Daily Dialogue — August 3, 2019

“Wake up, will you, pal? If you’re not inside, you are outside, okay? And I’m not talking about some four hundred thousand dollar year, rookie Wall Street flying first class and being comfortable, I’m talking about liquid. Rich enough to have your own jet. Rich enough not to waste time. Fifty, a hundred million dollars, buddy. A player. Or nothing. Now you have what it took to get in my office. The question is whether you’ve got what it takes to stay.”

— Wall Street (1987), written by Stanley Weiser and Oliver Stone

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Limousine. Today’s suggestion by @pauldecesare41.

Trivia: Oliver Stone wanted to make a film about the 1950s quiz show scandals. When he tossed around ideas with his friend Stanley Weiser, he hit on the notion of making a film about Wall Street instead. Weiser was reluctant because he knew very little about the financial markets. Stone encouraged Weiser to read “Crime and Punishment” and “The Great Gatsby” for an idea of the morality he wanted to put into the story, and Weiser spent the next few months immersing himself in the financial world. He and Stone spent three weeks visiting brokerage houses and interviewing investors.

Dialogue On Dialogue: A nifty back seat limo monologue which puts it all into perspective for young Bud.