Dan White Quotes in Milk (2008)

Dan White: Society can't exist without the family.

Harvey Milk: We're not against that.

Dan White: Can two men reproduce?

Harvey Milk: No, but God knows we keep trying.

Harvey Milk: Okay. First order of business to come out of this office is the city-wide gay rights ordinance, just like the one that Anita shot down in Dade County. What do you think, Lotus Blossom?

Michael Wong: I think it's good. It's not great.

Harvey Milk: Okay, so make it brilliant. We want Anita's attention here, in San Francisco. I wanted to bring her fight to us. We need a unanimous vote - we need headlines.

Jim Rivaldo: Dan White is not going to vote for this.

Harvey Milk: Dan White'll be fine, Dan White is just uneducated. We'll teach him.

Dan White: [suddenly appearing in the doorway] Hey, Harv! Committee meets at nine-thirty.

[to everyone else]

Dan White: Hi, you guys.

[to Harvey]

Dan White: Um, say, did you get the invitation to my son's christening? I invited a few of the other supes too.

Harvey Milk: Oh, well, I'll be there!

Dan White: Great! Thanks.

[waves at everyone and leaves]

Dick Pabich: Did he hear you?

Jim Rivaldo: What the fuck?

Anne Kronenberg: Are you going?

Harvey Milk: I would let him christen me if it means he's gonna vote for the gay rights ordinance.

Jim Rivaldo: [as Harvey is talking] I think he can hear you. Jesus.

Harvey Milk: We need allies.

Dick Pabich: I don't think he heard you.

Cleve Jones: Is it just me or is he cute?

Dan White: You have an issue.

Harvey Milk: It's more than an issue. This is our life we're fighting for.

Dan White: Dan White's got an issue!

Dan White: [extremely drunk, to Jack Lira] Whatever! I don't even know who you are, you just showed up out of nowhere, Latino man.