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Will Schuester : I want you to take my part. You should play Jean Valjean. I want you to understand how important the arts are for a person's soul. You're a black hole right now. Maybe this will help you remember what it's like to be a star.
Bryan Ryan : So what you're saying is you'll give me the part if I don't cut the program.
Will Schuester : Exactly.
Bryan Ryan : Cool. Deal.
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Will Schuester : Do you know what gave me the strength to... finally get out of a terrible marriage? Music. Meeting those kids. Coaching Glee Club. No, you're right. I'm... I'm never gonna be on Broadway. And maybe the same is going to go for most of those kids. But that's not the point. Glee Club... it's not just about expressing yourself to everyone else. It's about expressing yourself to yourself.
Bryan Ryan : I'm living a lie.
Will Schuester : What?
Bryan Ryan : [sniffling] I miss it so much! I am miserable. Ever since I stopped performing, I cannot stand my life! Three times a year, I tell my wife I'm going off to a business trip, I sneak out to New York, I see a bunch of Broadway shows. I have a box of Playbills hidden away in my basement, Will. Like porn.
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Will Schuester : Hey, buddy. Glad you showed up.
Bryan Ryan : Please don't distract me. I'm trying out for the role of Jean Valjean.
Will Schuester : So am I.
Bryan Ryan : Really? What song do you plan on singing?
Will Schuester : I was going to sing "The Impossible Dream".
Bryan Ryan : Wow, really? Interesting. So am I.
Will Schuester : But then I decided on Aerosmith's "Dream On".
Bryan Ryan : Yeah, me, too. That's what I'm gonna sing.
Will Schuester : Are you kidding me right now?
Herb Duncan : Is there a problem out here?
Will Schuester : Yeah, there's a problem. This guy just stole my song!
Bryan Ryan : Uh, I don't know this man. His caretaker just stepped away. I overheard her mention he's a sex offender.
Will Schuester : Oh, you're gonna need a caretaker in a second, buddy.
Herb Duncan : I run a dry cleaner's. I can only keep it closed for thirty minutes at a time.
Bryan Ryan : Thank you.
Herb Duncan : Sing it as a duet.
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Will Schuester : Tina has something she wants to share with us, but first I have an announcement to make. You've all been reprieved. Bryan Ryan isn't cutting Glee.
[all the members applauds]
Noah 'Puck' Puckerman : Did he die?
Will Schuester : No. He didn't die. He, uh, is going to be distracted for a couple months making his star turn in "Les Miz". He got the lead role.
Quinn Fabray : But I thought you got the lead.
Will Schuester : I resigned. It was the price for keeping the club.
Finn Hudson : Sorry you had to do that, Mr. Schue.
Will Schuester : I'm not. You know, th... the way I see it, I'm trading my one dream for the chance that all thirteen of you might find yours.
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Will Schuester : Hey, Bryan. Can I talk to you for a second?
Bryan Ryan : Make it quick. I'm rehearsing. You know, reviewing my single line.
Will Schuester : I want to take one last shot at convincing you not to cut the program.
Bryan Ryan : Give it a rest, Will. You think you're helping these kids, when all you're doing is setting them up to be jaded and bitter.
Will Schuester : You're right. Cut the program, and they're certainly more likely to turn out like you.
Bryan Ryan : I've grown weary of your insults, Will. They sting, and they make me want to punch your face.
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Will Schuester : You remember high school? Remember what it's like? Those kids get labeled the second they walk through the door freshman year. Geek, punk, jock, queer. I've seen who these kids in Glee Club really are.
[showing him the club's picture in the Thunderclap]
Will Schuester : No labels, no preconceptions, their true spirits. Yes, most of them are not stars, but they shine like them. Do you know what happens when a star dies, Bryan? It doesn't just disappear. It turns into this black hole, this giant energy-sucking mass that doesn't just collapse on itself; it takes away any light that comes close down with it. You take away Glee, you're not just putting out those kids' lights; you're creating thirteen black holes.
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Will Schuester : Hey, Bryan.
Bryan Ryan : Hello, Will. Just taking stock of the home ec supplies. You see, our home ec program teaches practical skills like food service preparation. Can't feed a child sheet music, Will. I mean, I suppose you could for a while, but... they'd be dead in a month.
Will Schuester : I'd like to buy you a beer.
Bryan Ryan : Oh.
Will Schuester : No, no, no. I want to convince you that you're wrong.
Bryan Ryan : You won't.
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Bryan Ryan : Take out a piece of paper. And on that paper, I want you to write down your biggest dream. A dream that means so much, you're afraid to admit it even to yourself.
[as the students write, Bryan takes Artie's, crumples it up, and throws it in a trashcan]
Bryan Ryan : Your dream is never going to happen. 91% of you will spend your entire lives living in Allen County, Ohio. So unless you wrote down that your dream was to work for a mid-market health insurance provider or find an entry-level job in an elderly care facility, you're going to be very disappointed.
Mercedes Jones : This is really depressing.
Bryan Ryan : I'm going to guess that a lot of your dreams involve "showbiz". Well, let me tell you. Showbiz dreams are the most unrealistic of them all.
Tina Cohen-Chang : But... that's what I want to do with my life.
Bryan Ryan : Oh, look, I'm not trying to hurt your feelings, I'm just trying to spare you disappointment.
Will Schuester : I think we get your point.
Bryan Ryan : Aw, well, Schuester here's a prime example. He used to have that glimmer of hope in his eyes that I can see right now in all of yours. But he couldn't make it happen for himself, so he now has to try and convince you all that it will happen for you. Guess what? His dream didn't work out. And neither. Will. Yours.
Will Schuester : Okay, you're done here.
Bryan Ryan : You would be wise to show me some respect.
Will Schuester : You've said your piece. Now get out.
Bryan Ryan : Well, Schuester, I should thank you. You've made my decision about which program to cut a lot easier.
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Will Schuester : Hey, you wanted to see me?
Principal Figgins : William, there's someone I'd like to introuce you to. He's the newest member of our school board, and he'd like to speak to you. Will Schuester, meet Mr. Bryan Ryan.
Bryan Ryan : [smirking at Will] We've met.
Will Schuester : [voiceover] Bryan Ryan. We went to school together, and he made my life a living hell. He was two years older. Dated every girl I liked. Got every solo.
[flashback; Bryan and another student finish singing "Daydream Believer"]
Bryan Ryan : What's the matter, Schuester? Cat got your talent?
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Bryan Ryan : I'm here to do an audit of our curriculum, Will. We may need to cut some of our district's art programs.
Principal Figgins : It's really just a formality, William.
Bryan Ryan : No, it's not. We'll probably cut the glee club.
Will Schuester : What? But... but you were in the glee club. Show choir was your life.
Bryan Ryan : It was, Will. And after I graduated, I hit the big time. I was a featured soloist at King's Island in "The Dooble-Dee-Doo Musical Revue". We were a smash. Then for three years, I did the cruise ship circuit. But when that dried up, I realized I had been sold a bill of goods. Nine years later, I woke up on a urine-stained matress in the West Lima crack district. Then... something amazing happened. I was introduced to Jesus. He was my Honduran social worker. I straightened up, put down the pipe, met the love of my life, Wilma, and now I run a successful used Hummer dealership. Don't make that face. Global warming's a theory.
