Irresistible (I) (2020)

Topher Grace: Kurt

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• Gary Zimmer : Did I happen to mention that he is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps?

  Kurt , Gary's Assistant , Meeting Attendees : Yes.

  Gary Zimmer : And a farmer.

  Kurt , Gary's Assistant , Meeting Attendees : Um... you did. I believe so.

  Gary Zimmer : And did I happen to mention that he's a widower?

  Kurt , Gary's Assistant , Meeting Attendees : Impressive. All right. Well done.

  Gary Zimmer : A man who makes Joe the Plumber look like Dukakis in mom jeans and a fucking Easter bonnet... in the reddest of counties in the great now swing state of Wisconsin.

  Kurt , Gary's Assistant , Meeting Attendees : Mm-hmm.

  Gary Zimmer : Is... a Democrat.

  Kurt : Uh... he's a Democrat?

  Gary Zimmer : Yeah. He just doesn't know it yet.

• Jack Hastings : I'm just very impressed with all this. You... you do the polling.

  Kurt : Uh-huh. In fact...

  Gary Zimmer : There it is.

  Diana Hastings : What is that?

  Gary Zimmer : No, who is that? Elton Chambers.

  Diana Hastings : The Rocket Man?

  Gary Zimmer : The billionaire Rocket Man, yes.

  Kurt : Jesus Chr... I thought he was dead.

  Tina : Well, he is dead.

  Gary Zimmer : No, no, no. A series of micro-strokes. It's all good.

• Gary Zimmer : Gentlemen... this square-jawed paragon of Americana is our goddamn key back into the forbidden city.

  Kurt : Well, that's my stop.

  Gary Zimmer : Sit. Kurt, sit.

  Kurt : Call me when he gets to the point.

  Gary Zimmer : Nope. You're not going anywhere. No, sit. And we have Alan to thank for bringing this man to our attention.

  Evan : It's Evan.

• Gary Zimmer : You know Kurt Lehman, polling and modeling.

  Jack Hastings : Yes. Hi.

  Kurt : Hi.

  Gary Zimmer : He gives us a window into the electorate.

  Diana Hastings : Hi.

  Kurt : How are you?

  Gary Zimmer : Best in the business. When everyone was predicting Hillary in a landslide over Trump, Kurt was the one guy who had her just barely beating him.

  Kurt : My models just picked up the trend lines, so...

  Gary Zimmer : If the election had taken place a month or two later...

  Kurt : My numbers would've been 100% on the money.

  Gary Zimmer : Mm-hmm.

  Diana Hastings : Wow. Impressive.

  Kurt : Well...

  Tina : Well, he was the least wrong.

  Gary Zimmer : Tina Kuryev, analytics. She gives us a window into the voters.

  Tina : Good to meet you, sir.

  Diana Hastings : Oh. I thought, uh, polling did that.

  Kurt : It does.

  Tina : Well, he tells you how he thinks they feel. I tell you how they really feel.

  [pause] 

  Tina : People are liars.

  Kurt : Here we go.

  Tina : He can tell you how often people say they go to church.

  Gary Zimmer : She can tell you if they actually go.

  Tina : I can tell you if God is in their hearts.

  Kurt : [under his breath]  Oh, my God.

  Gary Zimmer : Tina's in online analytics.

  Kurt : Hey, can I just say... we take deception into account, too, okay? Yeah, polling is an art form, but, you know, there's plenty of science to back it up.

  Tina : Says the guy still calling landlines. People tell computers the truth, right? Their desires, their prejudices. Every search, every transaction... it's an unguarded private moment. So there's no, uh, margin of error, you know? The digital footprint is your true self.

  Diana Hastings : But, surely, people are more complicated than their online transactions.

  Tina : Well, says the woman with three cats and an intense search history of the herpes virus.

  Diana Hastings : [protracted pause]  One of the cats... Is this legal?

  Tina : Law enforcement or in the eyes of God?

• Gary Zimmer : Yeah, well, you got to make it happen, or you got to find me some more fucking Hispanics.

  [raises his voice] 

  Gary Zimmer : Where are my fucking Hispanics? I need some more fucking Hispanics, Kurt!

  [steps away and in normal voice] 

  Gary Zimmer : Hey, everybody. Listen. I am profoundly disappointed in the comments that I just made. My words and/or actions do not represent who I am as a person and...

  Kurt : [quietly]  Teachable moment.

  Gary Zimmer : It is a teachable moment. It's something I think we can all learn from. And in that way, I feel like I have given you a gift.

  [landline rings] 

  Ann : [quietly]  You have my heart.

  Gary Zimmer : And from this moment on, I vow to make this office

  [landline rings] 

  Gary Zimmer : a color- and gender-neutral work environment.

  [landline rings] 

  Gary Zimmer : That is my... Are you gonna get that? Ringing off the fucking hook.