Ludlow and Curtis in “Empire”

You don't get it, Curtis. One hundred years from now, we're all ashes and dust, and no one will remember who slept with whom, or who was naughty and who was nice. They'll look up at that incredible piece of steel and concrete and know that I was a part of it.

Curtis

The first public building named after a convicted murderer.

Hardly the first. The Parthenon, the Temple of the Vestals. They have names of emperors on them. And talk about murderers.

Curtis

Pro bono publico?

Relax, detective. The empire isn't going to fall tonight. Go on. Go home to your wife.