Noah Dietrich Quotes in The Aviator (2004)

Doctor: [after detailing Hughes's terrible injuries in the plane crash] He's getting blood transfusions now, but, uh...

Noah Dietrich: Whose blood?

Doctor: I'm sorry?

Noah Dietrich: Whose blood?

Doctor: From our stock.

Noah Dietrich: Oh, he's not gonna like that.

Doctor: Mr. Dietrich... I doubt he's ever gonna like or dislike anything again. I'm terribly sorry.

Howard Hughes: Do you know those men? Do they work for me?

Noah Dietrich: Everybody works for you, Howard.

Noah Dietrich: Get a doctor! No one sees him like this!

Noah Dietrich: Nice day.

Howard Hughes: Yeah, very funny.

Noah Dietrich: Listen, I got a call from Houston. They're getting real nervous about all this.

Howard Hughes: Stop showing them the damn bills, Noah.

Noah Dietrich: That would be illegal, Howard.

Howard Hughes: Shit, no. Maybe it's a little bit naughty.

Noah Dietrich: I've gotta tell you, the board over in Houston has been getting a little concerned about the cost of this operation out here.

Howard Hughes: [grimacing] Ah! Would you stop showing them the books, Noah?

Noah Dietrich: That's illegal Howard.

Howard Hughes: [smiling] Well, maybe it's a little naughty.

Noah Dietrich: We're incorporated in Houston. The board has to see the books.

Howard Hughes: Well, incorporate a new division out here. We'll call it Hughes Aircraft. Get into that, will ya?

Noah Dietrich: You've just placed the largest order for aircraft in the history of the United States, Howard! I've got a bill here from Lockheed-Martin for forty million dollars! Do you think I've got that just sitting around in petty cash?