'I Selected Myself' Ep. 3 Official Clip | Billions | Season 5

Axe gives a speech at his son's school. Starring Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti. Watch new episodes on Sundays at 9/8c on SHOWTIME.
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Bobby Axelrod and Chuck Rhoades see their vicious rivalry reignited, while new enemies rise and take aim. Social impact pioneer Mike Prince poses a true threat to Axe’s dominance, and Chuck feuds with a formidable district attorney. Taylor Mason is forced back to Axe Capital, where Taylor must fight to protect their employees and their assets. Wendy Rhoades reevaluates her loyalties and forges surprising new alliances that put her at odds with both Chuck and Axe.

[@grunclestan3233]

“Nature didn’t select me, I selected myself by harnessing my nature!” ~ The GOAT

[@StanvilleBrown]

Fucking FACT!

[@DeniseCummins]

He selected himself and harnessed his own nature? Sure. Except that he's psychologically damaged by his experience growing up with a violent unpredictable father, as he himself admits, which causes him to be petty, vindictive, and paranoid in his quest to be the richest and smartest man on the planet. But notice, not the happiest, most satisfied, or most benevolent. His conquests bring him little satisfaction and even less joy. No one is self-made. We do the best we can with the cards we were dealt, but the cards we were dealt account for much of who we are and what we become.

[@User-mncbjlfjrebxkl]

@@DeniseCummins boooooooo

[@otavioaugustobarrosdesouza4921]

They are really trying to set Axelrod’s and Chuck’s personalities apart. While Chuck tries to embrace whatever sense of justice he had left in him, Axe tries to embrace the hungry monster inside him even more in this season.

[@Mountchoirboy]

Well said! I was not happy with how this turned out. Axe had a chance to allow life to happen to his son and was even told about it yet choose the elitist way out. His kid is going to be spoiled big time because at times the kid gave the impression that he was not happy with his dad rescuing him but that did not last long and he applauds his dad's "king's of the universe" speech. A major turning point for me in disliking Axe-I mean letting his friend die by withholding a possible cure was bad but it seems Axe has passed the point of redemption. "Wags" seems even more devoid of humanity.

[@otavioaugustobarrosdesouza4921]

Glen h Well, if Billions ends like the real life case (Bharara vs SAC Capital), Rhoads will win and Axe Capital will be closed. But, like real life, Axe may be able to open another hedge fund opened to outside capital in 5 years.

[@FranklinBrosRacing]

@@otavioaugustobarrosdesouza4921 Bc we live in the real world. We don't live in theory humans will be humans and it doesn't matter if 99.9999999% of the population does the "moral" way, there will always be the "monsters" that rule. That is how it is in every single economic theory invented by man thus far and will be into the future because every system always has to take into account the human nature factor.

[@lambro4014]

Chuck is not a wholesome goody two shoes justice warrior like he's supposed to be. He's greedy, lying, cheating, backstabbing and will do anything to win a case even if it breaks his moral code or if he goes outside his legal bounds even as far as breaking the law that he swore to uphold once he started in office. Chuck is trying to play the good guy role even though he's the dirtiest player in the game, at least we know Axe is a ruthless monster, Chuck just likes to pretend he's on the right side of the law by going after guys like Axe, even though he's worse than Axe and more guilty. Chuck and Axe are practically the same guy except I have more respect for Axe because he keeps it real, while Chuck is a big fake.

[@xolanifakazi4905]

@@lambro4014 to catch a wolf you have to be a wolf

[@roundsquare3709]

His speech was so badass that he didn’t need to drop the mic , instead put it back gently

[@amunra4015]

I love the subtle things in this show. Like the way he moves the podium to the side so you can't see the name of the school anymore and walks in front of it to really hammer home that he's bigger than the school. That the education he's giving in that speech is better than what they're learning in that prep school. So many subtilities in this show like that, you really have to watch over and over to catch them.

[@MrHav1k]

Scenes like this are why I watch this show. Perfect and on point.

[@saifgaida5872]

actually i quitted watching the shew during this scene i paused and left . this is the worsr tscene in the whole show( actually i am talking about the i am a beast scene )

[@mjnp61801]

This is the kind of garbage thinking that is destroying the world...

[@blazeiton8689]

What age are u if u don't mind ?

[@RogueScum]

@@saifgaida5872 Learn to spell and use proper grammar, kid.

[@prody666]

@@RogueScum maybe that person doesn't have English as mother tongue, have you thought about that? It is so retarded to disregard someone else's opinion based on their English level. How many languages do you speak (proficiently)?

[@MrGchiasson]

Great speech...followed by a very enthusiastic standing ovation. He is their rock-star! That speech was like hearing Gordon Gecko 'Greed is good' speech.

[@tewodrostamrat5845]

This part right here is just pure gold. Oh lord how I was watching it

[@rugger104]

“Greed is Good” ~Gordon Gecko.

[@rugger104]

By way of Ivan Boesky

[@84unisol]

Greed is great

[@denislovesyou7364]

The truest statement ever made

[@juicemankaapp0kaapp0juicem37]

suBpAR aT bEsT

[@gardensofthegods]

@@rugger104 yes , it was Ivan Boesky first who talked about the power of greed ... and then Hollywood stole his speech .

[@thecookiejarisempty5672]

was waiting for this to get uploaded here.. best scene of the episode

[@alexbova1885]

I love this part when he is turning the table,what a message

[@jorianx2197]

"Did you know the human eye can see more shades of green then any other colour?" - Lorne Malvo

[@incipidsigninsetup]

Money is the means and the ends. Clearly a nonsensical statement yet also very true. It defines our recent past, or present and our future existence and that truth is what will eventually destroy us. "Get money or die trying" - 50 Cent

[@84unisol]

It's get rich or die trying btw

[@thusomokgosi7031]

He became the headmaster of life for a couple.

[@tporcheron]

This might be my favourite speech of all time. Beats the greed speech of wall street.

No this is not evening close to GG speech.

[@TheTraveler2222]

You need to watch more tv and movies if this is your favourite

[@linkpatron4026]

TheTraveler what other titles comes close to billions in it's category??

[@linkpatron4026]

@@TheTraveler2222 what other titles come close to billions, if not better?

[@mellonear9130]

Whay is the greed speech?

[@zenilshah]

This season every episode have got very strong message and harsh truth

[@osmannuriozmann3669]

I love that speech, LOVE IT,

[@arturoquiroz4071]

Long Live Rock N Roll!!! Hell Yeah!

[@longdatedoptionsleaps6112]

This is a reboot of the famous speech in Wall Street (1987) Gordon Geeko (Micheal Douglas) makes a speech at a University graduation ceremony “Greed is Good”. Axe makes a compelling speech here on Capitalism and its benefits to society. Let the free market work, don’t bring your candy ass social justice BS in and ruin it. Let the wolf’s compete, the sheep can go work elsewhere.

[@rk-tn7zm]

The free market does not exist. Its an illusion.. Money Printer has created self perpetuating monopolies, and zombie companies. What you have is socialism for 1% and capitalism with ever shrinking pie for the 99%. The world is too far down the hole that the next step is full scale monetization and 21st century big government corporate socialism/fascism

[@dexking1]

If you’re gonna cite Wall Street then get it right. It wasn’t at a graduation it was at a shareholder meeting for Teldar Paper (a company Gekko was trying to takeover). The school scene is from the sequel WS: Money Never Sleeps.

[@kaixiang5390]

@@rk-tn7zm ah yeah Gordon gecko the worlds greatest conman

[@Sweetness71775]

This is why we all need to turn our fiat mono/Monopoly money into land, gold, and Bitcoin.

[@nhloniphomthembu8043]

One of the best moments of TV history

[@renanscalet]

After that speech, he supposed to drop the mic. COME ON!!!

[@hype12345]

Same bro !

[@tatasatyapratheek3518]

Non aggression principle. True capitalism.

[@countanimeavenger6536]

Their is a little Axe in all of us

[@jasonfaustino8815]

I always watch this everyday to remind myself to be hungry

[@elgranviaje7187]

How’s that working out for you?

[@TheSonicSpud]

to delude yourself into believing the bullshiting sociopathic monster on TV?

[@jasonfaustino8815]

@@elgranviaje7187working for a quant fund now after 3 years

[@Mokarney]

Alright, fuck it. I'll rewatch Billions.

[@ssslotsorders366]

This is the “Greed is good” speech of this decade. A masterpiece that is commonly misundertood and misquoted by leftists with nothing better to do than to complain about every little aspect of the world they feel is “unfair.” This was one of my favorite scenes of the show and one of the best I’ve seen on TV in a long time.

[@Dallas-wu6st]

Awesome speech! Totally true.

[@denislovesyou7364]

Yes!!! Axe all day🔥🔥🔥 ever time I need a boost to get motivated this week, I have come back to this clip. Earn baby, EARN🔥🔥🔥

[@ssslotsorders366]

Reddit did not like this scene AT ALL 😂

[@anshuman2089]

@@ssslotsorders366 color me surprised.

[@matthewschwartz6607]

I’m getting a REAL sense of Michael Douglas’s classic Greed Is Good speech from Wall Street here. Is it just me?

[@shirazrehman6877]

Bernie Sanders voters' heads exploded listening to this speech.

[@biplav32]

@jack sjsjs Most of progressives are rich.

[@minhluu1959]

@@biplav32 So rich they're fighting for a living wage because they don't have enough money to get by comfortably. Ok bud

[@tomb7088]

@@minhluu1959 The ones that think they are fighting are actually just pawns or useful idiots. They work for the rich progressives who don't pay them a living wage. Look at how many rich progressives that say they are for income tax increases, when they get paid in dividends, which never get taxed more. They just want taxes raised on everyone else and what to look like they are for the common man so they can avoid the pitchforks.

[@pandafox12]

Don't embrace this speech so quickly. He characterizes capitalism as the subjugation of the less intelligent and less lucky...why would you expect something different out of Hollywood

[@ThePorschefan]

Sander's voters are girls who think with emotions instead of logic

[@skiegehrig1035]

One of my favorites....cold but helpful

[@Dallas-wu6st]

Everything Bobby said is exactly true! Was as good or better then they” Greed in good” speech in Wall Street. Awesome stuff!

[@davidjamessheets]

True... If that's the world you want to live in. If not, then Bobby is a nuisance at best and a danger at worst.

[@WiseguyThreeOne]

"Oh, and Sergeant, I'm not a Quaker."

[@bullforcetrading9995]

It's the new era version of Gordon Gekko's Greed is good speech, both are BO$$!!

[@natalkumar6132]

True

[@ttttmboko277]

This series is life especially scenes like this

[@brenoribeiro2007]

Words to live by.

[@LoveThatRod]

That Headmaster’s customer base are nothing but capitalists! Those kids need to understand the $ that allows them to all study and share info there comes from capitalism. Yes some will be artists, poets, or musicians - but Axe is getting them all tee’d up to “see” their respective marketplaces.

[@XgiannettoX]

expect, that under capitalism you can decide whom you support with. and if someone gets greedy, you leave his product and go away

[@nursultannazarov8379]

@@XgiannettoX like with EA? 😂 WAKE UP TO REALITY

[@agddxddxvchbbbbb1735]

Feed the monster in you

[@Amit-ws4os]

Way to earn the respect back from his boy.

[@KingRo550]

That was absolutely not the point of the speech...he stated in Season 3 and you can even see it now that his boy still reveres him like a God...it was not about earning his kid's respect back-- if you watched the episode you would know that it was to fix his son's reputation, which was dinged after the headmaster called the son into his office to punish him. Moron, watch the episode

[@paulk1328]

you clearly missed the point of the whole episode bruh😒

[@ronaldomike]

I miss Axe. The 🐐.

[@sarimzahid3481]

Greed, for lack of a better word is good...

[@omairkhan9167]

Lot of Gordon Gecko references!!!

[@mattmeador616]

References? Its a straight up hack job

[@scheare]

Everyone that thinks the movie Wall Street originated this needs to pick up a copy of Atlas Shrugged.

[@joaogatti17]

who is john galt ?

[@PsychCaptain]

Atlas Shrugged is an okay fantasy novel. I think people would be wiser to read The Hobbit. It's a way more realistic exploration of Wealth and Greed. Also a better story

[@scheare]

I don't believe for a second that you even read it. Everyone that bashes it like you are turns out to be a socialist loser that couldn't make it through Atlas if their lives depended on it.

[@williamj.dovejr.8613]

Preach!

[@cssensei610]

given the GME situation we NEED Chuck Rhoades!

[@kimtukieusi4982]

One of the Greatest Lessons in Life ....

[@residentxgc]

Axe is starting to walk down a road...to the end. But it feels good, right Axe?

[@mohdmohtashim9841]

No he is not, it's the carnivores who rule the jungle. The sheep can only dream of becoming king, in reality they are always on the path to slaughter house.

[@Hz-qz5mr]

Wow bro what a reply

[@rahulthukaram]

thats how the top of the food chain looks like dear

[@sachin2842]

Nice joke he's a king you peasant he'll never lose! Invincible to be exact.

[@ustbot7047]

it all starts when he starts saying fuck you with his money

[@ufis567]

Sigma Lord King Axe👑🤲

[@imdasdominicana4511]

Long live bobby axelrod!!!!!!

[@kb2007xox]

So basically this is Gordon Gecko... greed is good...

[@FURTVKIKASS]

Holy Fuck is that me!?! Thank you for showing me this!!! This is out fuckin standing!

[@Picwajzzz]

I actually have this bookmarked

[@sibadlamini6011]

Ive actually never realized that when they say less cable subjugate etc the camera pans to bobbies kid looking at the black kid

[@gerstein03]

1:20 this is my favorite line in this entire speech. Giving people handouts doesn't help them

[@candyiou1530]

He just called Cassel less intelligent 😂

[@ironeagle22a]

You can see it on the faces of the kids how will succeed.

[@mihirdalwadi6336]

I literally gave a standing ovation to him after watching the speech. I love Capitalism.

[@lamartruth6601]

Everybody does...until it tanks the economy and everyone is looking for a bailout from GOVERNMENT.

[@fordcabriogt]

@@lamartruth6601 economies only tank under government regulation, market crashes under a true free economy are rare and when they do happen have little impact.

[@lamartruth6601]

@@fordcabriogt what are the examples of true free economies?

[@fordcabriogt]

@@lamartruth6601 hong kong used to be one of the best examples of a free economy, capitalism got that place from a fishing village to what you see today

[@lamartruth6601]

@@fordcabriogt all is not well in hong kong. It seems the people would like a touch of socialism to go with their capitalism like most people. Most people like a hybrid.

[@peterpark1283]

nietzsche would be proud of this one

[@jinsgy2598]

Nothing can really beat Gecko on these speeches. Excellent writing but not as powerful as Gecko's speech.

[@User-mncbjlfjrebxkl]

He is talking to school kids dude

[@Dallas-wu6st]

I agree the Greed is good speech was good but l rather loved axe here more. Greed is indeed Good. It motivates all us to attain and achieve!

[@sourojeetmaitra1583]

Boy look at axe's son glowing

[@rainardlothar5203]

I want to be axe when I grow up

[@songjunlee3252]

Hell yeah

[@countanimeavenger6536]

Amen

[@DeniseCummins]

All the commenters who valorize Axelrod and his ruthlessness imagine themselves being him. In reality, they are far more likely to be his prey. Fools all. Men like him crush the world through their greed and lust for power. They are not your saviors, they are not your friends.

[@margaritapeeva9181]

My thoughts exactly. Glad someone spelled it out loud.

[@baitedlol3315]

@@margaritapeeva9181 a capitalist allowed you to type this comment while taking a shit.

[@margaritapeeva9181]

@@baitedlol3315 A capitalist allowed you to be openly stupid, while I don't give a shit. :D Bye.

[@DrDiabolical000]

I agree with this.

[@jealva]

Every high school and especially college graduation should end with this speech instead of the B.S. “follow your dreams” speech that would only lead to student loan defaults and a low paying job.

[@jackr332]

GOAT

[@davidjamessheets]

Exhibit A of "for the love of money is the root of all evil"

[@jaydenashford9032]

So true

[@Rinarenee0627]

Aye I’m the girl in the back 😌🤟🏽😂

[@Northof25A]

The best

[@kathiresandk3154]

Gordie seems to take after Axe in smarts, while his elder brother Dean got his toughness from their mother Laura. You can see it in the Pilot episode that Gordie manages to trick Dean cunningly. To his credit, Dean doesn't welch on his bet and does the push-ups.

[@andrewrowland3920]

The people who watch this show and root for Bobby are the same ones that kept rooting for Walt on Breaking Bad without realizing the protagonist is the villain.

[@rolandk3061]

We do realize. And you don't get it. There is no right or wrong. We make the rules.

[@margaritapeeva9181]

@@rolandk3061 What load of bullshit :D There is no right or wrong until a bigger wolf comes to bite your ass, then it gets very clear what's good and what is not hahaha :D Everyone loves to play the philosopher until it gets personal to them. :D

[@rolandk3061]

@@margaritapeeva9181 you're exemplifying the point I was trying to make

[@margaritapeeva9181]

@@rolandk3061 Oh, I get your point. It seems very clean and neat. I just don't believe in clean and neat, sorry. It's just an easy way out. Even if we say things are subjective, that does not make them non-existent, and patterns are observable. And at the end of the day, in real life, no one cares about that type of philosophy. We all take sides. We pick patterns. That's when objectivity can simply go to h*ll.

[@Ahmed60317]

FUCKING AMAZING

[@abhipatil4844]

Good show

[@pommedepin3870]

Super série : je la conseille 👍👍👍

[@TheNotoriousPhD]

hear hear ~

[@makevlr3457]

Cadê a dublagem em Português? Estão lançando apenas legendado! 😪

[@nelsonchereta816]

I was really hoping he'd say 'Greed is good.' Then literally drop the mic.

[@lalayon08]

Except for the fact he used the term subjugate others when discussing capitalism - he’s actually spot on

[@trevornganga7298]

The right word he should have used is "exploit"

[@lalayon08]

@@trevornganga7298 only if he’s talking about socialism.

[@jaywyse7150]

He was right. Internet was created by the public sector.

[@lalayon08]

@@jaywyse7150 Actually that's also a myth and with any basic research, should you so be inclined, can dispel that for you.

[@trevornganga7298]

@@lalayon08 What do u call a system that when left to its own devices creates a class of elites that control the government, the media and the businesses, creating a feudalist society where the choices given is work hard for little or die for nothing but being born in the wrong social class; and the fact that such a society relies on unemployment to further exploit it citizens? Answer: capitalism Anyway I bet your rebuttal will be "no that is socialism" because u don't even know what that word means.

[@JavierRamirez-eq5tf]

FUCK YEA!!!! I strive to one day be like Bobby Axelrod !

[@brusslee1814]

what's the background music during the speech?

[@Shadowdoc26]

He's honest and that's why we love him. Morality isn't objective. Our base human instincts drive us to survive, to do better, to be strong and successful, to attract mates and to try and dominate, be the alpha. Chuck thinks he's morally right because he serves a government that is supposedly there to regulate and give every person a fair, equal opportunity. Axe embraces what humanity really is. We are not equal. Some are smarter, some are stronger, and some are more motivated, or all of the above. To against that is to go against nature, which is also immoral.

[@InvestOrama]

No ESG at Axe Capital then?

[@michaeljeffery7466]

Nice.

[@BingtheLizard]

I wonder how far I'll have to scroll in the comments to find someone who's taken this sincerely as a motivational speech. Edit: Yup. Real quick.

[@Hey_lice956]

The god Dan truth!

[@Matthew-lv2bg]

You can still see the writers of this speech are describing capitalism from a lefty point of view... the point of capitalism is the subjugation of others? Really? Thats what you think? Not even close. The whole point is that capitalism takes the powerfull driving force that can be called greed, and through voluntary exchange between two people, benefits both of them. Bill Gates is not subjugating his employees - he is trading something that he wants - their labour, for something they want, which is money and maybe some other resources... its a bit sad the writers dont understand this.

[@holdingspace]

Matej Smidbersky taylor is pretty lefty ngl

[@ed11689]

But when workers form unions in their self interest that's a big no-no in capitalism. Or when they go on strike in their self interest.

[@XgiannettoX]

bill gates and other are globalists, they use monopoly to make us slave with the goverment. they are basically socialists

[@HawksBeast]

What? I was not interpreting a lefty point of view from this at all. I was getting a full on social-darwinist POV and I absolutely loved it.

[@vincenthamilton09]

I love capitalism so much

[@crys8862]

So I am interested. Who hole heartedly believes the premises in his speech ?

[@StaightJoc]

Wall street

[@KH4444444444N]

I lost you when I saw "hole heartedly".

[@shubhashishganguly3365]

Name of song

[@rashadginn8768]

Gordon Gekko would be proud

[@HeidiRobinson-ft7vl]

How to live for this world.... and lose your own soul.....🎉

[@emiliano4625]

To all of you who watch this scene trying to motivate yourself and somehow think this is the real business mindset, let me tell you that this is not quite right. Real companies and real society, have grown and will continue to grow with rules and social norms guiding our behavior, if we break that, we put our goals and ourselves at foolish risk. Ethics and social responsibility are key to a healthy and rapidly growing company. Of course, we have to be hungry and stay competitive, but we must follow the rules. Any fool can win the game by skipping the rules, only a real man can succeed by keeping the right path.

[@mostnotoriouspinpin7581]

i've read your comment 11 times now and I think I understand now that your are speaking from the perspective from that of a loyal employee. so yes you are 100 percent correct those rules and social norms are set in place but they are only there to guide people like you, employees. however axelrod speaks of stepping over these rules and social norms and becoming greedy enough to create your own industries and setting your own rules and to subjugate others. so your statement "only a real man can succeed by keeping the right path", people like axelrod created that path for you to walk to begin with so in simple terms you have been already subjugated.

[@nursultannazarov8379]

Beta male mindset you have

[@mamadoudiallo6070]

Je suis un monstre,

[@dlifedt]

This is so deranged I hate it - because the performance is so good.

[@kevinsingh2815]

seems like a plain, simplistic narrative

[@JRey-ul6gi]

Great scene! The contrast is not between Chuck and Axe but between Axe and Taylor. Taylor tried pressure of uncertainty to close a deal while Axe found weakness to his prey and ate him. Taylor will eat but if onions are accidentally served he is not and Axe doesn't give a shit he is going to grub..🤔🤔

[@federicomedici5055]

This was gold

[@hannibalking85]

This scene is more.of a satire to show how capitalism is

[@gamesnpumps2404]

Alright. FUCK. Accurate at.

[@majidqayyum9613]

Some mic drops don't require an actual mic drop.

[@billwang4928]

Everyone wants to be the lion most ppl just don't have the chance_season1

[@mukulmisra7594]

very fucking true...

[@BigDaddyMusleh]

Its probably not the first time, but man this episode made really can't hate axe, like you forget him and Chuck are still the bad guys always

[@boneyekagwe2091]

drops the mic Axe Out!