Quotes
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Dodi : Suppose I could deliver you a star so big that little children in the crap-infested streets of Calcutta know his name.
Peter Dragon : Dodi, I'm eating spring rolls.
Dodi : Sorry. But suppose I could deliver this huge star, I mean, a guy better known than Tom Hanks, and you'd only have to pay him scale?
Peter Dragon : Who is it?
Dodi : Well, he's a very complicated client.
Peter Dragon : Who is?
Dodi : I can't tell you.
Peter Dragon : Can you give me a hint?
Dodi : Eh, he had some legal problems.
Peter Dragon : Drugs? Is it Robert Downey Jr.?
Dodi : No, Pete, my man's clean. Straight-arrow, strong, healthy.
Peter Dragon : Can you give me a bigger hint?
Dodi : Well... he was falsely accused of a double murder.
[pause as Peter looks at him]
Dodi : Now, because of the potential P.R. problems, my agency can't officially
[makes air quotes]
Dodi : represent him.
Peter Dragon : You're pitching me O.J. Simpson.
Dodi : Yes, I am. Pete, little children in Calcutta know his face.
Peter Dragon : Yes, they know to run away from it.
Dodi : The name is more recognizable than Tom Hanks.
Peter Dragon : Okay. But, you know what, Tom Hanks refuses to go that extra mile and hack his WIFE to death!
Dodi : He was acquitted, man! Pete, with all due respect, someone's gonna put him in something, and people are gonna want to see him. Sure, at first, as a curiosity, but I think they're going to be pleasantly surprised with his acting chops. Now, he's been studying with a coach- I recently saw him do a monologue from "Raisin in the Sun".
Peter Dragon : Really? How was that?
Dodi : Truthfully? It was very moving.
Peter Dragon : Dodi?
Dodi : Yeah?
Peter Dragon : Get out!
Dodi : How about a villain? He'll play a villain. Come on, who's scarier?
[mimes stabbing]
Peter Dragon : YOU'RE scarier! God!
Dodi : Come on, Peter, just the shock value sells a million tickets, and he's going at bargain-basement rates. Hey Pete, do you play golf?
Peter Dragon : You know what? I think I just threw up, like, inside my throat? Get out, please.
[shuts the door on him]
Dodi : [from outside] Okay, but just a word of warning: The guys at Fox are all over him!
