The Newsroom (TV Series)

What Kind of Day Has It Been (2014)

Sam Waterston: Charlie Skinner

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Quotes 

• Charlie Skinner : [In a flashback, in reference to his grandson playing "How I got to Memphis"]  "What's a kid from New Rochelle doing singing about Memphis?" He said, "Memphis is a stand-in for wherever you are right now. That it really means that's how I got here."

• Charlie Skinner : [In a flashback while Will is remembering]  You know what, kiddo? In the old days... of about ten minutes ago... we did the news well. You know how?

  [Emphatically] 

  Charlie Skinner : We just decided to.

  [He gives Will a big smile] 

• Charlie Skinner : Have you ever thought about having kids?

  Will McAvoy : You mean adopting?

  Charlie Skinner : Adopting. Abducting. Meeting somebody. Getting married. Whatever it takes.

• Charlie Skinner : There's no age at which you're ok with your father dying.

• Charlie Skinner : [after Will correctly stated the name of a song that was playing]  You *do* play a little guitar on the side.

  Will McAvoy : I do a little news anchoring on the side.