“- J. Parnell Thomas: Mr. Trumbo, are you now, or have you ever been a member of the communist party?
- Dalton Trumbo: Am I accused of a crime?”
James DuMont - J. Parnell Thomas
Bryan Cranston - Dalton Trumbo

“If you want to win we’re gonna have to take risks. Blackmail, manipulation, extortion.”

Sandra Bullock - Jane

“There are always two occupations open to those who have failed at everything else: school teaching and politics.”

Louis Jean Heydt - Mentor Graham

“There's one thing I've learned here in politics: that ignorance is no obstacle to advancement. In fact, in some cases it's quite an advantage.”

Raymond Massey - Abe Lincoln

“If it wasn't for graft, you'd get a very low type of people in politics. Men without ambition.”

William Demarest - Skeeters - The Politician