Money quotes

“- Belle: Another year before our wedding, Ebenezer.
- Young Scrooge: Well, it can't be helped, Belle. How could we marry now? There's not even enough for a decent home. The investments haven't grown as they should.
- Belle: So you said last year.
- Young Scrooge: Business continues to be poor.”
Meredith Braun - Belle
Raymond Coulthard - Young Scrooge

“- Joanne Herring: May I ask what it is that I've done to make you dislike me, Mr. Avrakotos?
- Gust Avrakotos: I like you just fine, Mrs. Herring, it's just been my experience that when people with money and too much free time get involved in politics, pretty soon, I forget who it is I'm supposed to be shooting at.”
Julia Roberts - Joanne Herring
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Gust Avrakotos

“I can say without fear of contradiction, that under no circumstances, and at no time has that current administration expended any public money whatsoever for the purchase of the fluffy flower print toilet paper.”
George Wilson - Jim Richardson

“I've lived in this city all my life. I grew up on the Upper East Side. And when I was ten years old, I was rich, I was an aristocrat. Riding around in taxis, surrounded by comfort, and all I thought about was art and music. Now, I'm 36, and all I think about is money.”
Wallace Shawn - Wallace Shawn

“The city can be paradise for those who have the cash, the class, and the connections for what you need to make a splash. The likes of you get swept up in the morning with the trash. If you were rich or middle class...”

Jimmy Nail - Agustín Magaldi

“- Peter: I would relax... I would sit on my ass all day... I would do nothing.
- Lawrence: Well, you don't need a million dollars to do nothing, man. Take a look at my cousin: he's broke, don't do shit.”

Ron Livingston - Peter
Diedrich Bader - Lawrence

“- Ray Charles: What if I want to go to another company? There's a guy out there right now that's willing to pay me seven cents a record. Can you do that?
- Ahmet Ertegun: Man, I could promise you fifteen cents a record but you won't get it. Anymore than he'll pay you seven. What I will do is promise you five cents a record and pay you five cents...” (continue)(continue reading)
Jamie Foxx - Ray Charles
Curtis Armstrong - Ahmet Ertegun

“If he wants the work done, he must get the cash out.”
Vijay Raaz - Parabatlal Kanhaiyalal 'P.K.' Dubey

“- Don Luis Quintero: My wife, senor.
- Diego: Your Excellency is a very fortunate man.
- Don Luis Quintero: I'm not so sure. She thinks pesos grow on mulberry trees.”

J. Edward Bromberg - Don Luis Quintero
Tyrone Power - Diego

“Must the church be so drafty, Mr. Elton? It is difficult to surrender one's soul when one is worried about one's throat.”
Denys Hawthorne - Mr Woodhouse

“- Scamper: Who are you?
- Louie: That's Jack, they feed him and he watches us.
- Jack: It's my job.
- Louie: Get another job then! Don't work for these bad men, money's the only thing they care about!”
Danielle Romeo - Louie
Evgeniy Leonov - Jack

“- 'Bandit': We're talking about $400,000, do you understand that? This is our last chance! $400,000!
- Cledus Snow: I understand $400,000 and I would like to get my share of $400,000, but I ain't gonna kill an elephant to get it.”
Burt Reynolds - Bandit
Jerry Reed - Cledus

“31 bucks. Merry fucking Christmas.”
Charles Dierkop - Killer Santa

“- Max California: What is this?
- Tom Welles: Money. People use it to buy goods and services.”

Joaquin Phoenix - Max California
Nicolas Cage - Tom Welles

“What do the wives do, these useless women? You see them in the hotels, the best hotels, every day by the thousands, drinking the money, eating the money, losing the money at bridge, playing all day and all night, smelling of money, proud of their jewelry but of nothing else, horrible, faded, fat, greedy women.”
Joseph Cotten - Charlie Oakley

“- Steiner: Dr Land.
- Dr Land: Yes?
- Steiner: The money is all here. Every dollar.
- Dr Land: I'd be surprised if it weren't.”
Hugh O'Brian - Steiner
Dean Jagger - Dr. Land

“- Brad Hamilton: Why don't you get a job, Spicoli?
- Jeff Spicoli: What for?
- Brad Hamilton: You need money.
- Jeff Spicoli: All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine.”
Judge Reinhold - Brad Hamilton
Sean Penn - Jeff Spicoli

“When was the last time you lost betting on me? Never. I'm probably the best investment your bank ever made.”

John Travolta - Jan Schlichtmann

“- King James: Raymond. I need you to do some recon for me. See how those country motherfuckers got here. I know they didn't walk.
- Raymond: I ain't got time to be playin' army with you trigger-happy motherfuckers! I got business to tend to!
- King James: Cancel it. I'm hiring you for the rest of the day.”

Ice-T - King James
Bruce A. Young - Raymond

“You and your brother are landlords of over 50 buildings in this city, all of which you've allowed to deteriorate into rat infested hellholes while you guys get rich charging ridiculous rents. Then, you evict anyone the minute they can't pay rent so you can tear down their homes and build some more office buildings, isn't that about right?”
Kelly Jo Minter - Ruby Williams

“- Capt. Murphy: Murtaugh, all that damage you caused downtown is coming out of the department's budget!
- Roger Murtaugh: Fine. Pay it off in Krugerrands.
- Capt. Murphy: Don't make jokes, Murtaugh, make arrests!”
Steve Kahan - Capt. Murphy
Danny Glover - Roger Murtaugh

“- Bob Lachman: I'll tell you what I think. I think thank you are spending development money on stupid toys.
- Brad Sexton: These are not stupid toys! These are business tools! I write all this stuff off.”
Wayne Knight - Bob Lachman
Tim Allen - Brad Sexton

“It's just the contract you had Ed sign. You know the one where you take most of his money? The money he's supposed to get for his sauce. I can't believe you would do something like that to someone who trusts you! How can you take advantage of a sweet person like Ed? And after he got you a job!”

Shar Jackson - Monique

“- Cosmo Castorini: I have no money.
- Rose Castorini: You're as rich as Roosevelt. You're just cheap, Cosmo.”
Vincent Gardenia - Cosmo Castorini
Olympia Dukakis - Rose Castorini

“- Erica Sutton: I can't work right now.
- Sam: So go home.
- Erica Sutton: I need the money.
- Sam: So work.”
Shannyn Sossamon - Erica Sutton
Maggie Gyllenhaal - Sam