Ben Geisler: Ever act?
Barton Fink: ...Huh? No, I'm—
Geisler: We need Indians for a Norman Steele western.
Barton: I'm a writer. Ted O—
Geisler: Think about it, Fink. Writers come and go; we always need Indians.

Look upon me!!! I'll show you the life of the mind!!! I'll show you the life of the mind!!!

I've got horse-sense, goddamnit. Showmanship. And also, and I hope Lou told you this, I'm bigger and meaner than any other kike in this town. Did you tell him that, Lou? And I don't mean my dick's bigger than yours, it's not a sexual thing - although, you're the writer, you would know more about that. Coffee?