Stan Grossman Quotes in Fargo (1996)

Stan Grossman: But you're sayin'... what are ya sayin'?

[repeated line]

Stan Grossman: We're not a bank, Jerry.

Wade Gustafson: What kind of finders fee are you looking for?

Jerry Lundegaard: Huh?

Stan Grossman: The financials are pretty through. The only thing we don't know is your fee.

Jerry Lundegaard: My fee? Wade, what the heck you talking about?

Wade Gustafson: Stan and I are okay. We gotta load in. But we never talked about your fee for bringing it to us.

Jerry Lundegaard: Wade, no. I was bringing you this deal for you to loan me the money to put in. It's my deal here, see?

Stan Grossman: Jerry, we thought you were bringing us an investment.

Jerry Lundegaard: Yah, right.

Stan Grossman: But you're saying that... what are you saying?

Wade Gustafson: You're saying that we put in all the money and you collect when it pays off?

[both Wade and Stan laugh]

Jerry Lundegaard: [getting nervous; stammering again] No... it's just... I'd pay you back the principle and interest. Heck, I'd go... one over prime.

Stan Grossman: We're not a bank, Jerry.

Wade Gustafson: If I wanted a bank interest loan on $750,000 I'd go to Midwest Federal and and talk to old Bill Deal.

Stan Grossman: Does he work at North Star now?

Jerry Lundegaard: No, no, it just... I... I don't need a finders fee. Finder's fee that's... what? Ten percent? Heck, that's not gonna do it for me. I need the principle!

Stan Grossman: Jerry, we're not going to just give you $750,000 of our money.

Wade Gustafson: What the heck were your thinking? If I am getting bank interest, I want complete security. Heck, FDIC. I don't see nothing like that here.

Jerry Lundegaard: [getting desperate] Yah, but... it's... I... just... I guarantee all your money back with interest when the deal starts paying. You have my word.

Wade Gustafson: I'm not talking about your damn word here, Jerry! What the hell were you thinking? Jesus! Look... I don't want to cut you out of the loop here. This here is a good deal. I assume that if you are not interested in getting a finders fee, you won't mind if we move on with the deal independently.