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Goliath

Once a powerful lawyer, Billy McBride is now burned out and washed up, spending more time in a bar than a courtroom. When he reluctantly agrees to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against the biggest client of Cooperman & McBride, the massive law firm

(17 total)

Seasons

Season 1 (17)Season 2

Characters

David E Kelley (17)Jonathan Shapiro (16)Billy Bob Thornton (12)Billy McBride (12)William Hurt (4)Donald Cooperman (4)Patty Solis-Papagian (1)Nina Arianda (1)

“Oh, hey, Nicole. How you doing? I thought the bleeding ulcers would have got you by now.”

— David E Kelley, Billy McBride, Billy Bob Thornton, imdb.com

Tagged: Sarcasm

“In law there is one great eternal truth: If anyone goes to prison, it’s the client, not the lawyer.”

— David E Kelley, Jonathan Shapiro, Donald Cooperman, William Hurt, imdb.com

Tagged: Law, Legal, Prision, Eternal Truth, Client

“I don’t hate you. That would take too much effort.”

— David E Kelley, Jonathan Shapiro, Billy McBride, Billy Bob Thornton, imdb.com

Tagged: Hate, I Don't Hate You, Effort, Too Much Effort

“I’ve had the shit beat out of me a lot of times. I just replenish with more shit.”

— David E Kelley, Jonathan Shapiro, Billy McBride, Billy Bob Thornton, imdb.com

Tagged: Beat Up, Replenish, Tough Times, Rise Up

“Shaken confidence does not serve the client or the firm.”

— David E Kelley, Jonathan Shapiro, Donald Cooperman, William Hurt, imdb.com

Tagged: Confidence, Client, Firm, Shaken Confidence

“So either be a fucking lawyer, or don’t be one.”

— Jonathan Shapiro, David E Kelley, Billy McBride, Billy Bob Thornton, imdb.com

Tagged: Anger, Law, Lawyer, Law Or Bust

“'Fuck you' is good in traffic, but not in court, okay? In the real world, lawyers have to argue cases and shit.”

— Jonathan Shapiro, David E Kelley, Billy McBride, Billy Bob Thornton, imdb.com

Tagged: Anger, Comebacks, Law, Courtroom, argue

“You may be a fucking tough guy, but I’m a crazy guy. The difference is crazy guys don’t give up.”

— David E Kelley, Jonathan Shapiro, Billy McBride, Billy Bob Thornton, imdb.com

Tagged: crazy, Tough Guy, Persistance, Never Give Up

“Did Google happen to say what became of me? Because I’d love to know.”

— David E Kelley, Jonathan Shapiro, Billy McBride, Billy Bob Thornton, imdb.com

Tagged: Google, Search Engine, Knowledge, Reputation

“Insurance companies make their money by not paying you. I mean, hell, they don’t even want to pay you when they owe it to you.”

— David E Kelley, Jonathan Shapiro, Billy McBride, Billy Bob Thornton, imdb.com

Tagged: Insurance, Scam, Money, Insurance Companies, Rip off

“Better to beg for forgiveness than ask for permission.”

— David E Kelley, Jonathan Shapiro, Donald Cooperman, William Hurt, imdb.com

Tagged: forgiveness, Permission, Begging, Doing Something Wrong

“Corporations keep general counsels in order to have someone to blame if things go badly.”

— David E Kelley, Jonathan Shapiro, Donald Cooperman, William Hurt, imdb.com

Tagged: Blame, Things Go Wrong, Corporations, Scapegoat

“It’s not how many witnesses you have, it’s what they have to say that counts.”

— David E Kelley, Jonathan Shapiro, Billy McBride, Billy Bob Thornton, imdb.com

Tagged: Witness, Eye Witness Testimony, Words, Strength Of Case

“Part of being a lawyer is knowing when you’re on to something.”

— David E Kelley, Jonathan Shapiro, Billy McBride, Billy Bob Thornton, imdb.com

Tagged: Intuition, Law, Legal, Lawyer, On To Something

“Good legal help’s hard to find. Blow jobs are easy.”

— David E Kelley, Jonathan Shapiro, Billy McBride, Billy Bob Thornton, imdb.com

Tagged: Legal, Legal Jobs, Blow Jobs, hard, Easy

“We’re liars by trade, we practice law.”

— David E Kelley, Jonathan Shapiro, Billy McBride, Billy Bob Thornton, imdb.com

Tagged: liars, Law, Liars By Trade, Legal

“No, no, no. No. No, don't look at me like you're going to be fucking me. Okay? Because I'm not a fuckable person.”

— Jonathan Shapiro, David E Kelley, Patty Solis-Papagian, Nina Arianda, imdb.com

Tagged: Don't Mess With Me, Mad, annoyed, Warning