the social network

Gage: Mr. Zuckerberg, do I have your full attention? 

Mark Zuckerberg: [stares out the window] No. 

Gage: Do you think I deserve it? 

Mark Zuckerberg: [looks at Gage] What? 

Gage: Do you think I deserve your full attention? 

Mark Zuckerberg: I had to swear an oath before we began this deposition, and I don't want to perjure myself, so I have a legal obligation to say no. 

Gage: Okay - no. You don't think I deserve your attention. 

Mark Zuckerberg: I think if your clients want to sit on my shoulders and call themselves tall, they have the right to give it a try - but there's no requirement that I enjoy sitting here listening to people lie. You have part of my attention - you have the minimum amount. The rest of my attention is back at the offices of Facebook, where my colleagues and I are doing things that no one in this room, including and especially your clients, are intellectually or creatively capable of doing.  [pauses] 

Did I adequately answer your condescending question? 

just caught it today on dvd. this is in my opinion, the best line in The Social Network. because of this scene i liked the movie (: jesse eisenberg did a fantastic job. his acting kept me glued to the screen otherwise i would have long gotten bored of andrew garfield's bitchfits! overall, a pleasant albeit dry movie. i guess what i meant by 'dry' was how i wasn't even aware of the climax - if there even was one. seems like a series of mini pal-ship explosions leading up to the final conclusion - lo and behold! - told in rolling credits...seriously, if jesse wasn't in it, if the script wasn't as powerful as it was, the show would have been a flop.