Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (TV Series)

The Cold Open (2006)

Bradley Whitford: Danny Tripp

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Quotes 

• Matt Albie : Was there something you came to see me about?

  Danny Tripp : Yes.

  Matt Albie : What?

  Danny Tripp : We don't need to do it now, but at some point I'm going to need you to level with me about Harriet. I need to know how big of a problem it's going to be.

  Matt Albie : It's not going to be a problem at all.

  Danny Tripp : It will if you are still in love with her.

  Matt Albie : I'm not. I'm not. Danny, I love her talent. The woman's got millions of fans but there are maybe fifty guys in town who know how good she is and we're two of them. I admire her. I'm knocked out by her talent. And I like it when she makes me laugh, and I like making her laugh, which isn't easy to do, so it's gratifying. She's undeniably sexy. I like it when she smiles at me, and a couple of other things, but that's it.

  Danny Tripp : Oh my God, we are so screwed.

  Matt Albie : I know.

• Danny Tripp : It' gonna be a problem if you're in love with her.

  Matt Albie : I'm not.

  [sees Danny's disbelieving stare] 

  Matt Albie : I'm not!

• [Danny turns on the countdown clock] 

  Matt Albie : How did it know?

  Danny Tripp : How did it know what?

  Matt Albie : Exactly how much time was left in the week.

  Danny Tripp : Yeah, it's a miracle of technology that we've invented an electronic device that can count backwards from seven.

  Matt Albie : But it was off.

  Danny Tripp : It has a battery.

  Matt Albie : [in horror]  So it always knows?

  Danny Tripp : Don't endow the thing with special powers Matt - it's a clock.

• Matt Albie : Wait a second. The caller from Toluca Lake, was she calling us Hollywood liberals or was she calling us gay?

  Danny Tripp : It's a pretty fine distinction.

• Danny Tripp : Stick around, okay? And when we're done, I need to choke you to death.

  Jordan McDeere : You bet.

• Matt Albie : You know this thing is all over talk radio?

  Danny Tripp : What did you expect?

  Matt Albie : A caller from Toluca Lake called us Barbara Streisand loving, Michael Moore worshiping jackasses.

  Danny Tripp : Well, what have I always told you about listening to show tunes?

  Matt Albie : Don't do it.

  Danny Tripp : Don't do it.

• Danny Tripp : I've been watching you all this week, and, I gotta tell you, I love what I see. Matt?

  Matt Albie : The audience was standing out in the heat for a pretty long time. People don't laugh as much when they're hot cause they're sticky and uncomfortable.

  Danny Tripp : Alright! Good pep talk!

• [Matt looks at the episode schedule which only has the White Stripes' performances on it] 

  Matt Albie : Can the White Stripes play for an hour and a half?

  Danny Tripp : Jack White's got acute tonsillitis. They can't play at all. Jane's working on it.

  Matt Albie : Okay.

  [Matt takes down the cards with the White Stripes' performances, then looks at the completely empty schedule] 

  Matt Albie : Yeah, that's better.