in America.”
- Seth's pitch for the neighborhood, offered as if it settled the argument — the kind of hype Jay is not buying.
Theme
- Friendship — Jay's complaints are a test of loyalty, and Seth answers by promising to stay with him all night rather than leave him in the room.
- Identity — Franco greets Seth like a friend but cannot place Jay's name, the exact anonymity Jay already feared in the car.
What this chapter teaches
Teaching points
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A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“'Cause nobody puts Jay in the corner.”
Why it's great
He borrows a famous movie line to promise his friend will not be sidelined.
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Informal
Use it yourself
Stick with me tonight, nobody puts you in the corner.
“Can't stand him. He can't stand me.”
Why it's great
The same phrase bounces back, so the mutual dislike needs no explanation.
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Informal
Use it yourself
I can't stand him, and he can't stand me.
“This is the sexiest street in America.”
Why it's great
A deadpan exaggeration that turns an ordinary street into the sexiest one in the country.
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Informal
Use it yourself
This is the best noodle shop in the city.
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ Seth's promise
For you, I will go. I promise I'll stay with you all night, okay? I won't ditch you. No, 'cause I want to be with you all night. And you know why else? 'Cause nobody puts Jay in the corner.
He keeps adding promises until a movie quote seals the deal.
Up next · 03in a heartbeatThe scene: Franco Gives the House TourTakeaways
What you walk away with- Can't stand means you strongly dislike
- Out of nowhere means with no warning
- Right on the money means exactly right
- A promise plus okay is asking for trust
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Questions, then the linesWhy doesn't Jay want to go to the party?
He came to LA to hang out with Seth, not to spend the night with people he dislikes. He specifically can't stand Jonah Hill, and worries he won't know anyone else there.
What does Seth promise Jay?
That he'll stay with him all night and won't ditch him — "'Cause nobody puts Jay in the corner" is his way of saying Jay won't be left alone.
What happens when they arrive?
Franco greets Seth warmly and welcomes him in, then greets Jay by the wrong name and has to be corrected — the social slight Jay had been dreading.
Why does Seth say 'nobody puts Jay in the corner'?
It's his promise that Jay won't be left on his own at the party. The line echoes a famous movie quote, but here it means Seth will stick with him.