Daily Dialogue — August 17, 2018

“That’s what it’s all about, isn’t it? Making the wrong move at the right time.”

— The Cincinnati Kid (1965), screenplay by Ring Lardner Jr. and Terry Southern, novel by Richard Jessup

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Gambling.

Trivia: Paddy Chayefsky was originally signed to write the screenplay. When Steve McQueen was first told that Chayefsky was writing the script, he reportedly said, “Tell Paddy when he’s writing that I’m much better walking than I am talking.”

Dialogue On Dialogue: I don’t understand the line… but it fits the moment.