Business cards

When it comes to business cards, there’s nothing like a good quote to convey the values of your brand and personality.

Bateman: New card. What do you think?

Allen: Whoa-ho, very nice. Look at that.

Bateman: Picked them up from the printer’s yesterday.

Van Patten: Good coloring.

Bateman: That’s ‘Bone’. And the lettering is something called ‘Silian Rail’.

Van Patten: It’s very cool, Bateman…but that’s nothing. Look at this.

(Van Patten removes his card from its holder)

Bryce: That is really nice.

Van Patten: ‘Eggshell’, with ‘Ramalian’ type. What do you think?

Bateman: …Nice.

Bryce: Jesus. That is really super. How’d a nitwit like you get so tasteful?

Bateman [internal monologue]: I can’t believe that Bryce prefers Van Patten’s card to mine.

Bryce: But wait, you ain’t seen nothing yet.

(Bryce removes his card from its holder)

Bryce: Raised lettering, ‘Pale Nimbus’. White.

Bateman: Impressive. Very nice. …Let’s see Paul Allen’s card.

(Bryce slowly reveals Paul Allen’s card)

Bateman [internal monologue]: Look at that subtle off-white coloring. The tasteful thickness of it. Oh my God; It even has a watermark.

(Bateman seethes)

Carruthers: Something wrong? …Patrick? You’re sweating.

— From American Psycho (2000)