A character in Superman Returns (2006)

Perry White quotes from Superman Returns (2006)

Frank Langella

Tied for 4th most-quoted character in Superman Returns (2006): in 10 of its 57 quotes
Most scenes with: Clark Kent (3), Jimmy Olsen (3), Lois Lane (2)

A line from Perry White

Lois, only three things sell papers: tragedy, sex, and Superman. People are sick of tragedy, we know you can't write worth a damn about sex, so that leaves one thing and one thing only and that's Superman and you know it is.

More lines from Perry White

5 quotes
Perry White

Okay listen up. I wanna know it all, everything. Olsen, I wanna see photos of him everywhere. No, I want the photos. Sports, how are they going to get that plane out of the stadium? Travel, where did he go? Was he on vacation? If so, where? Gossip, has he met somebody? Fashion, is that a new suit? Uh, health, has he gained weight? What's he been eating? [Clark cringes heavily] Business, how is this gonna effect the stock market? Long-term? Short-term? Politics, does he still stand for truth, justice, all that stuff? Lifestyle... Superman returns.

Perry White

Lois, Pulitzer Prizes are like Academy Awards, nobody remembers what you got one for, just that you got one.

Perry White

Every newspaper in town has a female reporter — a good-looking female reporter — stashed on a roof covering Superman and you two were the ones with the history!

Perry White

This goes for everyone. The story isn't the black-out. It's Superman!

Scenes with Perry White

4 scenes

Eh.

Perry White

Eh? These are iconic, and they were taken by a 12 year-old with a camera phone. What've you got, Olsen?

[Jimmy shows White a grainy photograph of a pair of buildings.]

...I got those...

[In response to Perry's look, Jimmy points at a small dot, everyone gathers around.]

Look, in the sky, Chief.

It's a bird.

Perry White

It's a plane.

No, look, it's...

[Knocking and entering]

Uh, you wanted to see me?

But there are dozens of other stories out there!

Perry White

Yeah? Name one.

Well, there was a museum robbery last night. Even Superman missed that one. [Taps photo of Superman with Kitty in his arms.] He was too busy saving this hooker.

Why don't you guys track down Lex Luthor? I mean, no one's seen him since his fifth appeal and he has more bad history with Superman than anyone, maybe he's got something to say?

Perry White

Luthor is yesterday's news.

Jimmy, how did Lex Luthor get out of prison?

Well, the appeals court called Superman as a witness and he wasn't around. How much do you think that pisses off Superman?

[seething with anger]

A lot?

A lot.

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