Boston Legal (TV Series)
Smoke Signals (2008)
James Spader: Alan Shore
Quotes
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Shirley Schmidt : Nobody successfully sues a tobacco company. Even if you beat them at trial, they just appeal. Law firms go bankrupt trying to climb that hill.
Alan Shore : Well, you know how I feel about money. Especially when it's yours.
Jerry Espenson : [Twirling his wooden cigarette] I must say, I echo Shirley's sentiment. I do, I do. Tobacco companies specialize in two things: one, getting people addicted to cigarettes, and two, prolonging and protracting pre-trial litigation. I tell you, they simply make cases too burdensome, even for big firms, like us; certainly more than could be handled by your average dwarf.
[He is referring to Bethany Horowitz, who brought the case to Alan]
Carl Sack : I, too, am against taking on the tobacco company. The firm absolutely forbids you from taking it.
[after a beat]
Carl Sack : Katie, Jerry, give Alan whatever help he needs. Best of luck.
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Denny Crane : [They've just come from court where Alan is facing off against an ex-girlfriend; Denny's concerned about an impotent moment he had the other night] My penis has Alzheimer's!
Alan Shore : No, Denny, you just had an off day!
Denny Crane : ...You said it happened to you once? What were the circumstances?
Alan Shore : It was with her, actually. Phoebe.
Denny Crane : What happened?
Alan Shore : [sighs] I was in love with her.
Denny Crane : Oh. That'll kill the moment.
Alan Shore : And she loved me. Just... not enough. I mean, no relationship is ever quite... even. There's always an imbalance of sorts. One person loves, or is in love, just a little more than the other, but... I just couldn't handle being...
[he trails off]
Alan Shore : So, I left.
Denny Crane : Maybe it's not too late?
Alan Shore : She's happily married, with children. It's too late.
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Denny Crane : [Alan has just told Denny about a daydream/dream sequence he just experienced in the courtroom, where he was dancing at his wedding to Phoebe to a Barry Manilow song] Were you delusional?
Alan Shore : Not delusional, so much as... I don't know. Like I was in another universe all of a sudden. Somewhere on cable.