Daily Dialogue — November 25, 2018

“I tell you what. You show me a pay stub for $72,000 on it, I quit my job right now and I work for you.”

— The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), screenplay by Terence Winter, book by Jordan Belfort

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Seduction

Trivia: While a law student in the mid-80s, screenwriter Terence Winter worked part-time as a legal assistant in Merrill Lynch’s equity trading department, an experience which provided some background for this movie.

Dialogue On Dialogue: This week, we’ve focused on seduction of the sexual nature. We cap it off with the seductive power of money. Here Donnie in effect seduces himself into quitting his job driven by lust for the almighty dollar.