Know Your Jeff Daniels: Who Said It, Will McAvoy or Harry Dunne?
With The Newsroom’s third (and final) season premiering on HBO Sunday and Dumb and Dumber To opening in movie theaters on November 14, we are all faced with a special moment more rare than an appearance of the Hale-Bopp comet. The Jeff Daniels universe collision.
We can hardly wrap our heads around such a monumental event. We can only prepare… and pass on the necessary knowledge.
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If you’re wondering how an Aaron Sorkin drama and a gross-out comedy could have anything — other than an actor — in common, think again. The Newsroom’s Will McAvoy isn’t always an intellectual and Dumber’s Harry Dunne has uttered more sage thoughts than he gets credit for. Don’t believe us? Try to figure out which character said some of the following lines.
You’ll find the answer key at the bottom of this post. Good luck!
1. “You have ink on your face.”
2. “It was just a goof.”
3. “For God sakes, just give me the damn number!”
4. “I’m not practically dead.”
5. “He rode a donkey.”
6. “It’s a cardigan, but thanks for noticing.”
7. “You know what really chaps my ass though?”
8. “Everything would have been cool if you hadn’t said that.”
9. “Where did you come up with a scam like that?”
10. “That didn’t sound like something that should come with a warning, that sounded like something that should come with balloons.”
The Newsroom Season 3 premieres Sunday at 9 p.m. on HBO.
Answers: 1. The Newsroom 2. Dumb & Dumber 3. D&D 4. TN 5. TN 6. D&D 7. D&D 8. TN 9. D&D (Said by Lloyd Christmas about Harry) 10. TN
