Journalism quotes

“- Al Rockoff: Pran's not gonna last five minutes out there! The Khmer Rouge have killed every fucking journalist they've ever caught! Now does Syd know how serious this is!
- Jon Swain: Of course he bloody knows!”
John Malkovich - Al Rockoff
Julian Sands - Jon Swain

“- Perry White: If Paris is going to go kablooey I want my best reporter right in the middle of it... No offense, Kent. You're good, but Lois Lane's better.
- Clark Kent: No, I mean... isn't that a bit dangerous, sir?
- Perry White: That goes with the territory, Kent. Don't worry; if I know Lois Lane, she'll not only come back with a Pulitzer...” (continue)(continue reading)
Jackie Cooper - Perry White
Christopher Reeve - Clark Kent

“- Dan Weston, Time Magazine Reporter: Jesus, what a story!
- Paul Marish, Photographer: Murder and suicide. Justice and betrayal. Smalltown shattered by a secret it won't go away. Everything you wanted, kid.”
Andre Braugher - Dan Weston, Time Magazine Reporter
Roy Scheider - Paul Marish, Photographer

“Some people in this business get jaded because it's always the same awful stories. And it is the same stories - but they're happening to different people.”

Scott Bryce - Rob Sullivan

“- Nora Charles: I got rid of all those reporters.
- Nick Charles: What did you tell them?
- Nora Charles: I told them we were out of scotch.
- Nick Charles: What a gruesome thought!”
Myrna Loy - Nora Charles
William Powell - Nick Charles

“- Alicia Clark: We're not exactly the Washington Post, okay?
- Michael McDougal: No, we're not. We run stupid headlines because we think they're funny. We run maimings on the front page because we got good art. And I spend three weeks bitching about my car because it sells papers. But at least it's the truth. As far as I can remeber we never...” (continue)(continue reading)
Glenn Close - Alicia Clark
Randy Quaid - Michael McDougal

“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

“- Bernie White: You got a cop quote?
- Henry Hackett: A what?
- Bernie White: Quote. You know, they talk, you write, we print?”
Robert Duvall - Bernie White
Michael Keaton - Henry Hackett

“- Claire: You decided to go with the Network?
- Alex Grazier: Yeah... They're gonna' give me 10 grand a week to read the news. I'll be in 60 million homes every night. When I take a breath, all of America will take a breath. When my voice trembles, all of America will tremble. I'm gonna' be a star. My vocal inflection will be more important than...” (continue)(continue reading)
Joanna Cassidy - Claire
Gene Hackman - Alex Grazier

“- North: Winchell, you put out a three-page leaflet with a circulation of 90.
- Winchell: Might even land me a Pulitzer.”
Elijah Wood - North
Matthew McCurley - Winchell

“- Karen: How about you Michael? So tell us about the world of big time journalism.
- Sam: Yeah.
- Michael: Well where I work we only have one editorial rule. You can't write anything longer than it takes your average person to take an average crap.”
JoBeth Williams - Karen
Tom Berenger - Sam
Jeff Goldblum - Michael

“- Billy Kwan: You just don't think about the major issues. You do whatever you can about the misery that's in front of you. Add your light to the sum of light. You think that's naïve?
- Guy Hamilton: Yup.
- Billy Kwan: It's all right. Most journalists do.
- Guy Hamilton: We can't afford to get involved.
- Billy Kwan: Typical journo's answer.”
Linda Hunt - Billy Kwan
Mel Gibson - Guy Hamilton

“There's still so many things I don't know. If a piece of knotted string can unleash the wind, and if a drowned man can awaken, then I believe a broken man can heal. Headline: Deadly storm takes house, leaves excellent view.”
Kevin Spacey - Quoyle

“If you're a rock journalist - first, you will never get paid much. But you will get free records from the record company. And they'll buy you drinks, you'll meet girls, they'll try to fly you places for free, offer you drugs... I know. It sounds great. But they are not your friends. These are people who want you to write sanctimonious stories...” (continue)(continue reading)
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Lester Bangs

“- President Russell P. Kramer: I was Time Magazine's Man of the Year.
- President Matt Douglas: So was Hitler.
- President Russell P. Kramer: Not twice.”
Jack Lemmon - President Russell P. Kramer
James Garner - President Matt Douglas

“A reporter has the right to do things an ordinary person shouldn't.”
Bonita Granville - Nancy Drew

“- Hazel Flagg: I don't suppose newspaper men marry - as a rule.
- Wally Cook: Not after 14 or 15. That's the dangerous age for the journalist. His ideals are not yet formed and he falls easy prey to elderly waitresses.”
Carole Lombard - Hazel Flagg
Fredric March - Wally Cook

“- British Female: Frank White. I've heard a lot about you. And it's all bad.
- Frank White: Don't believe everything that Pete writes in the columns.”
Vanessa Angel - British Female
Christopher Walken - Frank White

“- Miss Piggy: I've got great news! Gonzo has been kidnapped by the government and it could be a life-threatening situation!
- Kermit the Frog: How can that be great news?
- Miss Piggy: Because, I've got a story, I've got a story! Oh! I need to change! Something that says journalistic integrity.”
Frank Oz - Miss Piggy
Steve Whitmire - Kermit the Frog

“- British Consul: I can't believe your readers would be interested in our little ceremony.
- Connie Raynor: Oh, they are. Since Mussolini, we can't get enough of Italy.”
Michael Williams - British Consul
Tessa Pritchard - Connie Raynor

“I cannot stop my writing. It is my only weapon. It is all I have.”

Juanin Clay - Amy Striker

“When Jesus comes back he's going to have to give them a 2 day advanced notice, so they can make one of those little graph things.”
Kevin Spacey - Larry Mann

“Eight million people buy it, and no one reads. Gentleman... Playboy is mocking you.”
Woody Harrelson - Larry Flynt

“Jonathan, you don't work for the defense and you don't work for the prosecution. You work for this magazine...”
Andre Gregory - Ted Avery

“- Morgan: For Christs' sake, Sydney, why didn't you get him out then you had the chance? You had no right to keep him here! Funny sense of priorities.
- Dith Pran: I'm a reporter too, Morgan! I know his heart. I love him like my brother, and I'd do anything for him! Anything!”

Patrick Malahide - Morgan
Haing S. Ngor - Dith Pran