Michael Quote #115
Quote from Michael in Whistler's Mother
Mr. Jordan: Listen, you've got the money now. And you know my price. You don't need a whistle-blower around here.
Michael: Interesting choice of words, Mr. Jordan. He's right. We don't need a whistle-blower. We need a building full of whistle-blowers. Okay? Whistles! I want this place to be honest. That's exactly why I had these made up for us. When you see something wrong, I wa- [whistle blows] There you go. I want you to report it. I want you to- [whistle blows] Exactly. Just like that. I want us to police ourselves as vigilant- [whistle blows] Let's wait till something actually happens though. [whistles blow] Okay, good fun. All right. Hey. Enough!
[later:]
Michael: 46, 47... Okay, there's still three whistles left out there. Who's got the whistles?
Board Member #1: [blows whistle] He kept one.
Michael: There's a good example of whistle-blowing. But you've kept yours, so it's hurting your case.
Board Member #1: I was in the bathroom when you asked for it back.
Board Member #2: No, he wasn't.
Michael: In any event we are going to be responsible with this money.
Tobias: [enters] Michael, I hope I'm not interrupting anything but I'd love to get a hunk of that new company money. [whistle blows]
Arrested Development Quotes
‘Whistler's Mother’ Quotes
Quote from Lindsay
Narrator: Back at the model home, Lindsay had decided not to take her stylist's departure lying down.
Lindsay: I'm protesting the war. There's a war going on, you know?
Maeby: Yeah, I'm the one who told you, and you said it happened ten years ago.
George Michael: Hey, isn't this the same sign you used to picket the cable company when they dropped the Style Network?
Lindsay: Actually, I used this one for Michael when he was too cheap to pay for the premium channels. But I added the bit about the stylists.
Quote from Michael
Narrator: Michael was preparing for a meeting with the Bluth Company board to decide what to do with some recently unfrozen funds.
Lindsay: Wow. Exciting, huh? Finally getting some money.
Michael: What do you want, Lindsay?
Lindsay: I'd like some of that money.
Michael: Well, this money is for land. Okay? We're not gonna burn through it like Dad did when he was in charge. With his bad investments, and his corrupt dealings... Mother's neck.
Lindsay: No, that was a good investment.
Michael: It is easier to look at now, isn't it?
Quote from Lucille
Narrator: Michael got a message he intended to ignore. Until he read the next line.
Michael: A matter of land, Mom?
Lucille: Oh, that's funny. I meant "a matter of 'L' and 'D'" Life and death.
Michael: What is the matter of life and death?
Lucille: Buster's jaw clicks when he eats. I think it's what's driving his friends away. I sent him to Canada for an operation. So I'll need some of that new money that just came in.
Michael: You know, Mom, if you want an operation that's really gonna help him, you ought to have them finally cut that cord.
Lucille: He needs me.