Scandal (TV Series)

The Last Supper (2014)

Jeff Perry: Cyrus Beene

Quotes 

• Cyrus Beene : Clients are plenty, friends are few. Your friend is asking for help.

• Cyrus Beene : [upon seeing compromising photos]  God, I'm a stupid stupid man.

  Olivia Pope : We both know that isn't true.

  Cyrus Beene : No, I know exactly how stupid I am, because I've done this to people.

  [scoffs] 

  Cyrus Beene : I have set people up in exactly this way. I exploited their lust and their greed and their weakness to get exactly what I want. I wrote the book on this particular brand of political extortion, and yet somehow I fell f-for it anyway. Me. The White House chief of staff. Allegedly one of the most powerful men in the country. I've compromised my integrity,

  [breathing shakily] 

  Cyrus Beene : my family, my president. For what?