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The Proposal Quotes

"Here comes the bribe..."

PG-13 2009 · 1h 48m
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The Proposal
Misunderstandings About Family Backgrounds
Mr. Gilbertson Have you told your parents?
Margaret Impossible. My parents are dead.
Mr. Gilbertson Are your parents dead too?
Margaret No, no. His parents are very much alive.
Mr. Gilbertson Have you told them yet?
Margaret We’re going to their place this weekend. …Gammie’s 90th birthday. We thought it’d be a nice surprise.
[Andrew stares, disbelieving, at her]
Mr. Gilbertson Uh-huh. And where will that be?
Margaret At Andrew’s parents’ house.
Mr. Gilbertson Oh, and where’s that?
Margaret Pssh. Why am I doing all the talking? They're your parents, why don't you tell him? Jump in...
[looking at Andrew]
Andrew Sitka.
Margaret Sitka.
Andrew Alaska.
Margaret Alaskaaaa…
[shocked, but trying to cover it]
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The Proposal
Family Pressure and Career Choices
Margaret That your family?
Andrew Yes.
Margaret They tell you to quit?
Andrew Every single day.
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A Shirt for Baseball Tickets Negotiation
Andrew I need the shirt off your back. Literally.
Colleague You're kidding, right?
Andrew Yankees, Boston, this Tuesday. 2 company seats for your shirt. You have 5 seconds to decide. 5,4,3,2,1...
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The Proposal
Unexpected Revelations About Attire and Body Image
Margaret Wow. Incredible. Maybe a tad loose in certain areas, but otherwise —
Grandma Annie Oh, sorry. I’m a bit chesty to begin with, and, I happened to be knocked up when I wore this.
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The Proposal
Consequences of Deportation and Work Restrictions
Chairman Bergen We can clean this up, re-file, but even when we do, you’ll have to spend one year out of the country.
Margaret Well, that’s not ideal, I mean, I can work from Toronto, with video conferencing —
Chuck Margaret, you don’t understand. If you’re deported, you can’t work for an American company.
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The Proposal
Unspoken Truths in Long Conversations
Margaret Why didn't you tell me you're some kind of an Alaskan Kennedy?
Andrew We were in the middle of talking about you... for the last 3 years.
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The Proposal
Preparing for Immigration Questions
Andrew So, these are the questions that INS is gonna ask us. Now the good news is that I　know everything about you, but the bad news is that you have 4 days to learn all this about me. So you should .. probably get studying.
Margaret You know all the answers to these questions about me?
Andrew Scary, isn't it?
Margaret Hmm... a little bit. What I am allergic to?
Andrew : Pine nuts. And the full spectrum of human emotion.
Andrew I　am pretty sure that you have a tattoo.
Andrew I'm pretty sure. 2 years ago, your dermatologist called and asked about a Q-switched laser. I　of course Googled a Q-switched laser and found that they in fact do to remove tattoos. But you canceled your appointment.So what is it? Tribal ink? Japanese calligraphy? Barbed wire?
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The Proposal
A Bribe is Offered
Taglines Here comes the bribe…
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The Proposal
Morning Surprise in The Proposal
Margaret Oh my God, what is that?
Andrew I’m sorry.
Margaret What is it?
Andrew It’s… the morning.
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A Lighthearted Exchange About Running
Margaret Why are you out of breath?
Andrew Because I’ve been running.
Margaret From Alaska?
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Conference Call and Staff Meeting Reminder
Andrew Morning, boss. You have a conference call in 30 minutes.
Margaret Yes. About the marketing of the spring books. I know.
Andrew Staff meeting at 9:00.
Margaret Did you call, um ... What's her name? The one with the ugly hands.
Andrew Janet?
Margaret Yes, Janet.
Andrew I did call her and if she doesn't get her manuscript in on time you won't give her a release date. Your immigration lawyer called. He said it's imperative...
Margaret Cancel the call, push the meeting to tomorrow and keep the lawyer on the sheets. Oh, and get a hold of PR, have them start drafting a press release.　Frank is doing Oprah.
Andrew Wow. Nicely done.
Margaret If I want your praise, I will ask for it. Um... Who is, uh, who is Jillian? And why does she want me to call her?
Andrew Well, that was originally my cup.
Margaret And I'm drinking your coffee why?
Andrew Because your coffee spilled.
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