The Ides of March Quotes

An idealistic staffer for a new presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail.

Stephen Meyers: If you want to be president, you can start a war, you can lie, you can cheat, you can bankrupt the country, but you can't fuck the interns. They'll get you for that.

Molly Stearns: How old are you?
Stephen Meyers: How old do you think I am?
Molly Stearns: Thirty.
Stephen Meyers: You think I'm thirty?
Molly Stearns: Sorry. How old are you?
Stephen Meyers: Thirty.

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Stephen Meyers: I'm not a Christian. I'm not an Atheist. I'm not Jewish. I'm not Muslim. My religion, what I believe in is called the Constitution of United States of America.

Ida Horowicz: C'mon Stephen! Aren't we friends anymore?
Stephen Meyers: You're my best friend, Ida.

Tom Duffy: Do yourself a favor. Get out, now. While you still can. Go into entertainment or business, go open a fucking restaurant in Costa Rica. Anything. Do something that's gonna make you happy, okay? Cause you stay in this business long enough, you're going to get jaded and cynical.
Stephen Meyers: Like you?
Tom Duffy: Yeah, just like me!