pgronk at 2013-01-29 07:58:06:
Great piece of dialogue for so many reasons. One is that is skillfully embeds Michael's objective goal for the rest of the movie, a clothesline on which to hang the rest of the movie. Michael's short-term goal is to prove his agent is wrong, to show George that he can get hired. Mission accomplished by the end of Act 1 by going undercover and getting hired for the the female role his friend Sandy originally auditioned for. So what objective goal does Michael have for the rest of the movie? "I’m going to raise $8,000 and I’m going to do Jeff’s play." Which is exactly what he accomplishes by the end of the movie. But only after complications ensue...