“What you call love was invented by guys like me to sell nylons.” (Smoke Gets In Your Eyes)
“Fear stimulates my imagination.” (Smoke Gets In Your Eyes)
I love these, they say so much about who Don is; terrified and alone.
“Sterling Cooper has more failed artists and intellectuals than the Third Reich.” (New Amsterdam)
And this one speaks of a sharp mind, the ability to create flowing language that has made him successful, and a perceptive grasp of what’s going on around him.
February 6, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Two more I would add:
When Roger says that each exec probably has the first 10 pages of a novel hidden in his desk, Don adds: “Five.” Perfect.
When Pete introduces Trudy to Don, the exchange goes something like:
Don – “We love him here almost as much as you do.”
Trudy – “Oh, I don’t think that’s possible.”
Don (with a smile) – “Well, maybe you’re right.”
Jon Hamm’s timing is splendid.