Leona Lansing quotes from The Newsroom

Leona Lansing

You have a PR problem because you have an actual problem.

Charlie

We did the news.

Leona

For the left.

Charlie

For the center.

Leona

Are you fucking out of your mind–?!

Charlie

For the center, Leona! Facts... are the center. Facts. We don't pretend that certain facts are in dispute to give the appearance of fairness to people who don't believe them. Balance is irrelevant to me. It has nothing to do with the truth, logic, or reality. He didn't go on the air telling people to give peace a chance, but evolution? The jury's back on that one.

Charlie

We're gonna resign, Leona. It's what has to happen now. Elliot Hirsch, Sloan Sabbith, Terry Smith, Dayside ACN, ACN. We understand the integrity of the news is more important--

Leona Lansing

Than one individual. That is beautiful. Not as beautiful as Daniel Craig.

Charlie

Leona.

Leona Lansing

I'd have sent my plane.

Charlie

We're not fucking around.

Leona Lansing

You will resign when I fire you out of petty malice and not before.

Charlie

Our trust numbers are--

Leona Lansing

Yeah, they're bad.

Charlie

They're fatal.

Will

Firing Jerry was obviously the right thing to do, but it wasn't enough and we've known that for two months. Charlie and I have to go.

Leona Lansing

And Twiggy over here?

Mac

It was my fault.

Leona Lansing

McMac. Can I call you McMac? Doesn't matter, I'm gonna anyway, McMac. Your head's up your ass.

Mac

Mrs. Lansing.

Leona Lansing

Guy comes in here into my hizzy-- guy comes in here, cooks an interview, no remorse. It goes on air. You, I don't know what you'd do to Sherlock Holmes this thing. I wouldn't be able to figure it out and I'm the smartest person in the room.

Will

Well, I wouldn't go that--

Leona Lansing

Oh, shut the fuck up, you Daniel Craig wannabe.

Will

I don't want to be Daniel Craig.

Leona Lansing

Well, you should want to be Daniel Craig. Everybody should.

Will

Leona, are you stoned?

Leona Lansing

[catching sight of her own reflection in a window] You know, my makeup lasts a long time.

Will

Oh, jeez.

Mac

Mrs. Lansing.

Leona Lansing

No, no, please, call me-- Continue to call me Mrs. Lansing.

Will

Leona--

Leona Lansing

Guy comes into my house which I love. Which I bet you guys didn't know. But I love it. I love ACN. You don't make me a nickel and you cause headaches for the divisions that do, but you make me-- You make me so proud. God, guy comes in here, cooks an interview, and this ends up with-- 'Cause he's unemployable he gets a $5 million settlement and the three of you leave? Oh, I don't think so. And McMac. That's a name that's really starting to grow on me. She doesn't have to go. Nobody's ever heard of her. But she's going to do the honorable thing. And what's expected of me, huh? Not to do the honorable thing? What's expected of me? [shouting] No, I do not accept your resignations! And Jerry Dantana's not gonna get one FUCKING dollar! [in a normal tone] I got some kick-ass courtroom outfits.

Will

You have to accept our resignations and you have to settle. He'll take it to trial and win. There was an institutional failure and he was the only one fired.

Rebecca Halliday

Then you'll need a good lawyer. Lee, don't accept their resignations.

Leona Lansing

I already wasn't accepting their resignations, Becca. Don't horn in on my honorable thing. God, I mean, can't a lady have--

Charlie

[in desperation] Leona, we don't have the trust of the public anymore!

Leona Lansing

Get it back!