Hampton Roth Quotes in Definitely, Maybe (2008)

Will Hayes: Summer tells me you're dating a sophomore.

Hampton Roth: No, its two freshman. Which, on a good day, add up to a sophomore, I suppose.

Hampton Roth: Beauty, ideals, love, don't mean squat anymore. It's all about power and money.

Will Hayes: I've read every single one of your books and you're completely obsessed with power and money.

Summer Hartley: Oh, well that's because he doesn't have any. Right, babe?

Hampton Roth: Babe, I am about the love.

Summer Hartley: Oh. Yes.

Hampton Roth: As you know, that's why you keep me around, to keep that rampant rapacious ambition of yours in check.

[to Will]

Hampton Roth: I have a thought! Why don't you use that newly acquired scintilla of power and influence to get Summer here to write an article about your man Robredo? That way Summer gets a break, and you get the word out.

Will Hayes: And what do you get, Hampton?

Summer Hartley: Yeah!

Hampton Roth: Well, I guess it's the love. More of the love.

Hampton Roth: [Will knocks on the door] Who is it?

Will Hayes: Will Hayes. I called earlier.

Hampton Roth: You a Jehovah's Witness?

Will Hayes: No.

Hampton Roth: Christ, your tall.

[unlocks and opens door]

Will Hayes: Hi.

Hampton Roth: [pulls up reading glasses and looks at Will harder] Come in.

Will Hayes: Ok.

Hampton Roth: Close the door behind you.

[Will closes the door]

Hampton Roth: Lock it!

Hampton Roth: [to Will] Be a man.

Hampton Roth: It's killing me that you're going out with the kid.

Summer Hartley: Really? It's not the booze or the cigarettes or the sophomores?

Hampton Roth: That has nothing to do with this.

Summer Hartley: Nothing to do with it.

Hampton Roth: Listen, I want you to know I've donated my organs to medical science except for one, which is for you.

Summer Hartley: Sweetie, that's so kind.

[looks down towards the torso]

Hampton Roth: No, no, not that.

[points to his chest]

Hampton Roth: My heart, stupid.

[Summer laughs]

Hampton Roth: What do you do now? Wait, don't tell me. You work for your daddy.

Will Hayes: No.

Hampton Roth: No, don't tell me! Wall street. No! You kiss ass some fancy uptown law firm.

Will Hayes: Actually...

Hampton Roth: No! I give up. What do you do?

Will Hayes: I'm working for Bill Clinton. He's running for President.

Hampton Roth: [gives a shock look] No. I know who Bill Clinton is. Yeah, in fact. I know more about Bill Clinton than his own mother.

[hands glass to Will and pours him a drink]

Will Hayes: Really?

Hampton Roth: Yep.

Will Hayes: What do you do?

Hampton Roth: What do I do? I drink!

[clings glass with his glass]

Hampton Roth: Drink!

Hampton Roth: Can I have a cigarette? Just a dying man's last request.

Summer Hartley: Not happening. God, you're such a drama queen. Nobody's dying. What do you care if I'm in love with him, huh? You're the one who set us up, remember.

Hampton Roth: Yeah, well, I kind of figured you'd chew him up and spit him out.

Summer Hartley: You're such a sweetie. You're a sweet guy, you know that?

Hampton Roth: I read the Robredo piece.

Summer Hartley: Yeah.

Hampton Roth: The guy's been in New York politics for over 20 years and all you can dig up is that his daughter had an eating disorder?

Summer Hartley: What are you saying, Hampton?

Hampton Roth: Do your job.

Hampton Roth: Please tell me you're not in love with him

Summer Hartley: I can't do that.