Shampoo (1975)

George Furth: Mr. Pettis

Quotes 

• Mr. Pettis : Do you have any references?

  George Roundy : I do Barbara Rush.

• George Roundy : I don't know where a financial statement is. I got the heads. All right? The heads, the customers. They come to me. I'm the one they want. If I open a shop, they're gonna leave and they're gonna come to me. You'd be surprised. I got a lot of heads.

  Mr. Pettis : I'm sure you do.

  George Roundy : I - you don't know what I'm talking about, do you?

  Mr. Pettis : No, I don't know.

  George Roundy : How do you expect to lend me money if you don't know the first thing about my business?

  Mr. Pettis : I don't. Good morning, Mr. Roundy.

• Mr. Pettis : Jesus, let me show you something. Six. Six and three-quarters. That's our prime rate. And I'll tell you something else, the big boys are going for it. Do you know where FHA is?

  George Roundy : FHA?

  Mr. Pettis : Take a guess. Just take a guess where they are. Well, seven and a half.

  George Roundy : Wow.

  Mr. Pettis : Wow, in deed! We won't be going back to the old days anymore.