Original artwork, not a still
Come on in, and try not to ruin everything by being you.
— As Good As It Gets · 1997
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
A welcome and an insult arrive together: the speaker invites the visitor inside while warning them not to spoil everything just by being themselves. The barb suggests that the person's personality is the problem, and the courtesy of the invitation makes the criticism sting more.
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