Quotes / Absurdly Long Wait

Ronald Koeman: We have tried everything to make Messi feel more comfortable. We've removed stress elements from his sleep environment [cut to Koeman crossing off the 8 and 2 on Messi's alarm clock], every night I check under his bed for monsters [Cut to a terrified Messi pointing under his bed, Koeman lifting the sheets and finding books on tax law and opening a Swiss bank account, to his surprise], and anybody who snores, we just kick them out. [Cut to Koeman grabbing Ivan Rakitic, Arturo Vidal, and Luis Suarez, and throwing them out the door]. We even made plans for elaborate bed renovations to Camp Nou by 2024.

[an attorney comes into the frame and whispers something into Koeman's ear]

Koeman: Uh, 2025.

[The attorney comes back into the frame and whispers into Koeman's ear again]

Koeman: ...Someday.

—The Champions (2018)

Script Writer: ...you know what? You caught me in a generous mood. I'm just gonna take a quick break, and when I come back, we'll work something out.
Dallas Cowboys Fan: Thank you.
Script Writer: Not a problem. [...] I'll be back.
Cowboys Fan: I'll wait here... right here.
Caption: 20 years later
Script Writer: [walking back to his seat, talking on the phone] ...I'm sure it's fine, I left it on autopilot, what's the worst that could-AUGH!
[cut to the Cowboys fan, aged 20 years with grey hair and a beard]
Script Writer: Who are you? And how did you get in here?! I know Ray Lewis, and he owes me a favor for those two Super Bowls!
Cowboys Fan: You told me to wait...so I waited.

—Tom Grossi Comedy, If the Cowboys Season Was Scripted