Vice (I) (2018)
Sam Rockwell: George W. Bush
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Quotes
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[while sitting down to eat at Bush's ranch]
George W. Bush : Whaddaya say?... I want you to be my VP. I want you, you're ma vice.
Dick Cheney : Well, George, I, uh... I'm a CEO... of a large company. And I have been Secretary of Defense... and I have been White House Chief of Staff. The Vice Presidency is a mostly symbolic job.
George W. Bush : Uh-huh.
Dick Cheney : However, if we came to a, uh... different... understanding... I can handle the more mundane... jobs. Overseeing bureaucracy... military... energy... and, uh... foreign policy.
[pause]
George W. Bush : [Finishes cleaning chicken grease off his fingers and stares at Cheney for a few seconds, then points at him] That sounds good!
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George W. Bush : So we gonna do this thing, or what? I mean, is this happening?
Dick Cheney : We, uh, have found some very interesting candidates. Um, if we could schedule a three-hour window to get through...
George W. Bush : I meant you. I want you to be my VP. You're the solution to my problems.
Dick Cheney : No. I'm CEO of a large company. I have been, uh, Secretary of Defense. I have been Chief of Staff. Uh, the vice presidency is mostly a symbolic job.
George W. Bush : Right, right. I can see how that wouldn't be, uh... enticing to you.
Dick Cheney : However... the vice presidency is also defined by the president. And if were to come to a, uh... different understanding...
George W. Bush : Uh-huh. Go on. I'm listenin'.
Dick Cheney : I sense that, uh, you're a kinetic leader. You make decisions based on instinct.
George W. Bush : I am. People always said that.
Dick Cheney : Yeah, yeah. Very different. Very different from, uh, from your father in that regard. Now, maybe I can, uh, handle the more mundane jobs. Overseeing bureaucracy, managing military, uh, energy, uh, foreign policy.
[pause]
George W. Bush : That sounds good! Never wanna be the kind of team owner that, uh, pulls the starter in the fourth inning.
Dick Cheney : Mm-hmm.
George W. Bush : That's the manager's job.
Dick Cheney : One more thing. My daughter, Mary.
George W. Bush : Right. Rove tells me she likes girls.
Dick Cheney : Now, I know you have to, uh, run against, uh, gay marriage in the South, Midwest, and, uh...
[clears throat]
Dick Cheney : But it's my daughter, and that line is drawn in concrete.
George W. Bush : Don't you say another word. So long as you don't mind us pushing that messaging, we're okay with you sittin' that one out. I think it's important for all the... all the Mary's in the world, you know?
Dick Cheney : [sighs]
George W. Bush : No problemo. We got a deal?
Dick Cheney : Then I believe this could work.
George W. Bush : Hehehe!
[claps]
George W. Bush : Hot damn! Yeah. Well, good. Hey... let's celebrate.
[they clink their glasses of iced tea]
George W. Bush : Cheers.
Dick Cheney : Cheers.
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George W. Bush : [about campaigning] It's a grind, I tell ya. Buses, bologna sandwiches. Hell, I like people, but I mean, ya know, enough's enough.
