Smash (TV Series)

The Bells and Whistles (2013)

Jack Davenport: Derek Wills

Quotes 

• Jimmy Collins : [comes storming in]  Lea Michele? Lea Michele?

  Derek Wills : If you say it one more time, she magically appears.

  Jimmy Collins : Do you understand anything about this show, huh? The point is to come out of nowhere, take people by surprise. You cast a celebrity, it overshadows everything!

  Derek Wills : The Diva is the biggest superstar in the world, right? She's Lady Gaga, she's Madonna, and if we cast a real star to mirror that, that would be a big coup, all right? I know what I'm doing here, Jimmy. Just let me do my job.

  Jimmy Collins : I've let you do a lot of things I'm not cool with. Not this one. It's my show!

  [tosses down script, storms off] 

• Karen Cartwright : Thanks for walking me home. I can take it from here.

  Derek Wills : You sure?

  [she nods] 

  Derek Wills : You don't need an escort upstairs?

  [she chuckles] 

  Derek Wills : We could get another drink. I know a spot on the corner.

  Karen Cartwright : I have an early rehearsal tomorrow, and the director's a control freak.

  Derek Wills : Fair enough. Good night.

  Karen Cartwright : 'Night.