Jack says, “Families in indie films are always stifling, try to make conversation even when it’s clear you’re not interested, when you don’t visit in weeks, when you’re back to bequeath a word or a phrase to somebody, anybody, who isn’t them.”

“Perhaps if I’d acted out,” I say, “I’d get why going home’s a big deal. As it is, though, I’m not there enough when I want to be.”