Wall Street (1987)

Hal Holbrook: Lou Mannheim

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• Lou Mannheim : Man looks in the abyss, there's nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss.

• Lou : The main thing about money, Bud, is that it makes you do things you don't want to do.

• Lou Mannheim : Kid, you're on a roll. Enjoy it while it lasts, 'cause it never does.

• Lou Mannheim : Bud... Bud I like you. Just remember something. Man looks in the abyss, there's nothing staring back at him. At that moment man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss.

  Bud Fox : I think I understand.

• Lou Mannheim : Jesus, you can't make a buck in this market. The country's going to hell faster than when that son of a bitch Roosevelt was in charge. Too much cheap money sloshin' around in the world. Worst mistake we ever made was letting Nixon get off the gold standard.

• Lou Mannheim : I don't know where you get your information, but I don't like it.