How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
Quote #4
FERRIS: I'm so disappointed in Cameron! Twenty bucks says he's in his car right now debating on whether or not to go out.
CAMERON: (in his car) He'll keep calling me. He'll keep calling me until I come over. He'll make me feel guilty. This is uh... This is ridiculous. Okay, I'll go. I'll go, I'll go, I'll go, I'll go. What—I'll go. S***.
This scene is played for laughs, as Cameron's indecision leaves him literally hopping mad in his driveway, but when you think about it, his decision paralysis is heartbreaking. He's a dude in a lot of pain.
Quote #5
Ferris slowly pulls the Ferrari out of the garage. CAMERON: No! Ferris, forget it! You're just gonna have to think of something else. I'm putting my foot down. Ferris keeps driving.
CAMERON: How about we rent a nice Cadillac? My treat! We could call a limo! A nice stretch job with a TV and a bar! How about that?
FERRIS: (backing the car up slightly) Come on! Live a little! Cameron blesses himself and walks to the car.
You go, Cameron Frye. Here, Cameron chooses not only to let Ferris nick the Ferrari, but also to join him and "live a little."
Quote #6
FERRIS: The question isn't "What are we going to do?" The question is "What aren't we going to do?"
CAMERON: Please don't say we're not going to take the car home. Please don't say we're not going to take the car home. Please don't say we're not going to take the car home.
FERRIS: (to the camera) If you had access to a car like this, would you take it back right away? (beat)
FERRIS: Neither would I.
This exchange does a good job of illustrating the difference in ideology between Ferris and P.C. (pre-catharsis) Cameron. For Ferris, the choices are endless when it comes to what to do today, and there's only one choice when the question is "Do you take a rad Ferrari out for a spin?" Meanwhile, Cameron makes the frustrating, contradictory choices to: (A) return the car; and (B) do absolutely nothing to make that happen.