Fargo (TV Series)

Palindrome (2015)

Bokeem Woodbine: Mike Milligan

Quotes 

• Mike Milligan : Do you know what the definition of the word "sovereignty" is?

  Ricky G : What am I? The professor from "Gilligan's Island"?

  Mike Milligan : [chuckles]  Sovereignty is absolute power and authority.

  Ricky G : Like a king?

  Mike Milligan : Exactly. Which is who I am - your king.

  Ricky G : Uh... It's America, brother. We don't do kings.

  Mike Milligan : Oh, we do. We do. We just call them something else. See, today is my coronation day. And on coronation day, I've always believed a new king should start his reign with an act of kindness.

  Ricky G : Right on.

  Mike Milligan : And an act of cruelty...

• Ricky G : Remind me which one you are, again? The kid Otto had with the maid?

  Mike Milligan : You see the shotgun, right?

  Ricky G : You couldn't afford a real one?

  Mike Milligan : [smirks]  Times are tough, friend-o.

  Ricky G : Hey, why do you think I'm stealing the silver?

• Hamish Broker : It's 9 to 5, mostly, but management rewards initiative, so, uh, nights, weekends, whatever gets the job done. You'll be working closely with the accounting department, looking for ways to optimize revenue. Shorter shipping routes, less palms to grease, that kind of thing.

  Mike Milligan : [frowns]  The accounting department?

  Hamish Broker : Yeah. And this whole, uh, Western thing, that's gotta go. Get something gray or pinstripe with a white shirt, a real tie. And cut your hair, okay? The '70s are over, for Christ's sake.

  Mike Milligan : See, I thought... well, in the old days, when a guy conquered a place...

  Hamish Broker : You want the old days? Go work in a coal mine. This is the future. Look, you and I got off on the wrong foot, but you seem like a good kid, so let me give you a tip. The sooner you realize there's only one business left in the world - the money business, just ones and zeros - the better off you're gonna be.

• Mike Milligan : [to Gale Kitchen]  Well... I'm bushed. Think I'm gonna go take a nap. You should get some rest too. For in the morning, we journey home to bathe in that warm champagne that is corporate praise. Who knows? Maybe they'll even throw us a parade. I love a parade.

• Mike Milligan : You see the shotgun, right?

  Ricky G : You couldn't afford a real one?