Dan Enright Quotes in Quiz Show (1994)

Dan Enright: How much do they pay instructors up at Columbia?

Charles Van Doren: Eighty-six dollars a week.

Dan Enright: Do you have any idea how much Bozo the Clown makes?

Charles Van Doren: Well... we, we can't all be Bozo the Clown.

Dan Enright: Well, it's the damndest thing, but you've plateaued.

Herbie Stemple: Plateaued? What - wh-what kind of word is that?

Dan Enright: What, plateaued?

Herbie Stemple: Plateaued.

Dan Enright: Plateaued? Uh, it's well, it's like, uh, you...

Herbie Stemple: You mean, people don't like me anymore?

Dan Enright: No, no, no. It's not you, per se. It's just...

Herbie Stemple: Maybe I should get my teeth capped

Dan Enright: No, it's the nature of the show. They've already seen you win, and they want something new.

Herbie Stemple: So, what are you saying? Th - You think they want me to lose?

Dan Enright: Well, don't you think that's natural?

Herbie Stemple: Joe Louis was the champ for 12 years. Nobody ever wanted Joe Louis to lose.