--- title: "9 Michael Scott Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 9 Michael Scott quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Michael Scott sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f31/steve-carell-2000_japanese_newsflash-michael-scott-s-plane-was-shot_513716.jpg" --- > [Newsflash: Michael Scott's plane was shot down over the Sea of Japan. There were no survivors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-carell/newsflash-michael-scott-s-plane-was-shot-down-over-the-sea-of-japan/) [Steve Carell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-carell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f31/steve-carell-2000_japanese_newsflash-michael-scott-s-plane-was-shot_513716.jpg) > [Im the boss, Michael Scott, yall bitches is just Phyllis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/childish-gambino/im-the-boss-michael-scott-yall-bitches-is-just-phyllis/) [Childish Gambino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/childish-gambino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4d/childish-gambino-10423_nigga_im-the-boss-michael-scott-yall-bitches-i_2358333.jpg) > [On a daily basis, you're working with Steve Carell; you're not working with Ricky Gervais. You try a line, and you can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-daniels/on-a-daily-basis-you-re-working-with-steve-carell-you-re-not-working/) [Greg Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-daniels/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a17/greg-daniels-37133_basis_on-a-daily-basis-you-re-working-with-ste_2836655.jpg) > [I don't think anyone wants to grow up to be Mindy Lahiri, the same way no one wants to grow up to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/i-don-t-think-anyone-wants-to-grow-up-to-be-mindy-lahiri-the-same-way/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5b/mindy-kaling-672_growing-up_i-don-t-think-anyone-wants-to-grow-up-to_302326.png) > [When I retire, I don't want to just move to some island somewhere. I want to be the guy who gives it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-scott/when-i-retire-i-don-t-want-to-just-move-to-some-island-somewhere-i/) [Michael Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d7/michael-scott-1216_do-you-know_when-i-retire-i-don-t-want-to-just-move_3009311.png) > [In the old days, when a star left a still-thriving hit show, they'd celebrate by killing him or her off. But 'The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-sheffield/in-the-old-days-when-a-star-left-a-still-thriving-hit-show-they-d/) [Rob Sheffield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-sheffield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/497/rob-sheffield-1368_celebrate_in-the-old-days-when-a-star-left-a-still_549570.png) > [Yes. It is true. I, Michael Scott, am signing up with an online dating service. Thousands of people have done it, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/yes-it-is-true-i-michael-scott-am-signing-up-with-an-online-dating/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/684/anonymous-1_dating_yes-it-is-true-i-michael-scott-am-signin_1005054.jpg) > [There are Michael Scott moments, which are character choices, but there are also Steve's reads. Usually the things that I'm the biggest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-daniels/there-are-michael-scott-moments-which-are-character-choices-but-there/) [Greg Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-daniels/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bc/greg-daniels-37133_also_there-are-michael-scott-moments-which-ar_31063.jpg) > [Well, on a personal level, I would never want to take on a character who didn’t have some redeemable qualities. Even the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-carell/well-on-a-personal-level-i-would-never-want-to-take-on-a-character/) [Steve Carell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-carell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/920/steve-carell-2000_character_well-on-a-personal-level-i-would-never-w_2719286.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/michael-scott/#itemlist", "name": "Michael Scott Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Newsflash: Michael Scott's plane was shot down over the Sea of Japan. 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