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Clips from Frost/Nixon (2009)

Thank you.

"Thank you."

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ln any deal, you need to know your opponent's breaking point.

"ln any deal, you need to know your opponent's breaking point."

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To assess that, you might call them

"To assess that, you might call them"

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late at night or at the weekend.

"late at night or at the weekend."

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And from that moment on, you know you have the upper hand.

"And from that moment on, you know you have the upper hand."

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(PHON E RlNGlNG)

"(PHON E RlNGlNG)"

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Mr. Frost? Irving Lazar.

"Mr. Frost? Irving Lazar."

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Swifty Lazar. l represent President Nixon.

"Swifty Lazar. l represent President Nixon."

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What time is it?

"What time is it?"

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Bad time?

"Bad time?"

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(STUTTERlNG) No! Not at all.

"(STUTTERlNG) No! Not at all."

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l'm calling with regard to your request for an interview

"l'm calling with regard to your request for an interview"

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my client is not necessarily opposed to the idea.

"my client is not necessarily opposed to the idea."

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Really? Well, that's terrific news!

"Really? Well, that's terrific news!"

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SWlFTY: l got $500,000.

"SWlFTY: l got $500,000."

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ls that good?

"ls that good?"

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lt's unprecedented.

"lt's unprecedented."

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With Frost? None. It'll be a big wet kiss.

"With Frost? None. It'll be a big wet kiss."

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This guy'll be so grateful to be getting it at all,

"This guy'll be so grateful to be getting it at all,"

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he'll pitch puffballs all night

"he'll pitch puffballs all night"

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and pay a half a million dollars for the privilege.

"and pay a half a million dollars for the privilege."

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BlRT: David, how could you have done that? What?

"BlRT: David, how could you have done that? What?"

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Don't worry about the money.

"Don't worry about the money."

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My God. Most Americans think he belongs in jail.

"My God. Most Americans think he belongs in jail."

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You're making him a rich man.

"You're making him a rich man."

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Plus, by outbidding them, you've already made enemies

"Plus, by outbidding them, you've already made enemies"

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of the networks. They're just jealous.

"of the networks. They're just jealous."

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They're already sounding off about checkbook journalism.

"They're already sounding off about checkbook journalism."

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And if the networks are against you,

"And if the networks are against you,"

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syndication's always going to be a struggle.

"syndication's always going to be a struggle."

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No syndication, no advance sales.

"No syndication, no advance sales."

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No advance sales, no commercials.

"No advance sales, no commercials."

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And here's the bigger question, why do it? You don't need it.

"And here's the bigger question, why do it? You don't need it."

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Your career's in great shape.

"Your career's in great shape."

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This will just spread you across three continents,

"This will just spread you across three continents,"

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jeopardize the other shows.

"jeopardize the other shows."

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lsn't it true that Channel Nine in Australia

"lsn't it true that Channel Nine in Australia"

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want you to do another season of your talk show for them?

"want you to do another season of your talk show for them?"

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Yes, but that would be London and Australia.

"Yes, but that would be London and Australia."

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You wouldn't understand, John.

"You wouldn't understand, John."

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And the emptiness when it's gone.

"And the emptiness when it's gone."

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And the sickening thought that it may never come back.

"And the sickening thought that it may never come back."

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You know, there's a restaurant in New York called Sardi's.

"You know, there's a restaurant in New York called Sardi's."

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John, the place was my canteen !

"John, the place was my canteen !"

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if l heard some kind of vision

"if l heard some kind of vision"

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that you had for this interview.

"that you had for this interview."

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MAN : Excuse me, Mr. Frost.

"MAN : Excuse me, Mr. Frost."

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l'd heard you were going to be here.

"l'd heard you were going to be here."

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Would you mind? Of course.

"Would you mind? Of course."

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because it would create headlines

"because it would create headlines"

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or give him a place at the top table.

"or give him a place at the top table."

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And that is what makes me nervous.

"And that is what makes me nervous."

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(FROST LAUGHS)

"(FROST LAUGHS)"

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l don't actually say that.

"l don't actually say that."

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Hello, Mr. Frost.

"Hello, Mr. Frost."

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Champagne?

"Champagne?"

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Yes, it dehydrates one terribly.

"Yes, it dehydrates one terribly."

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The trick is to have a glass of water on the go, too.

"The trick is to have a glass of water on the go, too."

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Like the Viennese serve coffee.

"Like the Viennese serve coffee."

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Well, l've never been to Vienna.

"Well, l've never been to Vienna."

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Oh. Well, you'd like it.

"Oh. Well, you'd like it."

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lt's like Paris without the French.

"lt's like Paris without the French."

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What's your name?

"What's your name?"

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Yes, l know. David Frost.

"Yes, l know. David Frost."

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Hello and good evening and welcome.

"Hello and good evening and welcome."

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You know, l heard an interview with you recently on the radio.

"You know, l heard an interview with you recently on the radio."

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You were giving it from the back of your Rolls-Royce.

"You were giving it from the back of your Rolls-Royce."

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Bentley.

"Bentley."

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On the phone.

"On the phone."

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They said that you were a person

"They said that you were a person"

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Really? Mmm.

"Really? Mmm."

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You and Vidal Sassoon.

"You and Vidal Sassoon."

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was that you were a person who had achieved great fame

"was that you were a person who had achieved great fame"

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without possessing any discernible quality.

"without possessing any discernible quality."

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And that you fly around a great deal.

"And that you fly around a great deal."

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Well, that's true.

"Well, that's true."

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Why?

"Why?"

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l like to keep busy.

"l like to keep busy."

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Why?

"Why?"

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You know, you have very sad eyes.

"You know, you have very sad eyes."

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Do l? Mmm.

"Do l? Mmm."

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Has anyone told you that before?

"Has anyone told you that before?"

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No.

"No."

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Are you a sad person?

"Are you a sad person?"

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Let's talk about you a little bit.

"Let's talk about you a little bit."

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Of course, you feel more comfortable asking questions.

"Of course, you feel more comfortable asking questions."

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How right you are!

"How right you are!"

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You may have noticed we've begun

"You may have noticed we've begun"

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we'll be landing very shortly. Thank you.

"we'll be landing very shortly. Thank you."

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CAROLlN E: So how about you? Where are you going?

"CAROLlN E: So how about you? Where are you going?"

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To meet Richard Nixon.

"To meet Richard Nixon."

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Where is he now?

"Where is he now?"

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ln some dark underground cave licking his wounds?

"ln some dark underground cave licking his wounds?"

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Actually, no. ln his rather smart beachside villa

"Actually, no. ln his rather smart beachside villa"

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You can come if you'd like.

"You can come if you'd like."

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Why not?

"Why not?"

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Are you sure?

"Are you sure?"

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and send a car with a phone.

"and send a car with a phone."

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Oh.

"Oh."

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He did, too. Money no object.

"He did, too. Money no object."

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Everything glittered and was golden.

"Everything glittered and was golden."

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he'd gone to all the major networks

"he'd gone to all the major networks"

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to try and get interest in the interviews.

"to try and get interest in the interviews."

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l'm sorry, David, but we have a policy

"l'm sorry, David, but we have a policy"

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of not paying for a news interview.

"of not paying for a news interview."

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Look, we love your work as an entertainer.

"Look, we love your work as an entertainer."

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That Guinness show?

"That Guinness show?"

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Love it. You're a funny guy.

"Love it. You're a funny guy."

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But an interview like this?

"But an interview like this?"

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You're asking us to pay a British talk show host

"You're asking us to pay a British talk show host"

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to interview an American president

"to interview an American president"

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with absolutely no editorial controls whatsoever in return?

"with absolutely no editorial controls whatsoever in return?"

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Well, you can't say it's not a fresh approach.

"Well, you can't say it's not a fresh approach."

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l'm not gonna keep you from it.

"l'm not gonna keep you from it."

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Thank you for coming in.

"Thank you for coming in."

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l'm gonna have to get back to you.

"l'm gonna have to get back to you."

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David, good luck.

"David, good luck."

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He never let on to anyone at the time,

"He never let on to anyone at the time,"

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FROST: There you are.

"FROST: There you are."

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See, you don't have to do a thing yourself.

"See, you don't have to do a thing yourself."

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