Izzy & Moe (1985 TV Movie)
Dick Latessa: Lt. Murphy
Quotes
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Lt. Murphy : [Izzy is applying for a job as a Prohibition enforcement agent] Look, old timer, now this is gonna' be one tough occupation. So do you mind if I'm brutally honest? Why the hell do you want the job?
Izzy Einstein : This is America, Lieutenant. And I'm proud to be an American. I came to this country when I was ten years old. I left behind cruelty and injustice, and arrived here on the shores of freedom, and liberty. I've had a good life. I owe this country a debt I can never repay. But now, I'm going to TRY to repay it.
Lt. Murphy : [Looking skeptical] Okay, *without* all the hot comedy.
Izzy Einstein : [Matter-of-factly] I'm dead broke.