The Firm (1993) · 16 quotes
Being a tax lawyer's got nothing to do with the law. It's a game. We teach the rich how to play it so they can stay rich. The IRS keeps changing the rules so we can keep getting rich teaching them. It's a game...
He lied about his brother.
Avery Tolar
Wouldn't you lie about having a felon in the family to get a job like this?
He ought to be kept on a short leash.
Avery Tolar
Why? You've got nothing to be suspicious about.
I get paid to be suspicious when I've got nothing to be suspicious about.
Mitch McDeere
What led you to law school?
Avery Tolar
It's so far back I don't think I can remember.
Mitch McDeere
Sure you can, Counsellor.
Avery Tolar
I used to caddy for lawyers and their wives on summer weekends. I looked at those long tan legs and just knew I had to be a lawyer. The wives had long tan legs, too.
Avery Tolar
Do you think I'm talking about breaking the law?
Mitch McDeere
No, I'm just trying to figure out how far you want it bent.
Avery Tolar
As far as you can without breaking it.
Avery Tolar
Abby, the girl on the beach was a setup. They do things like that, in case the other enticements don't work.
Abby McDeere
What are they going to do to you?
Avery Tolar
Whatever it is, they did it a long time ago.
Royal Tenenbaum
Captain Frank Ramsey
Lex Luthor
Coach Jimmy McGinty
Coach Norman Dale
Lex Luthor
Harry Caul
Harry Moseby
