“For the first time in my whole life, I know what I wanna do! And for the first time, I'm gonna do it! Whether my father wants me to or not! Carpe diem!”
Robert Sean Leonard - Neil Perry

“- Joe Fabrini: l ain't danced in a long time.
- Cassie Hartley: Me neither, and l used to love it. lt's the most fun you can have without laughing.”
George Raft - Joe Fabrini
Ann Sheridan - Cassie Hartley

“- Roy Cronin: Must be good for the muscles. I should think a dancer's muscles would be like a strongman.
- Myra: Not quite. That's a bit dreadful. We try to combine slenderness with strength. I've been dancing since I was twelve and I don't think the muscles are over developed.”

Robert Taylor - Roy Cronin
Vivien Leigh - Myra

“Wish I could have seen the ballet. I'm sure it would have been a pleasant memory in the trenches.”

Robert Taylor - Roy Cronin

“- Kitty: The whole world doesn't begin and end with a ballet.
- Madame Olga Kirowa: My world does! And while you are with me, so must yours!”

Virginia Field - Kitty
Maria Ouspenskaya - Madame Olga Kirowa