Tracy: We just picked the wrong first husbands, that""s all.To keep her "self-respect," Tracy divorced her first husband because he was irresponsible and drank excessively: "Let""s forget about the past.In his time, Howard Beale had been a mandarin of television, the grand old man of news, with a HUT rating of 16 and a 28 audience share.Their own figures are alternately lit and darkened [they both represent two opposite poles themselves - he is the dark ""beast"" and she is the light ""beauty""]:Frank: Maybe it""s none of my business, but, uh, what""s Nick sore about?Cora: He""s so crazy about the sign, he""s afraid you""ll claim it""s your idea instead of his.Jack: Well, that sounds fine to me.Ullman: Physically, it""s not a very demanding job.The only thing hat can get a bit trying up here during the winter is, uh, a tremendous sense of isolation.