“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

“- 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

“- Henry Dashwood: I'm not explaining this very well, am I?
- Daphne Reynolds: No, not really. But I'm having fun watching you try.”
Colin Firth - Henry Dashwood
Amanda Bynes - Daphne Reynolds

“- 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

“- Silvia Broome: I'm for peace and quiet, Mr. Lud. It's why I came to the U.N. Quiet diplomacy.
- Nils Lud: With respect, you only interpret.
- Silvia Broome: Countries have gone to war because they've misinterpreted one another.”
Nicole Kidman - Silvia Broome
Jesper Christensen - Nils Lud