Hank Azaria credited as playing...
Michael Kelly
- 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.