THE NEWS HACK'S CREED:
I know more than you.
I make lots more money than you.
I'm smarter than you.
I'm sexier than you.
I appear on TV all the time.
I work ten minutes a day.
I rule the universe.
I'm going to live forever.
You are an idiot.
THE NEWS HACK'S CREED, No. 2:
A lie isn't a lie when it tells THE TRUTH.
THE NEWS HACK'S CREED, No. 3:
I've come to realize that the looseness of the journalistic life, the seeming laxity of the newsroom, is an illusion. Yes, there's informality and there's humor, but beneath the surface lies something deadly serious. It is a code. Sometimes the code is not even written down, but it is deeply believed in. And, when violated, it is enforced with tribal ferocity.
--JOHN "OMERTA" CARROLL.
THE NEWS HACK'S CREED, No. 4:
News isn't news when we don't report it.
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When I ask Eastwood where he keeps his Oscars — the showbiz equivalent of Bradley's wartime medal [Nice touch there, Mogul -- likening the ACADEMY AWARD® to the Navy Cross -- scintillating! What a capital-A ASS!] — he points to a corner of the room. "There's a couple behind my desk over there. They're just sitting where they were put after the event." He shrugs, already a little uncomfortable talking about his achievements. "I appreciate the honor, but the question is — how far do you want to carry it?"
As far as you can, Greatest Director of All Time. Just makes sure Mogul's Friend doesn't steal them and sell them on eBay.
(Via the usual ArtsJournal)