“What'd you figure you'd do after government service, Elliott?” – James A. Wells, Absence of Malice ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Absence of Malice 1981

James A. Wells

What'd you figure you'd do after government service, Elliott?

Elliott Rosen

I'm not quitting.

James A. Wells

You ain't no Presidential appointee, Elliott. One that hired you is me. You got thirty days.

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James J. Wells Wilford Brimley More James A. Wells quotes →

Elliott Rosen Bob Balaban

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