The Two Jakes (1990)

Richard Farnsworth: Earl Rawley

Quotes 

• Earl Rawley : Without my oil, you got no automobiles. Without automobiles, you got no road construction, no sidewalks, no city lights, no gas stations, no automotive service, and no Berman subdivision stuck out in the tules, because nobody can get there. Then Mr. Berman's out of business, before he even gets in business. The name of the game is oil, John.

• Earl Rawley : Did you ever breed any horses?

  Jake Gittes : Can't say that I have, no.

  Earl Rawley : Well, it's sort of like helping a stallion mount a mare. Whipstocking is somethin' you do to coax the drilling bit in the right direction. After you've gone to all that time and trouble, you wouldn't want your big fella to miss what he was aimin' at. Now, would you?

• Earl Rawley : That's really none of my business.

  Jake Gittes : None of your business?

  Earl Rawley : Well, I suppose, in a sense, when you're in the oil business, you're in *everybody's* business.