For about 30 seconds I was a big hero, and now it's directly to unemployment.
— Ask the agent.
— Can't.
— Dead?
— Sort of. He works at the post office.
— I want to know who's responsible for this delay and I want him fired.
— That's what I like about the job. You get acknowledged, you get compliments.
— If you ask me, as long as you got this job... you got nothing pushing you to get another one. You need The Fear.
— The Fear?
— He's right. If you quit this job, you then have motivation... to go after a job you really want.
— How come you're still at a job you hate? Why don't you quit and get The Fear?
— Because I'm too afraid.
— My father was a cobbler. He died when I was young and I took over his shop. He was a simple man and he made simple shoes. But I found that the more work I put into my shoes, the more people wanted them. You know, fine leather, ornamentation, detailing, and time. Time, most of all. Dozens of hours spent on a single pair.
— Quality takes time.
— Yes. I imagine you've worn a year of someone's life on your back.
A heart that's full up like a landfill
A job that slowly kills you
Bruises that won't heal...
Making sure you're rested is also part of the job.
No matter how hard you work to bring yourself up, there's someone out there working just as hard, to put you down.
Lassard: — What is the most frustrating thing about police work?
Tackleberry: — Not being able to carry hand grenades.
Callahan: — Separate locker rooms, sir.
Mahoney: — Icky blue uniforms.
Lassard: — I always thought that the most frustrating thing was that... we couldn't be everywhere at once to solve every crime.
— Where's this money coming from?
— I'm helping out at the NYU Med School with research.
— What kind of research?
— Just, you know, science.
— Science. Yeah, I think I've heard of that.
— It's a fertility study.
— Joey, please tell me you're only donating your time.
— Actually, a little more than that.
— Thank you, God. This will bring us so much joy.
— Come on, it's not that big a deal. I just go down there every other day... and make my contribution to the project. But at the end of two weeks, I get $700!
— You're gonna be making money hand over fist.
— That's funny. Very funny.
— This is great. I actually know somebody who loves what they do.
— But what do you do to unwind after a tough day at work?