Man on a Ledge (2012)

Ed Harris: David Englander

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• David Englander : That's what's great about this country. If you want it bad enough, you can make it back. Hmm? In this city, on this island, we don't go to work, we go to war! And if somebody takes something from you, you take it back. And more.

• David Englander : [while speaking over the phone via speaker phone]  Ah, I'll tell you what, Monica.

  Monica : Uh huh, I'm listening.

  David Englander : I'll host a dinner for the Gold Circle patrons, and their families.

  Monica : Ugh, David, I don't know what to say, that would be incredibly generous.

  David Englander : Yeah, well, it's for the children's wing, right?

  Monica : Right, yeah.

  David Englander : And in this economy, it's the least I could do.

  Monica : You're a dream, I knew I could count on you.

  David Englander : Yeah, of course.

  Monica : Thanks.

  David Englander : Okay, good, bye.

  [turns the speaker phone off] 

• Englander's Assistant : The investors are running about 30 minutes behind. There's a jumper on the building and the traffic is a mess.

  David Englander : [shaking his head]  Why don't these people just shoot themselves in the head?

• David Englander : There's two kinds of people in this world. People who'll do anything to get what they want ... and everybody else.