When Chayefsky created Howard Beale, could he have imagined Jerry Springer, Howard Stern, and the World Wrestling Federation?"; he credits Lumet and Chayefsky for knowing "just when to pull out all the stops."
Kad je Chayefsky kreirao Howarda Bealea, je li mogao zamisliti Jerryja Springera, Howarda Sterna i Svjetsku hrvačku federaciju?"; odao je priznanje Lumetu i Chayefskyju za odabir trenutka "kad iščupati sve znakove zaustavljanja."