Quotes
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Harold Gunderson : [talking to Rachael] What is it about ballet? I just... I don't get it, you know? There's no, um, words, there's no story, there's no action. It's just all
[jumps]
Harold Gunderson : and
[jumps]
Harold Gunderson : and like
[jumps in the air waving his arms as Louis approaches behind him]
Harold Gunderson : I don't...
[Rachel clears throat]
Harold Gunderson : Please tell me that Louis isn't behind me.
Louis Litt : Louis isn't behind you. Hi.
Harold Gunderson : [nervous] Hi.
Louis Litt : Penelope Cruz, Zoe Saldana, Audrey Hepburn -- what do they all have in common?
Harold Gunderson : They're all hot?
Louis Litt : No, dumbass. They all owe their success to ballet because it gives them discipline and grace, it embodies our emotions, it's breathtaking in its beauty, and, most importantly, it expresses what cannot be put into words. You want to get ahead here, Harold? Take ballet, because right now, the only thing that's breathtaking about you can easily be put into words: nothing. Now relevé your ass back to work.
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Louis Litt : I need a list of everything that's wrong with the rehearsal space. For example, the creaky floorboards, they're affecting certain dancers' attitudes.
Harold Gunderson : Oh, they shouldn't let that get them down.
Rachel Zane : "Attitude" is a pose.
Harold Gunderson : Oh, yeah, like striking an attitude. Whatever, I do that all the time.
Louis Litt : Okay. I also need a list of the ballet company principals.
Harold Gunderson : Okay, um, integrity, fidelity, patriotism...
Rachel Zane : Not that kind of principle.
Louis Litt : [to Harold] Okay, we're done.
Harold Gunderson : How am I supposed to know?
Louis Litt : Rachel, you've just been drafted.
Harold Gunderson : Oh, but she's not even a...
Louis Litt : Not what? She's not what, Harold? Ms. Zane not only knows more about ballet than you do, she also knows more about law.
