A scene from The King of Staten Island 2020
Scott
[Scott walks into tattoo parlor with the owner tattooing a muscular white supremacist]

Did- did you happen to get a chance to take a look at the, uh...
Tattoo parlor owner Yeah, I looked at your book. I mean, I drew like that, too, when I was 14. From what I saw, you don't really have the basics, so you got to figure that out.

Scott

Well, yeah, that's why I'm here. I mean, I was hoping I can learn from you.

Tattoo parlor owner

Right, well, um, you'd be my apprentice. Uh, you'll be a slave to the shop.

Scott

Hey, man. As long as I get to tattoo people, right?

Tattoo parlor owner

No. Never. Until I say. Uh, you'll be sterilizing needles, washing my car, taking the trash out. I mean, you're basically our bitch.

Scott

So, how much will I be, like, making here?

Tattoo parlor owner

Dick.

Scott

Dick.

Tattoo parlor owner

Okay, well... It's a long line of people who want this job, man.

Scott

How do I, like, pay my rent?

Tattoo parlor owner

That one right there is not my problem. It's your first day, you're already complaining.

Scott

It's kind of weird, huh?

Tattoo parlor owner

Yeah, let's not do this. You should take a walk. Pussy.

Scott

All right.

Tattoo parlor owner

Well, could I ask you a question? If I did work here?

Client

Why is he still here?

Scott

Let's say some idiot walks in, right? And he wants to get a tattoo of a Confederate flag wrapped around the Grim Reaper. You could tell that guy to go **** himself, right? 'Cause that's a ridiculous tattoo to ask for.

Tattoo parlor owner

It's not my place to judge people, man. I don't do that.

Scott

Well, what if another guy walked in and he wanted to get a tattoo of his dead friend James on his chest, right? But you know James, and you don't want to give him the tattoo, 'cause you know James and he's an asshole and that the world's better off without him. What do you do then?

Client

You have a death wish?

Scott

No, I don't have a death wish. But that lady on the motorcycle does. She's not even wearing any underwear. She's gonna burn her pussy.

Client
[Gets up and starts menacing Scott]

Do you want to do this?! You really want to **** do this?!

Scott

I don't want to do anything with you. I just want to know who killed James. Was it the Confederate flag man? Was it the motorcycle lady? [Client lunges at Scott who runs away]

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