Broadcast News (1987)

William Hurt: Tom Grunick

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Quotes 

• Tom Grunick : What do you do when your real life exceeds your dreams?

  Aaron Altman : Keep it to yourself.

• Jane Craig : So you like me, huh?

  Tom Grunick : I like you as much as I can like anyone who thinks I'm an asshole.

• [On Aaron's sweating incident on the air] 

  Jane Craig : [on phone]  It wasn't UNPRECEDENTED, was it?

  Tom Grunick : [on phone]  Not unless you count "Singin' In the Rain".

• Tom Grunick : You're an *amazing* woman - what a *feeling* having you inside my head!

  Jane Craig : [smiling]  Yeah - it was - an unusual place to be.

  Tom Grunick : It's like - indescribable - you knew *just* when to feed me the next line, you knew the m... second before I needed it. There was like, a *rhythm* we got into - it was like - *great sex*!

  [he pulls her toward him while she laughs] 

• Tom Grunick : I'm going to miss you. You're a prick in a - great way. You know what I mean.

  Aaron Altman : No, I liked how that made me *sound*.

• Tom Grunick : It's amazing who's here.

  Jane Craig : Who?

  Tom Grunick : Me.

• Aaron Altman : Can you name all the members of the cabinet?

  Tom Grunick : OK, let's drop it.

  Aaron Altman : What?

  Tom Grunick : I mean, I am not gonna take a test for you. I mean, if that came up in conversation...

  Aaron Altman : We're conversing. 'Oh no, the names of the cabinet have slipped my mind. Say, do you know them?' OK, don't name them for me. Just tell me if you know.

  Tom Grunick : Yes, Aaron, I know the names of the cabinet.

  Aaron Altman : OK. All 12?

  Tom Grunick : Yes!

  Aaron Altman : There's only 10.

  Tom Grunick : You're feeling good, aren't you?

  Aaron Altman : I'm starting to, yeah. Hey, we may do capitals of the states next.

  Tom Grunick : 50, right?

• Tom Granick : You keep on thinking I'm somebody who lacks confidence. That's not it. I know I can talk well enough and I'm not bad at making contact with people, but I don't like the feeling that I'm pretending to be a reporter. And half the time I don't get the news that I'm talking about. It's not that I'm down on myself. Trust me. I stink.

• Aaron Altman : The pointers were great, I'll study the tape.

  Tom Grunick : 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.

• Jane Craig : So, you're not well educated, you have almost no experience... and you can't write.

  Tom Grunick : Yeah, and I'm... and I'm making a fortune.

• Tom Grunick : It's the first time I've seen you dressed like this. You look so clean and pretty.

  Jane Craig : What do you mean? Clean?

  Tom Grunick : Well, at the office you always have this sort of film over you.

• Tom Grunick : I'm no good at what I'm being a success at.

  Jane Craig : How are you at back rubs?

• Tom Grunick : I would really - a lot - appreciate it if...

  Jane Craig : "Really - a lot - appreciate it"?

• Tom Grunick : [drives to Jane's apartment]  Is this it?

  Jane Craig : Yes. I am so exhausted. Punchy. Sick, tired. I can't think and I can't move. I'm just a dead lump - of poured out *flesh*. Would you like to come up?

• Tom Grunick : Where's Jane? I'm still juiced.

• Tom Grunick : I have an idea for something?

  Jane Craig : What?

  Tom Grunick : If I tell you, can you manage not to put it down or - or - or tell me why it won't work or is in bad journalistic taste or anything like that?

  Jane Craig : Yes, Tom. I think I can *manage*.

  Tom Grunick : Okay, It's about women who are attacked by someone they know on a date.

  Jane Craig : Ugh!

• Tom Grunick : Why can't I let go of this woman?

  Jane Craig : Well.

  [Tom caresses the top of Jane's strapless dress, Jane giggles] 

  Jane Craig : At least kiss me when you do that.

  Tom Grunick : You just can't stop editing me, huh?

  Jane Craig : This is hysterical.

• Aaron Altman : What are you doing? Don't touch me.

  Tom Grunick : [adjusting Aaron's suit jacket]  Sit on it.

  Aaron Altman : No, but, just don't handle me.

  Tom Grunick : Sit on it.

  Aaron Altman : I'm sitting on it!

• Tom Grunick : More and more lately when I've been watching you in action - seeing you in all your energy - I've been wondering what it would be like to be inside all that energy.

  Jane Craig : Me too.

• Tom Grunick : That's yes?

  Jane Craig : That's more than 'yes' -- that's 'you bet.'

• Tom Grunick : It's nice to see you.

  Aaron Altman : Hey, congratulations on history's longest winning streak.