The Paper (1994)
Randy Quaid: Michael McDougal
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Quotes
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Alicia : 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 ever, ever knowingly got a story wrong, until tonight.
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Henry : When did you get so paranoid?
Michael McDougal : When they started plotting against me.
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[after firing a shot inside Henry's office]
Michael McDougal : Let Marty talk to her husband. Please.
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Henry : I'm stopping it.
Michael McDougal : What?
Henry : We stop and replate. Go upstairs and write up what you've got. Tell Lou to send down "They Didn't Do It".
Michael McDougal : Hey Henry, are you going to say it? You gotta say it.
Henry : Use the same art they used for "Gotcha!".
Michael McDougal : Come on, how often do you get the chance? You can't just do it and not say it, come on!
Henry : I - Stop the presses!
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[Alicia is shot]
Michael McDougal : A woman's been shot. We need an ambulance.
Alicia : Could I have one too?
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[Sandusky has accidentally shot Alicia in the leg, through the wall of the phone booth]
Alicia : [in shock] A bullet came out of the wall... why did a bullet come out of the wall?
Michael McDougal : To get to the other side?
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Michael McDougal : This is great! This is great! It writes like butter. I mean, there is actual butter coming out of my pen.
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Henry : Hey, do you remember Sedona Savings and Loan? They went under six months ago. We did a big piece on 'em.
Michael McDougal : I don't read this newspaper.
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Michael McDougal : What's with all the grunt work? I'm a columnist.
Henry : You're not a columnist. You're a reporter who writes long.
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Michael McDougal : You got an honest-to-God exclusive.
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Henry : I think we got room for 20 inches on this one. Give me a killer lead. By the way, you got three minutes.
Michael McDougal : I need four.
Henry : Three.
Michael McDougal : I need four.
Henry : Alright, whatever. Just make it fast.
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Marion Sandusky, New York Parking Commissioner : You made my wife cry when she reads the paper.
Michael McDougal : At least she bought it, didn't she?
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Marion Sandusky, New York Parking Commissioner : Why me?
Michael McDougal : You work for the city. It was your turn.