Malcolm Moldowsky Quotes in Striptease (1996)

Malcolm Moldowsky: I am the Congressman's right hand.

Erin Grant: You must be a very busy man.

Darrell Grant: You got my daughter, and now you try and kill me with a ax.

Malcolm Moldowsky: I don't have your daughter, you're confused! And it's "*an* ax."

Malcolm Moldowsky: This is a major disaster! Major! Unbelievable! Without doubt, the most ludicrous piece of human behavior...

Congressman David Dilbeck: It's never gonna happen again, Malcolm. I've got it under control. See, I just love naked women. It's a character flaw. And God's testing me now...

Malcolm Moldowsky: Oh, will you shut up, you idiot!

Congressman David Dilbeck: You can't talk to me like that. I'm a United States Congressman!

Malcolm Moldowsky: I can't? When you go psycho in a girlie bar six weeks before the election, what should I call you? Winston Freaking Churchill? It was all I could do to keep Willie Rojo from coming in here and strangling you with his bare, freaking hands!

Congressman David Dilbeck: Everybody has a bad night, especially if they're under the pressure, like we are, under the public eye of...! Who recognized me?

Malcolm Moldowsky: His name is Jerry Killian. And he's waiting outside.

Congressman David Dilbeck: Now?

Malcolm Moldowsky: Now! We gotta move on this thing before we get eaten alive!

Congressman David Dilbeck: Move on what? I mean, if this is a shakedown, just get Willie to pay him like he always does. Why drag me into it...?

Malcolm Moldowsky: Because... it's not about money.

Congressman David Dilbeck: It's not?

Malcolm Moldowsky: No. He wants you to persuade Judge Fingerhut to reverse a child custody case, of some stripper.

Congressman David Dilbeck: Who he's sleeping with? You know, this is disgraceful! This is disgraceful, to have a man, like me, who has to deal with...!

Malcolm Moldowsky: He's not sleeping with her.

Congressman David Dilbeck: [stops, uncomprehending] Well, then why... why does her care?

Malcolm Moldowsky: Because he's nuts! That's why he's dangerous! I mean, if he was sleeping with her, then I could deal with him, man-to-man, but this is... this is fruitcake love here.

[When Dilbeck fails to appear on stage at a fundraiser, Erb rushes into his hotel suite, looking for him]

Malcolm Moldowsky: [motioning to the bedroom] Get him out of there. Preferably with his clothes on.