Ben Urich/Quote

A collection of quotes from the investigative journalist Ben Urich.

Dialogue
"You know when I went away to do my ten, every newspaper in town dragged my name through the shit. You were the only one who did it without mentioning my kids, always grateful for that. "Then give me something, a name, anything. "Take a pass on this one Benny."

- Silvio and Ben Urich

Dialogue
"I read every big story with your byline. The VA kickbacks, toxic runoff, the Teachers Union scandal. Hell, you pretty much brought down the Italian mob back when I was in diapers. Whatever happened to that reporter, Mr. Urich?" "He got old. And a hell of a lot less stupid."

- Karen Page and Ben Urich

Dialogue
"How long have I been doing this?" "Long enough to be a pain in the arse."

- Ben Urich and Christian Blake

Spoken by Ben Urich
"My experience, there are no heroes, no villains. Just people with different agendas."

- Ben Urich

Dialogue
"Do you believe that, what they're saying about me?" "You've been in an awful lot of wrong places at the wrong time lately, but I've heard the other stories, about the man in the mask, helping people. Sounds like there's more than one side to it."

- Masked Man and Ben Urich

Spoken by Ben Urich
"You seen the news? Everything's changed. Fisk has gotten out in front of being dragged into the spotlight. My editor thinks he's the second coming, hell the whole city does."

- Ben Urich

Spoken about Ben Urich
"Your name is Ben Urich and you're a reporter. It's not a job. It is who you are."

- Doris Urich

Dialogue
"I used to be like you back in the day, good at turning heads, getting people's attention, pissing them off, and that's half of it, but the other half is knowing when not to."

- Ben Urich to Karen Page

Dialogue
"I've been writing about crime in this city since before you were born. The only thing I know without a doubt is you don't get to be the man at the top without making enemies looking to tear you down to the ground."

- Ben Urich and Karen Page discuss Wilson Fisk

Dialogue
"Run the article, it'll sell papers, it's sexy." "You sound like a whore." "Well I learned how to be one from you. I get lucky sometimes sure, land a story that makes a difference like Union Allied, but most of the time, now, working for this paper, I might as well be wearing lipstick and a red dress."

- Ben Urich and Ellison

"I wrote a lot of stories in my days pushing ink, you know how many times people have threatened me, getting me to keep my mouth shut?" "But that's my mother that you brought into this Mr. Urich! My Mother! So I am not here to threaten you! I'm here to kill you!"

- Ben Urich and Wilson Fisk