While Alec Baldwin has recently been in the news for more tragic reasons, one of his earlier roles has long been enshrined in popular sales culture. In the cult-favorite, GlenGarry Glen Ross, Baldwin plays Blake, a hard-charging sales manager brought in by Mitch and Murray, the unseen owners of Premier Properties, to light a fire under the sales team, unleashing a torrent of abuse that's produced some of the most-quoted lines in sales movie history.
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