Anything Goes (1956)
Phil Harris: Steve Blair
Quotes
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Alex Todd : We've followed your career as a mathematical consultant all the way from Saratoga to Santa Anita.
Steve Blair : Ah, Santa Anita.
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Alex Todd : You had five straight bad years.
Steve Blair : Well, that's not my fault. Arrest the horses.
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Alex Todd : On the sixth year you reported no income.
Steve Blair : That's right.
Alex Todd : The government can prove that you won over $100,000 that year.
Steve Blair : Sure, but that wasn't mine. I had to take care of the guys that took care of me during the five bad years.
Alex Todd : You had the money, why didn't you pay your taxes?
Steve Blair : What do you think I am, a crook?
Alex Todd : Now, look...
Steve Blair : What have we got, a government full of welchers? It's not ethical to let your friends down. They lent me their money, so I paid them back. And I would've paid you too, but I had nothing left. So, I figured, why declare it and... and... and put you to a lot of trouble?
Alex Todd : What do you suppose would happen if everybody felt the way you do?
Steve Blair : The country'd be loaded with race tracks.
