The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)

Joe Don Baker: Olaf Andersen

Quotes 

• Olaf Andersen : Now the question is, can we get the shit back into the horse?

• [trying to bribe Congressman Dodge] 

  Olaf Andersen : This could mean six figures, Dick.

  [Dick Dodge raises his eyebrows] 

  Olaf Andersen : [smiling]  HIGH six figures.

  [Dodge raises his eyebrows twice] 

  Olaf Andersen : [frowning]  SEVEN figures?

• Dick Dodge : [after inviting them to join their conversation, referring to the controversy that electromagnetic fields from powerlines cause cancer]  Thomas and I were just talking about... powerlines

  Thomas Jefferson Johnson : [referring to including the EPA to investigate this controversy]  I think we ought to have those hearings

  Dick Dodge : well, now look Thomas, why don't we get Olaf's "take" on this?

  Olaf Andersen : well, it's tragic, I mean cancer's a terrible thing but there's no way you can "link" it to powerlines: now the "truth" is...

  Thomas Jefferson Johnson : [interrupts him]  wait a minute, there's been "studies" that shows...

  Zeke Bridges : [interrupts him]  every "study" that says "one thing", I'll show you a "study" saying another. We've "studied" this ourselves

  Thomas Jefferson Johnson : what if you guys are all wrong?

  Olaf Andersen : well, Thomas, do you want us to move the powerlines? I mean, do you know how much it'll cost to bury those things in Florida alone? We're talking five billion dollars

  Zeke Bridges : not counting the liability claims

  Terry Corrigan : how would you like it for the people in your district to think of you as the fella who tripled their electric bill?

  Thomas Jefferson Johnson : [after thinking it over]  I just thought that if we had the hearings...

  Terry Corrigan : [interrupts him]  think of it for a moment, son. You hold your hearings, overnight, everyone who lives near a substation will find the value of his home in the toilet: you'll "kill" the real estate market

  Zeke Bridges : you'll "kill" the insurance company

  Terry Corrigan : you'll "kill" the school district

  Olaf Andersen : you'll kill" the local economy

  Dick Dodge : [referring to these difficult decisions come with the job of holding political office]  son, the system ain't perfect but the "fleas" come with the dog"

  Thomas Jefferson Johnson : maybe I should think about it, huh?