The Sopranos (TV Series)

Johnny Cakes (2006)

Julianna Margulies: Julianna Skiff

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• Julianna Skiff : [talking privately inside Satriale's]  You own the building at 217 Franklin, right around the corner currently occupied by Caputo Live Poultry. I represent the Jamba Juice company, their interested in purchasing the property

  Tony Soprano : [surprised]  Jamba Juice, wants to put in a store around here.

  Julianna Skiff : You must've noticed, the area's on an upswing. You know the old glove factory? Across the park over by the cathedral? Beautiful renovation. I just bought a loft there myself

  Tony Soprano : a person like yourself is a wonderful addition to the neighborhood

  Julianna Skiff : Jamba Juice is willing to pay a hundred and seventy-five dollars a square foot: public records show the building is eighteen hundred square feet so that makes the purchase price three hundred and fifteen thousand dollars

  Tony Soprano : You ever buy eggs from Caputo?

  Julianna Skiff : [shakes her head]  frankly, I'm not wild about the smell in there

  Tony Soprano : Let me tell you, his eggs taste ten times better than the ones you get at the supermarket, chickens too

  Julianna Skiff : well, businesses relocate all the time

  Tony Soprano : [after thinking it over]  it'll be a real loss for the neighborhood

  Julianna Skiff : Don't you live out in North Caldwell?

  Tony Soprano : yeah, my family made the trip up "guinea gulch," Bloomfield Avenue: my roots here go way back. My grandfather came from Avellino, like most of the people around here

  Tony Soprano : [points to across the street]  I grew up right over there, my father was an early community leader

  Julianna Skiff : uh huh

  Tony Soprano : How about you, where you from?

  Julianna Skiff : Upstate New York, Binghamton

  Tony Soprano : How'd you wind up here?

  Julianna Skiff : My parents have a catering business, something to leave the kids right? Only, I didn't see myself making Salisbury Steak for the next thirty years, so I left home at seventeen

  Tony Soprano : oh, rebellious

  Julianna Skiff : [referring to the real estate deal]  Just a low tolerance for... boredom. So, interested? Or not interested?

  Tony Soprano : I'm interested but as far as the property is concerned, one seventy-five a square foot is a little low and I don't wanna sell from under the guy

• Julianna Skiff : [referring to selling his real estate property to them]  Jamba Juice upped their offer: two twenty-five a square foot

  Tony Soprano : I don't know

  Julianna Skiff : How's this for an idea? They let you carry the note: it won't let you get "hammered" on the taxes

  Tony Soprano : Well, that's an incentive the truth is I don't wanna sell

  Julianna Skiff : You're a business man, are you not?

  Tony Soprano : As a business man, I gotta tell you in ten years' time, that property is gonna be worth twice as much their offering

  Tony Soprano : [when she doesn't respond]  You know, it's not just about the money: you drive around in America today, everything looks the fuckin same. Old Navy, Bed, Bath, and whatever, it's The Northward. Plus, I got "business interests" there so...

  Julianna Skiff : [interrupts him, referring to his illegal casinos in that area]  Something like all immigrant groups love to gamble?

  Tony Soprano : [changing the subject]  Listen, why don't you and me go get some dinner?

  Julianna Skiff : I have a boyfriend, I'm engaged

  Tony Soprano : [shows her his ring]  I have a wife, I'm married, we're talking business

  Julianna Skiff : You just said you don't wanna sell, what's there to discuss?

  Tony Soprano : [referring to his uncle Junior shooting him out of paranoia]  The truth is, I'm very attracted to you. Maybe you in the read in the papers I got shot?

  Tony Soprano : [when she doesn't respond]  Well, that "experience" made me appreciate life. It's short: it can end at any time and if you get the chance to do something that might make you happy... you should take it. Like when you left Binghamton

  Julianna Skiff : Your very persuasive, in the past, I might've "jumped", like I said, I'm engaged: things are going well and I think for once in my life, I will exercise" a little self-control