My Family (TV Series)

Death Takes a Policy (2000)

Rupert Vansittart: Mr. Quince

Quotes 

• Mr. Quince : What are you smiling at?

  Nick Harper : Er, this is my look of supreme confidence.

  Mr. Quince : [Going through his resume]  Mr Harper, you seem to have left vast areas blank.

  Nick Harper : Really? Where?

  Mr. Quince : In everything beyond name and address.

  Nick Harper : Date of birth! Actually, for a job application, you've got a lot of grey areas here. For example, next to qualifications, I thought you meant qualifications as in strong intuition; unflappable calm under pressure.

  Mr. Quince : Mr Harper, this is an application for sub-level two of the finance ministry of the European Union. And one is reasonable to assume that qualifications means advanced degrees, corporate experience and skill with numbers!

  Nick Harper : Again, you weren't too clear, you know?

  Mr. Quince : [Rips up resume]  Is that clear enough?

  Nick Harper : [laughs]  You're just testing my unflappable calm under pressure, aren't you?

  Mr. Quince : No, I'm not. Security!