Shattered Glass (2003)

Hank Azaria: Michael Kelly

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• Michael Kelly : [talking privately]  Steve, I have to ask you something. Um... did you ever cook a piece when I was your boss? Did you ever lie to me? The Young Conservatives piece... the mini-bottles? Was that true?

• Stephen Glass : I'm so dead. I mean, I'm over. Nobody's ever going to hire me again, are they? I was so sloppy trusting my sources like that... and then lying about it. And to Chuck, of all people. I mean, the one guy who's hated me all along.

  Michael Kelly : [talking on the stairs inside the lobby of his office building]  I'm sure that none of this is personal.

  Stephen Glass : No? Chuck keeps a list in his head... everybody who's a "Michael Kelly" person. A couple of times, I said some things I shouldn't have said... about you. So now I'm on it. That's why he's so set on killing me now.

  Michael Kelly : Well, I have to tell you, Steve, he's within his rights. The things you did were fireable offenses.

  Stephen Glass : I know. I'm not saying that they weren't. I did some terrible, terrible things. But believe me, Michael, Chuck doesn't care about any of it. It's my loyalty to you that he's punishing me for.

• Stephen Glass : Keene was right, Michael. I messed up. I made a huge error. I don't know what to say. If you want me to resign, I will.

  Michael Kelly : I want you to tell me what happened.

  Stephen Glass : They don't have mini-bars at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. I guess I just saw all those little bottles and I made an assumption, which I know we're never supposed to do. I'm really sorry. Those guys were drinking out of a rented refrigerator. A mini-fridge.

  Michael Kelly : That's it?

  Stephen Glass : Yeah.

  Michael Kelly : The rest of the piece is solid?

  Stephen Glass : Well, yeah. Of course.

  Michael Kelly : Go home, Steve. Your resignation will not be required.

  Stephen Glass : Really? You're not mad?

  Michael Kelly : Of course not.

  Stephen Glass : Do you want my notes?

  Michael Kelly : Have a good night.

  Stephen Glass : Thanks, Michael. Thanks for backing me.

  Michael Kelly : It's what editors do.