“It's finding the center of your story, the beating heart of it, that's what makes a reporter. You have to start by making up some headlines. You know: short, punchy, dramatic headlines.”
Gordon Pinsent - Billy Pretty

“- Marion Sandusky: You made my wife cry when she reads the paper.
- Michael McDougal: At least she bought it, didn't she?”
Jason Alexander - Marion Sandusky
Randy Quaid - Michael McDougal

“- Richie: You guys use my name on this and I'll fucking find you. You understand?
- Henry Hackett: I got it. Police department source only. Promise, right?
- Richie: These kids? They didn't do it.”
Mike Sheehan - Richie
Michael Keaton - Henry Hackett

“- Joanna Reece: And that's where it all went wrong. That's why the secret is lethal.
- Martin Rose: Is that your headline?
- Joanna Reece: Huh, no headline without proof.
- Martin Rose: You've obviously never read a British newspaper.”
Julia Stiles - Joanna Reece
Eric Bana - Martin Rose

“- Walter Burns: You've got the brain of a pancake. This isn't just a story you're covering - it's a revolution. This is the greatest yarn in journalism since Livingstone discovered Stanley.
- Hildy Johnson: It's the other way around.”
Cary Grant - Walter Burns
Rosalind Russell - Hildy Johnson