Ian Finch Quotes in Special Correspondents (2016)

Ian Finch: Can I get a skim milk latte.

Claire Maddox: You on a diet?

Ian Finch: A bit, yeah. I had a medical, and apparently I'm 25% fat.

Claire Maddox: Is that bad?

Ian Finch: Yeah, it's more than some snacks.

Claire Maddox: Be careful - both of you - obviously. It will be dangerous.

Frank Bonneville: Danger's my middle name...

Ian Finch: Mine's Dennis...

Ian Finch: That's funny, I'm playing a game called Rebel Coup. Eleanor thinks it's childish, a grown man playing games.

[sighs]

Ian Finch: I should've paid her more attention. But then would I have achieved such a high score? Who knows?

[Shrugs]

Ian Finch: [broadcasting by cell phone] It's quiet. Too quiet. In the sky, combat helicopters stop. An explosion rings out. My own technician has another near-miss. A bullet flies *inches* above his head. Lucky for him he's so short, or he'd most certainly be dead by now. This is Frank Bonneville, Q63.5 News.

[last lines]

Ian Finch: We seem to be walking to Manhattan - I guess.

Claire Maddox: I have coffee, so...

Ian Finch: You didn't want milk, did you?

Claire Maddox: I *did*.

Ian Finch: Okay, you good. 'Cuz there's a shop on this side, by now. We're probably not allowed to go across there...

Claire Maddox: This is like the end of a movie.

Ian Finch: A low bidget movie, maybe.