“Do me a favor, will you - spare me, for God's sake, get in the real...” – Mike Wallace, The Insider ... Movie Quotes Database

Mike Wallace

Do me a favor, will you - spare me, for God's sake, get in the real world, what do you think? I'm going to resign in protest? To force it on the air? The answer's "no." I don't plan to spend the end of my days wandering in the wilderness of National Public Radio. That decision I've already made.

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