The Emperor's Club (2002)

Jesse Eisenberg: Louis Masoudi

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• William Hundert : Excuse me.

  Louis Masoudi : Huh? What me?

  William Hundert : Yes, sir. What is your name?

  Louis Masoudi : Uh, Louis.

  William Hundert : Just Louis?

  Louis Masoudi : Louis Masoudi, sir.

  William Hundert : Mr. Masoudi, could you define the word "path" for me?

  Louis Masoudi : Well, there are several definitions, I suppose.

  William Hundert : Would "a route along which someone or something moves" be among them?

  Louis Masoudi : Yeah. Oh, yeah. No. Yeah. I'm s-sorry, sir.

  William Hundert : Follow the path, Mr. Masoudi. Walk where the great men before you have walked.

  Louis Masoudi : Yes, sir. It's, uh - It's better for the grass.

  William Hundert : It's better for you.

• William Hundert : There's a code at St. Benedicts of self governments based on mutual trust. You violated that trust. And you've compromised the reputation of this academy. If I thought you didn't know any better, that would be one thing. But willful ignorance is intolerable.

  [beat] 

  William Hundert : You're confined to the dormitory until 7 o'clock tomorrow morning.

  Deepak Mehta : What about dinner?

  [Louis laughs] 

  William Hundert : Excuse me?

  Deepak Mehta : Well, I'm hungry, sir.

  [Louis still laughs] 

  William Hundert : Mr. Masoudi.

  Louis Masoudi : Mr. Hundert.

  [beat] 

  William Hundert : Have a good evening, gentlemen.

  [he leaves] 

• Louis Masoudi : I am such an asshole.