Mad Men quotes

Michael

I know you saw me.

Don

I thought you were hiding from someone.

Michael

That was a bold last-minute decision, going with your idea.

Don

I thought it was more what they wanted.

Michael

We'll never know, will we? Because they never heard mine.

Don

Look, I don't like going in with two ideas. It's weak.

Michael

And you don't wanna be weak, so you picked yours.

Don

And they bought it, which is our goal, isn't it?

Michael

What do I care? I got a million of them. A million.

Don

Good. I guess I'm lucky you work for me. [Elevator doors open]

Michael

I feel bad for you.

Don

I don't think about you at all. [Exits the elevator]

Pete

You know what Howard? Why don't you spend Thanksgiving with her? And I'll go to your house and screw your wife.

[to Roger, about their LSD trip] Stop telling me things I said that night. Like I know I didn't promise to re-marry right away just to save you alimony.

Michael

You know Don; tall guy, short temper.

Pete

You know, if I had told you last December that we'd be in the running for a car, you would've kissed me on the mouth.

Don

Maybe you and I should go as a couple.

Joan

But no flowers from you.

Don

You scared the shit out of me.

Joan

[people watching in a bar] Who do you think he is? Advertising? Insurance? Lawyer? And who do you think's waiting at home? I bet she's not ugly. The only sin she's committed is being familiar.

Don

So you think it's all him?

Joan

Because she can't give him what he wants?

Don

Because he doesn't know what he wants. But he's wanting.

Joan

He knows. It's just the way he is. And maybe it's just the way she is.

Don

You know what this woman said to me once? I like being bad, and going home and being good.

Joan

I bet that stuck to your ribs.

Don

It was a disaster.

Joan

And you enjoyed every minute.

Don

Last year at this time, whether you knew it or not, survival of this company was on the line. And I look at the faces in this room who have given their all to this tenuous recovery, and I say, prepare to take a great leap forward. Prepare to swim the English channel and then drown in champagne. There are six weekends between now and the pitch. We're going to spend them all here. We will celebrate Christmas here. We will ring in the New Year together. And in the end we will represent Jaguar and it will be worth it. Every agency on Madison Avenue is defined by the moment they got their car. When we land Jaguar, the world will know we've arrived.

Pete

[to Joan] It turns out he wanted something we weren't prepared to give. Something very unorthodox.

Pete

What would it take to make you a Queen?

Joan

I don't think you could afford it.

Pete

[to Don] The conversation doesn't end just because you leave the room.

Peggy

[To Don, who is gloomy while the rest celebrate the Jaguar account win] You really have no idea when things are good, do you?

Peggy

I want you to know that the day you saw something in me, my whole life changed. And since then, it's been my privilege to not only be at your side, but to be treated like a protegé. And for you to be my mentor. And my champion.

Don

But...

Peggy

But, I think I've reached a point where it's time for me to have a new experience.

Don

Really?

Peggy

I've giving my notice. I've accepted another offer.

Don

Well, let's pretend I'm not responsible for every single good thing that's ever happened to you. And you tell me the number. Or make one up. And I'll beat it.

Peggy

There's no number.

[to Don] Everything you think's gonna make you happy, just turns to crap.