The Anderson Tapes

The Kid:
America, man! You know, it's so beautiful I wanta eat it!

Anderson:
What's advertising but a legalized con game? And what the hell's marriage? Extortion, prostitution, soliciting with a government stamp on it. And what the hell's your stock market? A fixed horse race. Some business guy steals a bank, he's a big success story. Face in all the magazines. Some other guy steals the magazine and he's busted.

The Kid:
Is it right to steal from insurance companies?

Anderson:
Look, when you rob a guy who's got insurance, you're doing him a favor. You're giving him a little excitement in his life, a story to tell. He becomes a more interesting person because you robbed him. You boost the insurance company because the publicity gets people to buy insurance. You do the fuzz a favor because, well, you prove they're necessary and deserving of a big pay boost.

The Kid:
You believe that?

Anderson:
Its bullshit. It's just dog eat dog, but I want the first bite.

Ingrid:
[to Duke] You want what you can't have. I mean you're always hammering on that locked door.

Ingrid:
[to Duke] This coffee's gonna take a little while. You want to make love to me now?

Parelli:
[Entering a Turkish bath] I can't stay here. It's gonna take the press outta my clothes.

Anderson:
Take 'em off.