"Break the story. Break the silence."
Spotlight - Movie Quotes
Memorable Quotes
If it takes a village to raise a child, it also takes a village to abuse one.
— Mitchell Garabedian
Context:
Spoken by the victims' attorney to Mike Rezendes, explaining why the scope of the problem is so vast.
Meaning:
The central indictment of the film, suggesting that the abuse was only possible because of systemic, collective negligence.
They knew and they let it happen! To kids! The people who were supposed to protect them!
— Michael Rezendes
Context:
Rezendes shouts this during a heated argument with Robby about when to publish the story.
Meaning:
Expresses the moral outrage and the betrayal of trust that lies at the heart of the scandal.
We're gonna focus on the institution, not the individual. We're going after the system.
— Marty Baron
Context:
Baron instructs the team to look for the pattern of reassignment rather than just focusing on one priest.
Meaning:
Defines the investigative strategy of the film: to prove that the cover-up was an official policy, not just the result of 'bad' individuals.