Scandal (TV Series)

The Lawn Chair (2015)

Cornelius Smith Jr.: Marcus Walker

Quotes 

• Marcus Walker : You know why you're here, right? You know why they chose you. Give us the cop's name. Help us get justice.

  Olivia Pope : You don't want justice. You want anger. You want outrage. You want retribution.

  Marcus Walker : Huh. You're right. I do. So should you.

  Olivia Pope : [pointing]  That is a father. That is his dead son. This is not your stand to make, Marcus. This isn't a platform. You're not auditioning to become America's next great black activist. If this erupts, if a father is gunned down right next to his son, will you be able to sleep at night?

  Marcus Walker : Nice purse.

  Olivia Pope : What?

  Marcus Walker : Prada?

  Olivia Pope : What's your point?

  Marcus Walker : Probably worth a year's rent at my place, 'cause I live right around the corner. This block, these people are home. We live in the same city, Olivia, but this is probably the first time you ever stepped foot on this block. Probably never been to this neighborhood except to get grits from Reggie's, or chicken and Greens off of Wade Street.

  Olivia Pope : You're about getting a white republican president elected twice.

  Marcus Walker : Excuse me if I don't buy you're a real down-ass chick.

  Olivia Pope : Big picture: you and I want the same thing. You're just taking the path of most resistance to get there. It's not smart.

  Marcus Walker : We don't want the same thing. You want to put it to bed quietly, tell everyone on The Hill that you came down to the hood and you saved us. No thanks, Olivia. Your black card's not getting validated today.