Don Draper quotes from Mad Men

Don Draper

[about her pregnancy] Do you ever think about it?

Peggy Olson

I try not to, but then it comes up out of nowhere. [She pauses] Playgrounds.

Peggy Olson

What happened?

Don Draper

Somebody very important to me died.

Peggy

Who?

Don

The only person in the world who really knew me.

Peggy

That's not true.

Don

It's your job. I give you money, you give me ideas.

Peggy

And you never say thank you.

Don

That's what the money is for! You should be thanking me every morning when you wake up, along with Jesus, for giving you another day!

Don Draper

Let yourself out, lock the door behind you...as a courtesy.

Faye Miller

You want to leave me here? You sure?

Don Draper

I'm taking everything interesting with me.

Peggy Olson

You always say, if you don't like what they're saying about you, change the conversation.

Don Draper

To what? What they're saying about us is true.

Don

I slept last night for the first time in a month.

Roger

You slept? Really? You weren't smiling over the taste of shit that would be in everybody's mouth over breakfast today?

Don Draper

I've got this sick feeling in the pit of my stomach.

Faye Miller

Listen, maybe it's not all about work. Maybe that sick feeling might go away if you'd take your head out of the sand about the past.

Don Draper

You know it's not that simple.

Faye Miller

Of course it isn't. And you don't have to do it alone, but if you resolve some of that, you might be more comfortable with everything.

Don Draper

And then what happens?

Faye Miller

Then you're stuck trying to be a person like the rest of us.

Don Draper

You don't know anything about me.

But I do. I know that you have a good heart. I know that you're always trying to be better.

Don

We all try, we don't always make it. I've done a lot of things.

Megan

I know who you are now.

Don

So when you're 40, how old will I be?

You'll be dead.

Stan

Big weekend plans?

Don

It's Tuesday. I don't know.

Stan

I was talking about me. My cousin's coming in.

Don

Stan, assume that you're working.

Don

Mohawk is going to insist on a regular copywriter.

Roger

Someone with a penis.

Peggy

I'll work on that.

Pete

[about Megan] Brave words from a man on his second time around.

Don

Yeah, and if I had met her first I would've known not to throw it away.

Megan

You should slow down.

Don

I'm timing this for when we arrive. I wanna hit the doorbell with my chin.

Don

It's none of your business.

This is my business.

Megan

Don, I love you. You're everything I hoped you'd be.

Don

You too.