A Commonplace Book

Senator [Steve Tom]: Mr. Dragon, you have a young daughter, do you not?
Peter Dragon [Jay Mohr]: Let's not go there...
Senator: Her name is Georgia, she's about 10 years old I believe.
Peter Dragon: Don't do this.
Senator: Has little Georgia seen your film entitled "Ripcord"?
Peter Dragon: She can't get in Senator, it's rated R.
Senator: Which contains 357 acts of violence, 175 profanities, and four scenes of lesbian sex. She proud of her daddy for that one?
Wendy Ward [Illeana Douglas]: I think we should just go.
Senator: How can you look that sweet little girl in the eye?
Peter Dragon: I manage. I never voted to subsidize the growing of tobacco, while turning my back on food programs for starving kids. I've never vetoed a gun control bill; all MY guns are fake, Senator. I've never rushed to the defense of Kuwaiti oil fields, while ignoring genocide in Africa, because big oil companies that line your fat pockets aren't concerned with black Africa. Those are all productions of YOUR company Senator, this company right here!
Senator: Now you are perilously close to being cited for comptempt, Mr. Dragon.
Peter Dragon: I'm already in contempt. I'm in contempt of all of you old whores and hypocrites. At least I'm giving the American people what they want.
Senator: And just exactly what is it that you think that they want?
Peter Dragon: I'll tell you exactly what they want, Senator. They want chase scenes and car crashes. They want firm breasts and tightass Latinto men. They want their cowboys to be strong and silent. They want their cops to bend the rules to get the job done. They want the boy to get the girl. They want the alien to be killed -- unless he's cute. They want the good guy to win. They want the bad guy to die -- hopefully in the biggest explosion the budget will allow. But most importantly, Senator, they want to walk into a theater and for ninty minutes forget the fucking mess that you have left of this nation.