TV Quote of the Day (‘Seinfeld,’ With Elaine’s Big Job-Interview Mistake)

 [Elaine Benes is on a job interview at Doubleday with “Mrs. Landis.”]

Mrs. Landis [played by Gail Strickland]: “Not many people have grace.”

Elaine [played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus]: “Well, you know, grace is a tough one. I like to think I have a little grace...not as much as Jackie [Onassis]…”

Mrs. Landis: “You can't have ‘a little grace.’ You either have grace, or you...don't.”

Elaine: “O.K., fine, I have...no grace.”

Mrs. Landis: “And you can't acquire grace.”

Elaine: “Well, I have no intention of ‘getting’ grace.”

Mrs. Landis: “Grace isn't something you can pick up at the market.”

Elaine [fed up]: “Alright, alright, look—I don't have grace, I don't want grace...I don't even say grace, O.K.?”

Mrs. Landis: “Thank you for coming in.”

Elaine: “Yeah, yeah, right.”

Mrs. Landis: “We'll make our choice in a few days, and we'll let you know.”

Elaine [stands up]: “I have no chance, do I?

Mrs. Landis: “No.” [They shake hands.]—Seinfeld, Season 6, Episode 1, “The Chaperone,” original air date Sept. 22, 1994, teleplay by Larry David, Bill Masters and Bob Shaw, directed by Andy Ackerman