How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Good Will Hunting.
Quote #1
MAGUIRE: Why did you work at the most prestigious technical college in the whole f***in' world? And why did you sneak around at night and finish other people's formulas that only one or two people in the world could do, and then lie about it?
Maguire accepts the fact that manual labor is an honorable thing to do with your life. But he doesn't buy the idea that this is what Will really wants. If that were the case, why would we work at MIT and spend his nights finishing complicated math problems? It's somewhere around this point that Will realizes he's right.
Quote #2
JUDGE: Son, my turn. I've been sitting here for ten minutes now looking over this... rap sheet of yours. I just can't believe it. June '93, Assault. September '93, Assault. Grand theft auto, February '94.
After listening to Will rant about American legal history, the judge finally steps in and delivers the facts as he knows them. He reads out Will's history of violent, antisocial behavior. This is also the first time we've heard Will's entire history, and we can tell at this point that there's something definitely wrong with Will's emotions.
Quote #3
LAMBEAU: No it isn't, Sean. This boy has that gift. He just hasn't got the direction, but we can give that to him.
Sean Maguire thinks Professor Lambeau is being dramatic when he says Will is a once-in-a-lifetime genius. But Lambeau insists that they need to get Will's emotions under control in order to harness his gift. Of course, Lambeau isn't necessarily interested in curing Will's dissatisfaction. He just wants to do whatever it takes to get Will working for him to his fullest abilities.