“Crime rates have been dropping, dropping, dropping. Fear of crime has been going up, up, up. It doesn't make any sense. But it makes perfect sense when you see what we're hearing from politicians and seeing in the news media.”
Barry Glassner - Himself

“You want an answer? Okay, pappy, think of it as colors. There's black, and there's white, and in between is mostly gray. That's us. Now gray is a tough color, because it's not as simple as black and white - and for the media, certainly not as interesting. But... it's what we are.”
Al Pacino - Mayor John Pappas

“- Hansen: Couldn't we get this thing resolved quicker with F.B.I. or state help?
- Jesse Stone: The F.B.I. and state police bring the national media. You won't like this town when they're through with it.”

Jeremy Akerman - Hansen
Tom Selleck - Jesse Stone

“- Wai Lin: What are you waiting for, shoot him!
- James Bond: I told you, we're gonna finish this together!
- Elliot Carver: How romantic! Do you realize how absurd your position is?
- James Bond: No more absurd than starting a war for ratings.
- Elliot Carver: Great men have always manipulated the media to save the world.”

Michelle Yeoh - Wai Lin
Pierce Brosnan - James Bond
Jonathan Pryce - Elliot Carver

“Words are the new weapons, satellites the new artillery.”

Jonathan Pryce - Elliot Carver