24 (TV Series)

Day 2: 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. (2003)

Xander Berkeley: George Mason

Quotes 

• George Mason : What are you going to do tomorrow? Have you thought about it?

  Michelle Dessler : [caught off guard by his question]  what?

  George Mason : Have you thought about it?

  Michelle Dessler : No not really

  George Mason : Probably go back to work here?

  Michelle Dessler : Of course, why wouldn't I?

  George Mason : I don't know, are you happy with this job?

  Michelle Dessler : [remains silent] 

  George Mason : Believe it or not, I used to want to be a teacher. A long time ago. You know why I didn't? DOD offered me more money. That's how I made my decision. So I made myself miserable. And I made everybody else around me miserable. For an extra five thousand dollars a year. That was my price. That's how I made my decision. So I made myself miserable, and I made everybody else around me miserable. For an extra five thousand dollars a year. That was my price.

  Michelle Dessler : I'm sorry.

  George Mason : I'm not a big advice giver, but under the circumstances don't wait around for your life to happen to you. Find something that makes you happy, and do it, because everything else is all just background noise.

• George Mason : [Over the phone]  where are you?

  Jack Bauer : I'm on site: Syed Ali's in the house. We're going to be ready to move in about a minute. We're going to need auxiliary teams ready to move anywhere in the city as soon as we find out the location of this bomb

  George Mason : Yeah, we're already working on it

  Jack Bauer : Ok good I'll get back to you as soon as we get him