Gary Lockwood: Eric Jason

Quotes 

• [throughout Paul's lengthy phone conversation, Ben has been typing furiously] 

  Paul Templin : Do you realize he's been pounding on that thing without let up since seven this morning?

  Eric Jason : He's a writer, remember?

  Paul Templin : That's no excuse. Drag him down to the beach! Pour sand in his ears! Anything! That kind of energy is indecent.

• [discussing a mob hitman that Eric recognized on the beach] 

  Ben Gregory : We are talking about the same guy - the guy with the neon shirt?

  Eric Jason : What did you expect him to wear to the beach - a snap-brimmed hat and a shoulder holster?

  Ben Gregory : Well, he could at least have a scar on his face or something.

  Eric Jason : Oh, gangsters don't loo like gangsters anymore - they look like businessmen. When you see someone who looks like a gangster, he's probably a literary agent.

• [Ben wants to borrow $50 from Kathy's desk so they can flee from a mob hitman] 

  Eric Jason : Ben...

  Ben Gregory : You're right - death before dishonor. Makes a nice epitaph.