Chris Gardner.

How are you? Good morning.

Chris Gardner. Chris Gardner. Good to see you again.

Chris Gardner. Pleasure.

I've been sitting there 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 or diligence.

Team-playing, something. And I couldn't think of anything.

So the truth is...

...I was arrested for failure to pay parking tickets.

Parking tickets?

And I ran all the way here from the Polk Station, the police station.

What were you doing before you were arrested?

I was painting my apartment.

Is it dry now?

I hope so.

Jay says you're pretty determined.

He's been waiting outside the front of the building...

...with some 40-pound gizmo for over a month.

- He said you're smart. - Well, I like to think so.

- And you want to learn this business? - Yes, sir, I wanna learn.

Have you already started learning on your own?

Absolutely.

- Jay? - Yes, sir.

How many times have you seen Chris?

I don't know. One too many, apparently.

- Was he ever dressed like this? - No.

No. Jacket and tie.

First in your class in school?

- High school? - Yes, sir.

- How many in the class? - Twelve.

It was a small town.

- I'll say. - But I was also first in my radar class...

...in the Navy, and that was a class of 20.

Can I say something?

I'm the type of person...

...if you ask me a question, and I don't know the answer...

...I'm gonna tell you that I don't know.

But I bet you what.

I know how to find the answer, and I will find the answer.

Is that fair enough?

Chris.

What would you say if a guy walked in for an interview...

...without a shirt on...

...and I hired him? What would you say?

He must've had on some really nice pants.

Chris, I don't know how you did it dressed as a garbage man...

...but you pulled it off. - Thank you, Mr. Twistle.

Hey, now you can call me Jay. We'll talk to you soon.