“- Winifred Ames: Fuck you!
- Conrad Brean: Leave it alone! What did television ever do to you?
- Winifred Ames: It destroyed the electoral process!”

Anne Heche - Winifred Ames
Robert De Niro - Conrad Brean

“The man would spend whatever it took for votes, but balked at buying a beautiful painting.”
Natalie Portman - Jackie Kennedy

“When you look at Kennedy and Nixon, TV played a crucial part in Kennedy's popularity. He was incredibly photogenic, while Nixon was this scowling figure. American viewers judged him on his appearance on TV.”
Peyton Reed

“- Skye Davidson: No cable?
- Caroline Baxter: I tried get it, but they actually wanted me to pay for 45 miles cable.
- Prof. Lance Davidson: Sounds like a satellite dish would be cheaper.
- Caroline Baxter: Yes, but then the aliens would know where we are.”
Kate Hudson - Skye Davidson
Lucinda Jenney - Caroline Baxter
John Heard - Prof. Lance Davidson

“The audience didn't tune in to watch some amazing display of intellectual ability. They just wanted to watch the money.”
Martin Scorsese - Martin Rittenhome