Glengarry Glen Ross Men and Masculinity Quotes

You can have a bad month and still be a good man because you've proved yourself before—Aaronow has hit a wall, but he's a true salesman. He still goes out and tries to make it happen day after day, and even good men hit a streak of bad luck. However, if your bad luck goes on for too long, it's safe to say that your status as a man will diminish in these guys's eyes after a while.

See? Levene is a good man who hit a bad streak of luck, but breaking that bad luck isn't anything. A man sticks with it and pulls himself out of the rut. That's what men do. Hearing this line, you might think that Levene saw this coming all along, but if you remember Act 1, you'll recall that Levene comes off as a pretty desperate dude then. He plays this sale off like it's no surprise, but just a day earlier he seemed like a guy who thought he might never make a sale again.

You know what, Moss? Roma does get to the rule this place. He's top man on the board, so he's the best man around. Well, that's kind of how it seems in Mamet land, at least.