Swimming with Sharks

"Avoid women directors. They ovulate. Do you have any idea what that does to a three month shoot?"

"If they cant start a meeting without you, well, thats a meeting worth going to, isnt it? And thats the only kind of meeting you should ever concern yourselves with."

"Michelle Forbes — Dawn Lockard"

"Hes been humiliated, kicked and spat on... and its only 10:00 am."

"Look, I can appreciate this. I was young too, I felt just like you. Hated authority, hated all my bosses, thought they were full of shit. Look, its like they say, If youre not a rebel by the age of 20, you got no heart, but if you havent turned establishment by 30, youve got no brains. Because there are no story-book romances, no fairy-tale endings. So before you run out and change the world, ask yourself, What do you really want?"

"Back Stabbing - Two Faced - Revenge"

"[While torturing Buddy] It makes me feel so much better."

"In Hollywood all his dreams could come true... But first he has to make coffee."

"Say this one time with me: "Would you like that in a pump or a loafer?"... Good. Now memorize it, because starting now, the only job that youre going to be able to get on this planet or any other planet is selling SHOES!"

"[to Dawn] Look, once youre past the "oops, he caught us" stage and realize that we are both fucked, let me know, okay?"

"You think you know it all, dont you? Youre 25 years old. Youre a baby. You dont know shit."

"Look, I dont make the rules. I play by them. What, your job is unfair to you? Grow up, way it goes. People use you? Lifes unfair? Grow up, way it goes. Your girlfriend doesnt love you? Tough shit, way it goes. Your wife gets raped and shot, and they leave their unfinished beers...[choking up] their... their stinking long-necks... just lying there on the ground... [cries for a moment, and regains his composure] So be it. Way it goes..."