What do you call the source of a "said" quote?
The source of a quote that was written (perhaps in a book) would be the "author" of the quote. What if the quote was said? Is it the "dictator" of the quote? That sounds odd and "speaker" just doesn't sit right with me. Any other suggestions?
Quotee (Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary) just means the person who is quoted. It applies regardless of how the quotee used the words (spoken, written).