All the Money in the World (2017)
Christopher Plummer: J. Paul Getty
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Quotes
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J. Paul Getty : There's a purity to beautiful things that I've never been able to find in another human being.
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J. Paul Getty : Morning, Chase.
[Getty walks around a covered table]
J. Paul Getty : Will you, uh, help me with this?
[Getty and Chase uncover the table to reveal a model mansion]
J. Paul Getty : I'm, uh, building a house in California. An exact replica of my imperial villa in Rome, down to the very last detail. But with flush toilets. Yes, the mountain may not have come to Muhammad, but it sure as hell came to me.
Nancy Getty's Secretary : Mr. Getty. The West Texas Intermediate, sir.
[secretary hands stock number strip to Getty]
Fletcher Chase : What's it feel like, reading that slip of paper?
J. Paul Getty : Well, for a moment, money loses all meaning and becomes as plentiful as air. Like flight. And then, it passes.
[Getty crumples the strip and throws it away]
J. Paul Getty : What's, uh, all this I see on TV with Gail paying the ransom in full? We both know she doesn't have it.
Fletcher Chase : The lady's made other arrangements.
J. Paul Getty : But she doesn't have the money. So, uh, what's going on? Come on. Where did she get it? Is she fucking somebody?
[pause]
Fletcher Chase : You know, I think I'm finally beginning to understand what makes you tick.
J. Paul Getty : No, no, you couldn't begin to. So, spill it. What's going on? What's her game? Don't forget, Chase, I have a contract. And I'll enforce it.
Fletcher Chase : No, I don't think so.
J. Paul Getty : Oh? Why not?
Fletcher Chase : Can you hear me? I want to make sure that I'm very clear. Because whatever personal security you presently enjoy comes from me. All right? Those Alsatians limping around the pool? My people trained them. Your security system? My people installed it. The bodyguards? That's right, you rapacious old fuck, you are protected from every threat imaginable, unless that threat happens to be me.
J. Paul Getty : I suppose this is your way of submitting your resignation.
Fletcher Chase : Hey!
[Chase grabs Getty by the arm]
Fletcher Chase : 'Men of risk'? Isn't that what you called us? 'I risk my money, you risk your life.' You're so full of shit. You and me? We never risked a thing in our lives. We never took the chances ordinary people take. That's why we are what we are now. You're just cheap, Paul. You could have all the money in the world, and you are still a no-good, miserable son of a bitch, and don't you forget it. Goodbye, Mr. Getty.
[Chase begins to walk away]
J. Paul Getty : Those children are my blood, Chase!
[Chase waves at him on his way out]
J. Paul Getty : They're mine.
[Getty grabs the paper strip and throws it in the fireplace]
J. Paul Getty : She took them.
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Playboy Interviewer : It's been reported that you're the first man in history with a fortune in excess of a billion dollars.
J. Paul Getty : I have no idea. But, if you can count your money you're not a billionaire.
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J. Paul Getty : When a man gets wealthy, he has to deal with the problems of freedom. All the choices he could possibly want. An abyss opens up. Well, I watched that abyss. I watched it ruin men, marriages, but most of all, it ruins the children.
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J. Paul Getty : A man who has children gives hostages to fortune.
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J. Paul Getty : They say you never really know someone until you have divorced them.
Fletcher Chase : I wish I knew that three marriages ago.
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J. Paul Getty : Everything has a price. The great struggle in life is coming to grips with what that price is.
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Fletcher Chase : I mean, what would it take for you to feel secure?
J. Paul Getty : More.
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J. Paul Getty : Pardon the laundry. I just see no point in paying $10 for room service to come up and launder my undershorts when I could do the same thing for just a few lira. And it's tax-deductible. Almost everything is if you know how to play it.
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J. Paul Getty : I had to focus on my mission, you understand? On my business. And... I couldn't be weighed down mentally with a family. You understand that, don't you, Paul?
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J. Paul Getty : It's a good day.
Fletcher Chace : I'm glad to hear that, Mr. Getty. It'll make this much easier. We need to pay the ransom.
J. Paul Getty : I thought you said this was a hoax.
Fletcher Chace : Your grandson was kidnapped by members of the Calabrese' Ndrangheta. Two of the original kidnappers are dead, and one is missing.
J. Paul Getty : That sounds like progress to me.
Fletcher Chace : I'm afraid not, all right? They got nervous waiting for the ransom. They sold the boy to an investor.
J. Paul Getty : "An investor"? Who invests in kidnapped children?
Fletcher Chace : You'd be surprised. There's nothing people can't find a way to turn into money.
J. Paul Getty : You told me that Paul and his mother had cooked this up to soak me.
Fletcher Chace : And I was wrong, all right? Paul may have talked about being kidnapped with his friends. He put it out there. He's not behind this.
J. Paul Getty : How do I know that you're not wrong now?
Fletcher Chace : These people are not the old-world Malavita anymore. Their only code is profit and loss. They will do things to Paul that cannot be undone for any amount of money. We have to pay
J. Paul Getty : Well, this simply isn't possible. My financial position has changed.
Fletcher Chace : Really? I mean, 30 seconds ago,you said it was a good day. I mean, I'm not all that bright, but I can multiply as well as you. With oil up as much as it was this morning, you have amassed another fortune.
J. Paul Getty : Well, what if the embargo is lifted and oil were to crash? I'd be exposed. I have never been more vulnerable financially than I am right now.
Fletcher Chace : Mr. Getty, with all due respect, nobody has ever been richer than you are at this moment.
J. Paul Getty : I have no money to spare.
Fletcher Chace : What would it take? I mean, what would it take for you to feel secure?
J. Paul Getty : More
