Lou Bloom attempts to sell stolen scrap metal and aggressively pitches himself for a job, revealing his sociopathic drive and corporate-speak philosophy to a dismissive scrapyard owner.
LOU: Sir, excuse me, I’m looking for a job. In fact, I’ve made up my mind to find a career I can learn and grow into. Who am I? I’m a hard-worker, I set high goals and I've been told I'm persistent. Now I’m not fooling myself, sir. Having been raised with the self-esteem movement so popular in schoo
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