Mysterious Past/Quotes

"Bashir: Assuming you're not a spy. Garak: Assuming. Bashir: Then maybe you're an outcast. Garak: Or maybe I'm an outcast spy. Bashir: How could you be both? Garak: I never said I was either."

- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

"Don Draper: When asked about your past, give vague, open-ended answers.

[woman enters]

Woman: So, Don... tell me about your family. Any brothers and sisters?

Don Draper: There was a man... with bright... shiny shoes. I saw him dancing... until the accident.

Woman: Oh, how mysterious!"

- Saturday Night Live

"Roger Sterling: So Don, why don't you tell us a little about yourself? Don Draper: I would, but It'd ruin the first half of my novel."

- Mad Men, the actual show this time.

"Renault: I've often speculated why you don't return to America. Did you abscond with the church funds? Did you run off with a Senator's wife? I like to think that you killed a man. It's the romantic in me. Rick: It's a combination of all three. Renault: And what in Heaven's name brought you to Casablanca? Rick: My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters. Renault: The waters? What waters? We're in the desert. Rick: I was misinformed."

- Casablanca