Being the underdog

Don’t get too cocky my boy. No matter how good you are, don’t ever let him see you coming. That’s the gaff my friend. You got to keep yourself small. Innocuous. May be the little guy. You know the nerd, the leper, shit kicking surfer. Look at me. Underestimated from day one. You never think I was a master of the universe, now would you? That’s your only weakness as far as I can see. It’s the look. That Florida stud thing. What is that? Excuse me ma’am, did I leave my boots under your bed? You know what you’re missing. You’re missing what I have. There’s this beautiful girl just fucked me forty ways from Sunday… we’re done, she’s walking to the bathroom, she’s trying to walk, she turns… she looks… it’s me. Not the Trojan army just fucked her. Little ol’ me. She has this look on her face like: “How the hell did that happen?” I’m the hand up Mona Lisa’s skirt. I’m a surprise, Kevin. They don’t see me coming: that’s what you’re missing.

• John Milton, played by Al Pacino, The Devil’s Advocate