Chris Gardner: "I've been sitting out here for the last half-hour trying to come up with a story that would explain my being here dressed like this. And I wanted to come up with a story that would demonstrate qualities that I'm sure you all admire here like earnestness, diligence, team-playing. And I couldn't think of anything. So the truth is, I was arrested for failure to pay parking tickets."
Jay Twistle: "Parking tickets?"
Chris Gardner: "I ran all the way here from the police station."
Martin Frohm: "What were you doing before you were arrested?"
Chris Gardner: "I was, uh, painting my apartment."