Mad Men Quotes
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Source: Mad Men
Speaker: Don Draper
Nostalgia. It's delicate, but potent.
Context
This line is spoken by Don Draper, played by Jon Hamm, in the TV show Mad Men (2007).
First off, if you haven't watched Mad Men, what are you waiting for? Even if you think you're not interested in the dramas of Madison Avenue advertising firms in the 60s, there's a good chance you actually are.
Start with this clip in which our main mad man Don Draper makes this point about the power of nostalgia, when pitching a marketing campaign for Kodak's new slide projector.
Talk about having a way with words, right?
Where you've heard it
Come on, people. This is good stuff. The quote has been referenced in this article in which Jon Hamm is interviewed about ending the era of Mad Men.
In general, this is one of the quotes most associated with the show, so it pops up in articles about it pretty consistently. This, of course, also makes the line prime fodder for gifs and memes.
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
Yeah, trying to be as smooth as Don might nudge you up the pretentious scale.