Aaron Altman [to Jane]
I think we have the kind of friendship where if I were the devil, you'd be the only one I would tell.
Most-quoted character in Broadcast News (1987): in 8 of its 13 quotes
Most scenes with: Jane Craig (2), Tom Grunick (2)
And if things had gone differently for me tonight then I probably wouldn't be saying any of this. I grant you everything. But give me this: he personifies everything that you've been fighting against. And I'm in love with you. How do you like that? I buried the lede.
More lines from Aaron Altman
2 quotes Aaron Altman Aaron Altman Wouldn't this be a great world if insecurity and desperation made us more attractive? If "needy" were a turn-on?
Scenes with Aaron Altman
5 scenes Aaron Altman I know you care about him. I've never seen you like this about anyone, so please don't take it wrong when I tell you that I believe that Tom, while a very nice guy, is the Devil.
This isn't friendship.
Aaron Altman What do you think the Devil is going to look like if he's around? Nobody is going to be taken in if he has a long, red, pointy tail. No. I'm semi-serious here. He will look attractive and he will be nice and helpful and he will get a job where he influences a great God-fearing nation and he will never do an evil thing... he will just bit by little bit lower standards where they are important. Just coax along flash over substance... Just a tiny bit. And he will talk about all of us really being salesmen. And he'll get all the great women.
What do you do when your real life exceeds your dreams?
Aaron Altman Keep it to yourself.
Blair Litton Oh, you think anyone who's proud of the work we do is an ass-kisser.
Aaron Altman No, I think anyone who puckers up their lips and presses it against their boss' buttocks and then smooches is an ass-kisser.
Blair Litton My gosh... and for a while there I was attracted to you.
Aaron Altman Well, wait a minute, that changes everything!
Aaron Altman And in the middle of all this, I started to think about the one thing that makes me feel really good and makes immediate sense... and it's you.
Oh, Bubba.
Aaron Altman I'm going to stop right now. Except that I would give anything if you were two people, so that I could call up the one who's my friend and tell her about the one that I like so much!
Aaron Altman The pointers were great, I'll study the tape.
Just remember that you're not just reading the news, you're narrating it. Everybody has to sell a little. You're selling them this idea of you, you know, you're sort of saying, trust me I'm, um, credible. So when you feel yourself just reading, stop! Start selling a little.
