“You build bridges, John. You have to go where the rivers are.”
Emily Mortimer - Helena Patterson

“- Sailor: When I die, I want to be 'excramated' and I want my ashes sprinkled in the old briny. At least I'd be part of the sea forever, and ever.
- Fumes: That's beautiful, man, beautiful. Like when I die, I want to go just like my daddy, boom! Peaceful, in his sleep.”
Howard Morris - Sailor
Teddy Wilson - Fumes

- Anna Foster: I want to swim naked in the Danube!
- Ben Calder: Actually, it's the Vltava.
- Anna Foster: Who wants to swim naked in the Vltava? Nobody says that.
- Ben Calder: Because in English, Vltava means “unhealthy bacteria level”.

Mandy Moore - Anna Foster
Matthew Goode - Ben Calder

“We consider ourselves bi-costal if you consider the Mississippi River one of the coasts.”
Fred Willard - Ron Albertson

“- Roxanne Sarrault: Do you know why you can never step into the same river twice?
- Willard: Yeah, 'cause it's always moving.”
Aurore Clément - Roxanne Sarrault
Martin Sheen - Captain Benjamin L. Willard