Agency head Quotes in Defending Your Life (1991)
Agency head Quotes:
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Daniel Miller: Offer me $55,000; no more.
Daniel's wife: How much do you want?
Daniel Miller: How much are you offering?
Daniel's wife: Fifty-five thousand dollars.
Daniel Miller: I can't work here for a penny under 65.
Daniel's wife: Well, I can't pay you 65.
Daniel Miller: Then I can't work here. I'm sorry.
Daniel's wife: Fifty-eight thousand.
Daniel Miller: Sixty-five.
Daniel's wife: Sixty.
Daniel Miller: Sixty-five.
Daniel's wife: Sixty-one?
Daniel Miller: Let me make this perfectly clear to you: I can't work for you for any less than $65,000.
Lena Foster: Now, your honor, allow me to show you the real encounter.
Agency head: I'm prepared to offer you $49,000.
Daniel Miller: I'll take it.
-- Agency head -
[first lines]
Daniel Miller: I was driving to work this morning thinking I will be here, in 2 months, it'll be 10 years. And you're like my real family. Isn't that tragic.
[laughter]
Daniel Miller: I got a call from my mother this morning, she wished me a happy birthday, and hinted around the fact that I wasn't making enough money. If you can call "are ya still making the same salary, honey" a hint. And my ex-wife used to say the same thing, although she never used the name "honey".
[laughter]
Daniel Miller: So, maybe in three years I can double my income?
Agency head: Good luck.
Daniel Miller: Four years? Okay. So, you're great people to work with, and this is a great present, and I wish I could squeeze all of you into one pretty woman.
[laughter]
Daniel Miller: And if you'd like to go to my office, I'll try.
[laughter]
Daniel Miller: Thanks a lot.
[applause]
-- Agency head
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