Elliott Reid: Philip Sargent

Quotes 

• Michael Anthony : [Anthony enters the office of the Friendly Finance Company and walks up to the reception desk. After being ignored, he clears his throat]  I'm looking for Mr. Philip Sargent.

  Philip Sargent : Why, I'm Philip Sargent, but I'm sure that...

  Michael Anthony : My name is Michael Anthony.

  Philip Sargent : Mr. Anthony, I don't know why you want to see me especially. I'm sure that any of our friendly advisors...

  Michael Anthony : I think our transaction can be concluded very quickly.

  Philip Sargent : Okay. How much is it?

  Michael Anthony : How much? It's a million dollars.

  Philip Sargent : Well, do you have sufficient collateral?

  [Stops] 

  Philip Sargent : A million dollars?

  Michael Anthony : Yes, sir.

  Philip Sargent : Mr. Anthony, to borrow a million dollars, you would need a railroad for security, or a steel company or an airline or maybe all of them combined.

  Michael Anthony : I'm not here to borrow a million dollars from you. I'm here to give a million dollars to you.

  Philip Sargent : What finance company are you from?

  Michael Anthony : [Retrieving a document from his briefcase]  It's not a loan, Mr. Sargent. It's a gift.

  [Anthony hands a check to Sargent] 

  Philip Sargent : Well, that's made out to me.

  Michael Anthony : That's right.

  Philip Sargent : One million dollars.

  [Spelling out] 

  Philip Sargent : One, zero, zero, zero, comma, zero, zero, zero.

  Michael Anthony : [Presenting another paper]  Please sign this. It's a pledge never to reveal where or how you got this money. If you do, whatever money you have left will be reclaimed on behalf of the donor.

  Philip Sargent : A million clams!

  Michael Anthony : I might add, tax free.

  Philip Sargent : Okay, Mr. Anthony, who put you up to this? The fellows in the office? It's a pretty bum gag on a man's wedding day.

  Michael Anthony : You're wedding day?

  [Shakes hands with Sargent] 

  Michael Anthony : Well, congratulations, Mr. Sargent! Of course, you may tell your wife about this money after the ceremony, not before.

  Philip Sargent : By that time, the joke will be over.

  Michael Anthony : Mr. Sargent, I detect a note of skepticism. If you look closely

  [Sargent does] 

  Michael Anthony : , you'll see it's a cashier's check. The quickest way to establish that this is not a practical joke would be for you to go to the bank and cash it.

  Philip Sargent : Cash it? Cash a check for a million dollars?

  Michael Anthony : Well, I suggest that you take only a small amount of the cash with you - say, ah, forty or fifty thousand dollars. Just enough to tide you over for a while.

  Philip Sargent : Oh, sure - forty or fifty thousand dollars. You know, Mr. Anthony, if did I walk out of the bank with that much money, it might convince me at that.

  [Anthony hands him a pen]