Trumbo (2015)

John Goodman: Frank King

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• Frank King : I'm in this for the money and the pussy and they're both falling off the trees!

• Frank King : [Agreeing to hire Trumbo]  All right, when do I get my goods?.

  Dalton Trumbo : Three days.

  Frank King : A hundred page screenplay in three days? Are you trying to fuck me? 'Cause if you fuck me I will fuck you.

  Dalton Trumbo : Mr. King, I've heard this speech.

  [pause] 

  Dalton Trumbo : It was better in jail.

• Frank King : Trumbo, we can't afford you!

  Dalton Trumbo : Well, how much did you pay for the script of... that

  [points to movie poster] 

  Dalton Trumbo : Bad Men of Tombstone?

  Frank King : 1200 bucks.

  Dalton Trumbo : All right, I'll write you a movie for 1200 then.

  Frank King : And you don't want your name on it?

  Dalton Trumbo : No, *you* don't want my name on it.

  Hymie King : You got that right. Especially if you're still, uh, you know - up to stuff. Are you?

  Dalton Trumbo : Perpetually.

  Hymie King : Jesus.

• Frank King : [shouting furiously]  Wanna keep me from hiring union? I'll go downtown, hire a bunch of winos and hookers. It doesn't matter. I make garbage! You wanna call me a pinko in the papers? Do it! None of the people that go to my fucking movies can read!

• Frank King : I make crap films. You are way too good and too expensive to write for me.