The Pursuit of Happyness The Interview - TranscriptChris Gardner is a San Francisco salesman whos struggling to make ends meet. When his girlfriend walks out Chris is left to raise their five-year old son on his own. Chriss determination to succeed leads him to land an interview for an internship programme with Dean Witter a stock !rokerage firm. "he day !efore the interview Chris takes a !reak from decorating his apartment to go to the police station to pay some parking fines. #oweverthe police insist on keeping him in $ail until his che%ue can !e cleared the ne&t day at 'h(). "he interview is at *)h*+.Scene begins: 39.23Assistant: ,r Gardner. "his way. -tll !e right over there. Broker: What is the one like that one. Assistant: Chris Gardner. Chris: Chris Gardner. #ow are you. Good morning. Chris Garner. Chris Gardner. Good to see you again. Chris Gardner pleasure. -ve !een sitting out there for the last half-hour trying to come up with a story that would e&plain my !eing here dressed like this. /nd - wanted to come up with a story that would demonstrate %ualities that -m sure you all admire here like earnestness or diligence or team-playing something. /nd - couldnt think of anything. So the truth is - was arrested for failure to pay parking tickets.Interviewer 1: 0arking tickets. Chris: /nd - ran all the way here from the 0olk Station the police station. Interviewer 2: What were you doing !efore you were arrested.Chris: - was painting my apartment. Interviewer 2: -s it dry now.Chris: - hope so. Interviewer 2: 1ay says youre pretty determined.Interviewer 1: #es !een waiting outside the front of the !uilding with some 2)-pound gi3mo for over a month. Interviewer 2: #e said youre smart.Chris: Well - like to think so. Interviewer 2: /nd you want to learn this !usiness.Chris: 4es sir - wanna learn this !usiness.Interviewer 2: #ave you already started learning on your own.Chris: /!solutely. Interviewer 2: 1ay.Interviewer 1: 4es sir.Interviewer 2: #ow many times have you seen Chris. Interviewer 1: 5h - dont know. 5ne too many apparently. Interviewer 2: Was he ever dressed like this.Interviewer 1: 6o no. 1acket and tie.Interviewer 2: First in your class in school. #igh school.Chris: 4es sir. Interviewer 2: #ow many in the class.Chris: "welve. -t was a small town. Interviewer 2: -ll say.Chris: 7ut - was also first in my radar class in the 6avy and that was a class of twenty. Can - say something. -m the type of person if you ask me a %uestion and - dont know the answer -m gonna tell you that - dont know. 7ut - !et you what. - know how to find the answer and - will find the answer. -s that fair enough. Interviewer 2: Chris. What would you say if a guy walked in for an interview without a shirt on and - hired him. What would you say. Chris: #e mustve had on some really nice pants. Jay: Chris - dont know how you did it dressed as a gar!age man !ut you really pulled it off in there.Chris: "hank you very much ,r "wistle.Jay: #ey now you can call me 1ay. Well talk to you soon. Chris: /ll right so -ll let you know 1ay. Jay: 84oull let me know 1ay9. What do you mean. Chris: 4eah -ll give you a call tomorrow sometime. Jay: What are you talking a!out. 4ou hounded me for this. 4ou stood here.Chris: :isten theres no salary. Jay: 6o.Chris: - was not aware of that. ,y circumstances have changed some and - need to !e certain that -ll !e;Jay: 5