“Late Night” quotes

(2019)
Movie Late Night
Title Late Night
Year 2019
Director Nisha Ganatra
Genre Drama, Comedy
Plot – The life of a legendary television host changes completely when she hires a woman in her team of TV writers. Her decision, originally made to mitigate criticism about unequal treatment, will have hilarious repercussions, as the two women, very different in terms of education and age, share a passion for sassy jokes.
All actors – Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, John Lithgow, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Denis O'Hare, Max Casella, Paul Walter Hauser, John Early, Jia Patel, Luke Slattery, Ike Barinholtz, Marc Kudisch, Amy Ryan, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Blake DeLong, Bill Maher, Seth Meyers, Annaleigh Ashford, Halston Sage, David Neal Levin, Maria Dizzia, Paige Gilbert, Cleo Gray, Kerry Flanagan, Lucas Caleb Rooney, Rupak Ginn, Hank Lin, Jake Tapper, Sophie Zucker, Jadon Woodard, Monroe Martin III, Glo Tavarez, Sakina Jaffrey, Diane Dehn, Jordan Ashley Anne Demeusy, Nick Denning, Joe Exley, Faith Logan, Doris McCarthy, Gregory Mikell, Billy Peck, Vin Scialla
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  • “- Katherine Newbury: I can’t give you a raise, Gabe. It’s like giving a raise to a drug addict.
    - Gabe Eichler: What?
    - Katherine Newbury: Well, your situations are virtually identical. A drug addict makes certain decisions outside of work for their sense of self and comfort, and then the addiction demands more time, more energy, more money,...” (continue)
    (continue reading)

    Emma Thompson - Katherine Newbury
    Lucas Caleb Rooney - Gabe Eichler
  • “- Burditt: Can I give you some advice? You need to shut the fuck up.
    - Molly Patel: Excuse me?
    - Burditt: If you hear something you don’t agree with, you have to resist the urge to give your opinion.
    - Molly Patel: I will not be marginalized by the iron fist of white privilege that pervades this work environment.
    - Burditt: I am not trying...” (continue)
    (continue reading)
    Max Casella - Burditt
    Mindy Kaling - Molly Patel
  • “Comedy is the three and a half minute chunks of filler on TV between the commercials you sell.”
    Emma Thompson - Katherine Newbury
  • “- Katherine Newbury: Walter, I have invested in precisely two things my entire life, you and this show. I won’t lose it now! I can’t!
    - Walter Lovell: Then you have to fight again. Something you haven’t had to do for a long, long time. They want to replace you. But they can’t replace you if everyone loves you.”

    Emma Thompson - Katherine Newbury
    John Lithgow - Walter Lovell
  • “- Katherine Newbury: I have not changed. The audience has changed. They don’t want smart comedy. They want Kevin Hart on a Slip ‘N Slide, so let’s just give them what they want. Who’s the most tacky famous person out there?
    - Charlie Fain: A reality star?
    - Reynolds: No, a YouTube celebrity.”

    Emma Thompson - Katherine Newbury
    Hugh Dancy - Charlie Fain
    John Early - Reynolds
  • I was watching 'Game Of Thrones' with my girlfriend and she goes "Oh, it's so unfair: only the women are getting naked." So I whipped out my nuts and she's like "Oh my god, nuts!".
    Ike Barinholtz - Daniel Tennant
    [Tag:movie, nudity, women]
  • “- Katherine Newbury: Bradley, I don’t hate women.
    - Brad: I don’t think you think you hate women.
    - Katherine Newbury: What does that mean?
    - Brad: I think you might have a problem with women.
    - Katherine Newbury: I love Mary Tyler Moore. I love Gilda Radner.
    - Brad: They’re both dead. I think you have a problem with living female writers...” (continue)
    (continue reading)
    Emma Thompson - Katherine Newbury
    Denis O'Hare - Brad
  • “- Molly Patel: You love me.
    - Katherine Newbury: No, I didn't say that.
    - Molly Patel: I mean not in those exact words but...
    - Katherine Newbury: No, I didn't say it in any of those words.”

    Mindy Kaling - Molly Patel
    Emma Thompson - Katherine Newbury
    [Tag:love]
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