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- Published on Mar 15, 2026
- La La Land - I'm Not Good Enough: Seb (Ryan Gosling) tries to convince Mia (Emma Stone) to come back to L.A. for a crucial audition.
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Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) and Mia (Emma Stone) are drawn together by their common desire to do what they love. But as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.
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Cast: Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling
Director: Damien Chazelle
Screewriter: Damien Chazelle
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I love how he’s NOT trying to win her back here. He only wants to help her achieve her dream. That’s love.
Another classic man bending over backwards to please a woman in a rom com. Never seen before
Indeed ❤
I want my future wife to tie her hair behind like Emma Stone. I am unemployed. Is it possible guys?
yup
Months earlier, in casual conversation, she told him she grew up in the house across from the library. He listened to every word she said.
Why wouldn't you listen to Emma Stone?
she still went with someone else 😂
MrWill9668 yea that really degrades her
MrWill9668 I agree
Cthtyghjy hhui
The fact that he probably tried honking his horn in front of MULTIPLE LIBRARIES before he found her kills me
It's a small town, 15,000 souls. How many libraries are there? Answer...One. Look it up!
@scottslotterbeck3796 hi there sane person
@scottslotterbeck3796 good for him, then!
And her also of course cuz she became a star cuz of it.
It's not a fact.
@scottslotterbeck3796 La La Land''s camera's never really left Greater Los Angeles while shooting this movie. The location where this was shot is Santa Clarita, CA. But in actual Boulder City. In actual Boulder City, there is one public library. It is not called Del Prado, and not on a corner of a residential street.
"Maybe I'm not good enough" admitting this is the most painful feeling one can have.
Called being realistic. My dream from as far back as I can remember was to be a writer. I know now I'll never be a great writer. Neither will I pitch a no-hitter in a World Series.
She nailed that line
@scottslotterbeck3796 being a writer is an insanely achievable dream? If u work hard u can def become a writer
@scottslotterbeck3796 it is never too late, dude all you need is to start doing it right now. I believe in you!
@roullira609 Thanks, but my level of writing is worse than 'The Room'! I write just for myself, which is fine. My Grandfather was a published writer.
"Because i think it hurts a little bit too much."
Well said sis, well said.😭😭
omg is that what she said? I couldnt make head or tail of what she was saying
0:56
When I find out we had homework.
2:15 my teachers later
0:56 when i see that toby is back in the office
@zarovv5589 please no nooooo
bro u made me laugh out loud 😂😂
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Him screaming "what!" And Emma's reaction aswell as the "you're a baby" line is totally improvised and it's great
Wow. That, I didn't know. That fact makes this scene more engaging
Source for this information? Maybe she just made it up, why do you guys easily believe? lol
GL History I didn't make it up, look up la la land script to scene and you'll see :)
actually there's a video on youtube showing the real script at the time the scene progress...very cool..
Guitar of the Oz It’s very clear that she was shocked and scared and it really wasn’t on the script you can easily tell
He inspired her to be better, belived in her even when she didn't and finally he let her go so she could live her dream
Oh give me a fuckung break
Miss Tery 🤣 chill man
just as she did for him
@misstery5942 ??? That's exactly what he did?
It's BS. Writer Chazelle wanted to be 'different'. I'm sorry, you fon't ruun a film ending to be different.
Is it impossible for a wife to be an actress, and Hubby own a jazz club?
quiet people bursting out is scarier than people who are always loud.
So I saw in google map driving from LA to Boulder City ( Mia's home) takes 4h and 19mins.
You know he is the keeper when he drives 4h19mins just to tell you that you have a potential job offer.
Normal people should do like that:)
@OGAquaranus because he probably wanted a reason to see her
@OGAquaranus maybe she won't answer the phone
funny enough, she didn't keep him.
He’s definitely a keeper, even though she didn’t keep him 🙁
I knew she’s getting an oscar when I first saw this scene
Apex.
He was better here. All she did was fake cry.
@hd-xc2lz yeah that’s what acting is
I knew at the end with the audition scene. So good I couldn’t breathe.
They each pushed each other to achieve their dreams. So sad they didn't end up together. That's why La La Land's ending is so powerful.
It’s good they didn’t end up together.
Depends on whether or not they both wanted to be together. Only good if one of them didn't want that. Otherwise, it's terrible. Hollywoood likes miserable endings, pushing misery, it's Satan's way isn't it. He is the ultimate misery-guts. @EmilyGloeggler7984
@EmilyGloeggler7984stay delusional
It was supposed that in the 0:56 moment, Seb would say "That's it??". But there was a huge improvIsation and I loved it so much.
Ryan always improvises in his movies. For example - "what do you want" in the notebook, many funny lines in the nice guys and la la land, bedroom conversation with Emma in crazy stupid love. Just one of the reasons why he is so special.
What !! Dumbledore said calmly
the house in front of the library line always gets me
This scene parallels the dinner scene where she calls him out for selling himself out for success in a band. She was right.
In this scene, he is right.
They made each other better, but didn't end up together. I guess that's life.
Jason Lee The theme of the entire film. Dreams can be had in LaLa Land, but reality always sets in.
*This plot about someone trying something, giving up, and someone else coming to put the person back on track to reach his/her dream; this plot is far and away from being something new in movies or literature or theater, etc.*
"I guess"? Dude, we all wish to have a happy ending with the people that appear in our minds. But you do understand reality is cruelly with their own desire. There is a true saying, "if you love them, let me go".
Its a very hard choice to make and yes everyone wants to be happy. But if things don't exactly work out the way it should be. Then let em go.
VoyagerOne because it wasn’t his dream. He didn’t really want it. He wanted jazz. He wanted his own place. That was his dream and she was upset that he gave up on that...
yep people usuly end up settling for the ones they're comfortable with, not the ones that really change them in a good way.
This right here, 1:07 through 2:13 - that's how you earn an Oscar... I can't watch this and not think she's really not acting when she doing this... Feels genuine and authentic...
a24396 I don’t think she won the Oscar only for this scene, there’s many moments in the movie that was she is amazing.
@Hariseldon477 No, of course it was more than just this... But... This movie is a collection of this kind of performance from her. This was just the clearest example to me. Oh, and given the topic I suspect this part really hit home for a lot of the actors that make up the academy...
Ikr, I think I heard in an interview that this was also what she went through before she became famous, so she really felt what she was saying, and if I'm not mistaken some parts of this scene were completely improvised
Yeah it totally comes across as her channelling her own past insecurities and experiences of failure. It's real even though it's a performance.
I find it very ironic that one of the most stellar performances of the decade is about not being a competent actress😅
0:56 Emma trying don't laugh "WHAT, NO" 😂
If im not mistaken, when Gosling shouts its not on the script..
Foreal?
You're mistaken
Internet troll nope, hes correct. that was all gosling
As well as the “you’re a baby”
ok
1:23 THIS is why Emma Stone got the Oscar that year. Look at all her emotions in 10 seconds. She says, "Maybe I'm not good enough" five times and each time is a totally different emotion.
First one: "Maybe I'm not good enough. - Maybe that's the truth.
Second: "No...maybe I'm not." She's actually questioning it. She's almost joking about it.
Third: Totally believing the words. She's accepting it.
Fourth: She's defending the idea now. She starts breaking down just living in that reality for a second.
Last time: She doesn't even say the words. She just breaks down thinking about the new reality before going on a monologue to try to justify it.
Sebastian fights through all of her defense mechanisms for HER dream. Sometimes, the difference truly is just to have someone there to tell you that you can do it and demand that you do.
Just like how tobey Peter tells Andrew Peter he is amazing in three times
@Karlebow571 or when robin william tells matt damon its not your fault 3 times
0:56 When K finds out he's not human after all...
hahaha amazing reference
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Don't put the blame on him.
hahahaha XDDDD
That last “maybe I’m not” was so raw 😭
I love this scene because she took the lines in such a different and real approach. I would have never thought to act them out like this if i were given the script. It reads so realistic. Love this. So much.
She is a very great actress
I think its so appropriate to stay on Emma in this scene where they did. Even when Ryan is talking they dont cut back and forth when Emma is having her moment like some directors might. they stay with her and show her full range of emotion. It gives the full display of the actors range and i think one of the main reasons she got so much praise for the film. you sit in it. you stay with it. you see it like you have a million times in your own arguments or your own times when you talked a friend through a tough time. you know that look you know that feeling and sitting there watching it you feel it. and it feels real and raw and she nailed it.
This movie broke my heart then put it back together then tore it apart again even worse than the first time
I know that it is not the message this film wants to push forward, but I think that sometimes admitting that you are not good enough and taking sensible decisions is the only way to go. What happens is that nobody asks those who have to give up and do something else. But recognising your limitations is one of the most real life skills everybody needs.
I could not disagree more...
I agree and just because you happen to not be “good enough” at something doesn’t mean you’re a failure as an entire person, that’s another lesson everyone should learn. It also doesn’t mean you have to stop enjoying your interest, depending on what it is.
Roosevelt said it best. "The credit belongs to he/she who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends themselves to a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if she/he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that their place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."
Exactly!
I'm here because I'm thinking about that. I'm having to shift away from my dream because I can't keep going on like this, I'm not the best at what I want, so I'm coming to learn there's no point chasing it too far till it tires my heart out. I'm wondering if I'm wrong in doing so.. thank you for posting your comment!
I always love the "what!" in this scene, so I'm thrilled to know it was improvised!
This movie is unique several ways.. it's a musical made to look like a fantasy. But it's one of d most practical n relatable movies out there. This movie is both a love story & a success story. & just how well they blended d two things that u couldn't tell apart anywhere. Pretty awesome
exactly!
7 years later they both got nominated at the Oscars, they're still going strong!
If your dream doesn’t scare you, doesn’t make you work your absolute hardest and doesn’t sometimes make you question your own capability, then it’s not ambitious enough. Follow your dreams, you’ll never reach your final destination, but the journey is the good bit anyway.
Thank you, kind stranger on the internet (haha). It's been a day filled with self-doubt and I needed to see this :)
2:14 best line in the movie. cracks me up every damn time.
That she did in 1:23 so natural!
Ryan Gosling yelling “What” and “No” is so good I can’t even describe it. 😊
That "You're a baby" improv tho 👌
0:56
when you see the first question on the exam after studying for 4 hours last night
This is the hardest thing in life..
When u want something..and u have to let it go
shafaque khan worse is when you actually got close but not quite enough.
Nah, i think killing someone is harder
Cause I think it hurts a little bit too much
This is actually what happens in real life. People lose hope. NEVER EVER LOSE HOPE IT WILL COME! everyone has a different path in life. Stay true to yours!
I compared this to the screenplay and I realized how much improv got in there, making this scene more real and memorable.
Ladies and Gentlemen, *How to Win an Oscar in 3 Minutes* presented to you by Emma Stone...
Me *takes notes*
@skrishna4850 Das ryt 😂😂😂
oh yeah never realised the 9/11 references in this scene
She says she's not good enough. And yet she proved to be the best of them all. Which won her that Oscar. And this was her clip from when she was nominated.
It’s uncanny(?) to listen a lot of interviews of actresses in real life that they were so close to quit and the next day they got the movie that turned their lives upside down.
The acting is absolutely phenomenal. Can't express that enough
"Maybe I am not good enough"
This line is soooo relatable that it hurts.
i am literally crying while watching this scene right now bc i can literally relate to her especially in this part 🙃
This scene speaks volumes.
I love how supportive and caringe he is during his "roughness".
I love Ryan and Emma's acting! 👏🏼
I connected with this scene so much when I watched for the first time, this scene will always be special to me
The fact that they don’t even end up with eachother in the end, really makes me question my relationship goals lmaoo
I'm just Ken, and I'm Kenough!
the best romance I've ever watched, this scene I saw 100 times
This is where the real tragedy starts for me. He encouraged her to follow her dreams here and at Griffith Park. Part of it feels like it was him repenting for that dinner conversation. She achieved her dreams and more. Got a family. He made his dream come true too when he opened his own bar, but he clearly continues to think about her as evidenced by the logo with the chicken wing and playing the song conveying an alternate future of them. That's what hurts for me. I feel like they were meant to be together, but she was meant to be an actress. She chose to be an "adult" and go back to a "boring" good guy who she could have a "good" family life with. Not all dreams came true in La La Land.
I feel like the audition scene and the dream sequence in the jazz club at the end get a ton of praise (and rightfully so) but this scene hits like an emotional sledgehammer. Emma Stone’s performance is one of the single best I’ve ever seen, she needs to play it slightly over the top to drive the emotion, but everything feels so grounded, masterfully done. And Ryan Gosling’s more subdued and focused demeanor is an absolutely perfect foil to Emma. Simply outstanding.
The way he screams "NO!" 😂 🤣 😂
gosling performance is so underrated in this film
He was nominated for an Academy Award. That’s not being underrated.
They way she says “I don’t want to do it anymore” breaks my heart every time 😭
Being good enough in Hollywood isn’t really the issue. Plenty of people who are good enough will never get big parts. It’s just the odds.
That's some good acting right there
I think its so appropriate to stay on Emma in this scene where they did. Even when Ryan is talking they dont cut back and forth when Emma is having her moment like some directors might. they stay with her and show her full range of emotion. It gives the full display of the actors range and i think one of the main reasons she got so much praise for the film. you sit in it. you stay with it. you see it like you have a million times in your own arguments or your own times when you talked a friend through a tough time. you know that look you know that feeling and sitting there watching it you feel it. and it feels real and raw and she nailed it.
and then the next day she proceeds to perform the most breathtaking scene in the story of cinema
I love this scene
it's so real and so painful
It hits different when you can relate to it
i always need to see this scene to cry my heart out
I've been there like a million time
The car horn bit at the start is hilarious
"Yes you are... You are... You are..."
For some reason I relate to her so much in that scene.
6 years is a lot of time to run after your dreams. That's too long. There is a point in which people are going to try and find some stability.
İ understand her, whenever i go to a job interview i feel the same
When I rewatched this movie and Seb starts blaring his horn in the opening scene and I recognized it from this scene I got the biggest smile on my face.
Academy award scene
this is the greatest movie of all time and you can't change my mind
Greatest American movie for sure.
I still can’t believe she’s not elphaba in wicked she’s fantastic
When u realized the ending & go back to this scene, its quite heartbroken 😢
Damn. A part of me wish they ended up together at the end. Although, I don't know if that'll make as good of a story. But still..
It wouldn't have the same emotional impact if everything worked out for everyone at the end.
Hollywood movies have to end sad now. Thats "authentic."
They do. In their dream. The director is kind enough to put it in the movie. It's very beautiful.
@jonothandoeser Now? In the 1970s it was all but impossible to find a happy ending.
i wanted them together i was dissapointed but it was also realistic a great movie musical.
I need these two to star in another movie together
crying. it has been six years for me too.
Help, I can't stop rewatching this scene
I LOVE Emma Watson, really do, having grown up with the Harry Potter franchise and all, but I think she couldn’t have delivered this flawless, seamless train of emotions through these lines. Emma Stone is amazing at just BEING, I can’t even describe it. She’s so fluent and natural and still raw. She totally embraced this part, especially this scene.
I love Emma Watson too but Emma Stone is a much better actress.
This is Emma Stone
Yes, indeed. I’m only mentioning Emma Watson because Damien Chazelle originally wanted her for the role of Mia, but I think there were some scheduling conflicts and she eventually chose the role on Beauty and the Beast.
Considering what she did in Little Women (2019) and Beauty and the Beast (2017), Emma Watson would probably be the only other person who could pull this scene off. Don't tear her down. Emma Watson has range just like Mrs. Stone.
May be I am not....may be I am not oh God....I cried....
0:56 You didn't try tube simulator ?
And that's how you win an oscar with that 2 minutes scene.
Emma showed the world How perfectly it is done❤
Deserved that oscar,woman👍
There's something about her eyes that captivates my soul
He Could’ve Been Petty Like A lot of ppl Would but He Put His Pride Aside To Put His Everything In Helping Someone He Genuinely Loves I Love This Movie
me crying watching this scene:i'm not a baby
Impossible to take eyes off this singular film or stop listening to it's brilliant music. "La La Land" is that plate of trauma and piece of art which plays the heart and throws it into abyss, lightyears away. Saw it years back and I come back to the songs sometimes, but not the film. Never again.
Men... This gets me eeeeeverytime. When she says: "No I'm not..." and almost start to crying.
OHMYGOOOOOOD :(
In reality, she did the right thing by leaving. A lot of people chase after their dream and end up running off a cliff. You gotta know when to give up.
It's that Spot that hits at the core. How'd you find me? 'The house in front of the library'... He handed her what she use to reach for... He told her she'd been listened to and Heard.
The only writer portrayed in this movie is made fun of, and yet every scene of this film is so damn well written.
You mean that guy Mia was with at the pool party?
0:13 It's weird how loud that magazine is.
Exactly what I thought. Slapstick punch sound effect. LOL
Little did ya know, Mia’s home is in Smallville and Clark Kent was the person who threw that magazine.
its a sign of universe ❤
This movie. Damien... Outstanding
I'm not even kidding, Emma is me, and Ryan is my boyfriend. Every conversation we have while I'm insecure is that.
it's so powerful seeing it on the big screen.
jeez what a nightmare...Hope bro will find something better
Maybe I am one of those people that has always wanted to do it but it's like a pipe dream :/
It would've far more interesting if Seb ended up agreeing with Mia that perhaps she isn't good enough to pursue an acting career - arguably the most competitive career in the arts. It just makes it more realistic, but also would engender a more nuanced take on the whole 'make your dreams come true" trope that is almost incessantly played out in Hollywood films. Imagine if this scene played out with Seb saying "you're right, maybe you're not good enough, but that's ok, you can still do what you love", and then Mia doesn't get the part, but pursues acting in her play and finds joy and fulfilment in doing so. How many of us can relate to this? How many of us can attest to not achieving our childhood dreams as we imagined them (fame, success, fortune, etc.) but had to adjust our goals slightly. I just think it would've been more poignant for Mia to find true joy, not in success, but in persisting with the play and managing her expectations.
LOVE this movie
how has it already been 5 years since this movie was released?????
Oscar winning performance
Symbolic horn honk
As an actor, this is on point. At some point it hurts, it hurts feeling like you are not good enough and as time passes you still don’t get any better. That may not be the case but it sure feels like it.