“His smile was one of those rare smiles that you may come across four or five times in life. It seemed to understand you and believe in you just as you would love to be understood and believed in.”

Tobey Maguire - Nick Carraway

“- Jason Tripitikas: I can't understand you.
- Lu Yan: [in English, when he previously spoke in a Chinese dialect] That's because you're not listening!”
Michael Angarano - Jason Tripitikas
Jackie Chan - Lu Yan

“- Lt. Leak: Captain, uh... there must be some mistake. I'm supposed to be in a Texas unit. Most of these boys are from New York and I just don't understand a word these city fellers are sayin'.
- Capt. George McMurtry: You don't have to understand them Lieutenant, they have to understand you.”
Jay Rodan - Lt. Leak
Phil McKee - Capt. George McMurtry

“- Chris: Hi, Mrs. Sanchez. I'm Chris. We've come to pick up Vera.
- Mrs. Sanchez: She is not going!
- Chris: What are they saying?
- Debbie: I don't know. I flunked Spanish.”

Dana Kimmell - Chris
Perla Walter - Mrs. Sanchez
Tracie Savage - Debbie

“- Toni: You know, I don't understand anything you are saying.
- Joel: Don't you speak French?
- Toni: Not your French.”
Valérie Quennessen - Toni
Miles Chapin - Joel