L.A. Law (TV Series)
Petticoat Injunction (1988)
Kelbe Nugent: Jamie Needham
Quotes
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Jamie Needham : It would be self-defeating for me to ruin his image. The success of our show depends on a large part on his public appeal.
Carol Koyama : And you didn't feel that it would be compromising that appeal to have him dress in women's clothing?
Jamie Needham : It's a nighttime soap. All our characters have perversities. And our viewers love them.
Carol Koyama : Thank you, Miss Needham. That's all.
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Arnie Becker : Miss Needham, isn't it true that you and my client engaged in a bitter contract dispute before this season?
Jamie Needham : It was negotiations. I certainly harbor no bitterness.
Arnie Becker : Oh, come on, Miss Needham. One of his demands was they direct 3 episodes next year, right? And you found that totally unacceptable, didn't you?
Jamie Needham : I objected to the notion of an actor being vested with directing responsibilities, yes.
Arnie Becker : And the network forced you to cave in because they knew he was more important to the show than you, right?
Carol Koyama : Objection, what's the relevance of this?
Arnie Becker : I'll tell you the relevance. She perceives my client as a threat to her control. So she is trying to humiliate him with storylines to induce him to breach his contract.
Jamie Needham : He's no threat to me, I made him.
Jack Seiling : You made me?
Arnie Becker : Jack.
Jack Seiling : You didn't make me.
Judge Douglas McGrath : Sit down, Mr. Seiling, or I'll throw you out of here.
Jamie Needham : I had just write you out completely. I would win an Emmy for it.
Judge Douglas McGrath : Miss Needham.
Jack Seiling : I'll stop the whole damn show.
Jamie Needham : You'll do what I tell you to do.
Judge Douglas McGrath : Miss Needham.
Arnie Becker : Your Honor, this woman's malice is self-evident.
Judge Douglas McGrath : Everybody shut up.