Comic Book: The Movie (2004 Video)

Roger Rose: Taylor Donohue

Quotes 

• Ricky : Are there gonna be chicks there dressed like Vampirella?

  Taylor Donohue : Is that all you think about?

  Ricky : Yep.

  Taylor Donohue : Good man.

• Taylor Donohue : 'Deflect', okay? That's your word.

  Donald Swan : Okay, 'deflect'. I don't know what it means, but I'm writing it down.

• Taylor Donohue : Uh, so, basically, you don't know anything about show business or anything. You're like a babe in the woods, is that right?

  Leo Matuzik : Like I said, I just wanna be honest with you - I don't know a lot of all this kind of stuff.

  Donald Swan : And just keep in mind, we don't know anything about sheet-metal work, so, you know, it all balances out.

  Leo Matuzik : You stand there for 30 years of your life grinding the same goddamn holes all day.

• Taylor Donohue : This is, also, Leo Matusik.

  Anita Levine : You're the reason I came down here. Little dwarf boy, little strange man, do you even know who your great-grandfather was? Do you even know what you're doing here?

  Leo Matuzik : [confused]  Yeah.

  Anita Levine : Do you know your name?

  Leo Matuzik : Sure.

  Anita Levine : Okay, what day is it?

  [pushes him aside] 

  Anita Levine : Get outta here.

• Donald Swan : By ignoring the Commander's past history, you're really missing out on a huge portion of people that like and acknowledge the old one and would come to see your new version.

  Taylor Donohue : [not listening]  Mm-hm.

  Donald Swan : That's what I want - just some acknowledgement. I mean, if you get a feeling for how the fans really are passionate in a way that you can't get in these focus groups, um, I think it might, you know, set the project on the right trajectory.

  Taylor Donohue : You... are verbiage. You are verbiage.

• Donald Swan : Hey, look! There's Superman!

  Taylor Donohue : I don't want to upset you, Don, but that's a guy in a Superman outfit.

  Donald Swan : Yeah, but it's a darn good one!

• [Taylor is teaching Leo to act like a movie exec] 

  Taylor Donohue : [hands Leo his cell phone]  It's Ricky.

  Leo Matuzik : [into phone]  Deflect. D-Deflect.

  Taylor Donohue : That's good. Does he feel the moment? Ask him if he feels the moment.

  Leo Matuzik : Do you feel the moment? Deflect, man. I'm deflecting. I'm, uh - I'm in charge. I'm in control. I'm gonna go away and you're gonna feel good about talking to me.

  Taylor Donohue : [takes phone]  Don't spit on my phone. You're good.

• Anita Levine : Guys, I want you to meet my fabulous friend from college. Her name is Papaya Smith.

  Taylor Donohue : Hi.

  Liberty Lass : You know, papaya is a fruit in Hawaii.

  Taylor Donohue : Who knew?

• Phil Morris : You talked about black superheroes. I have yet to see one. Look at me! How come I can't be a superhero?

  Taylor Donohue : It's not that.

  Phil Morris : You didn't take the meeting, and now you're here. Are you in my face now over this?

  Taylor Donohue : I'm not in your face. No, you ~

  Ricky : [interrupting]  You are kinda in his face.

  Taylor Donohue : Now, with a new movie, there are no walls for you, but ~

  Ricky : Keep going, you're doing good.

  Phil Morris : So there was a movie you had with a role you didn't see me for, and now you have a movie that has no role and now you're seeing me.

  Taylor Donohue : What you just said, but double it and bring it back.

• Taylor Donohue : Yeah, well, he's out. That's his swan song, and ~

  Ricky : Yeah, speaking of swan songs, dude, where is Don Swan? You know, he wouldn't have missed that meeting. He loves old guys. And comic books.

• Anita Levine : You know what? This documentary? You're fired.

  Taylor Donohue : You're fired.

  Anita Levine : You are fired.

  Taylor Donohue : You're fired.

  Donald Swan : [laughing]  You can't fire the human spirit.

  Anita Levine : Oh yes, I can.