I Take Money Out of the Equation

Daphne:

[exasperated]

You won’t answer my questions. You won’t take my money….

Ray:

[lecturing]

Okay, I’ll tell you this much: the world runs on money. Everyone walks around with this invisible number in their heads. You hit the figure close enough, the penny drops, you own the man….

I take money out of the equation. My hands don’t sweat. Because I’m never at the pay window.

— Stingray, Pilot (1985)