“- Celeste: Don't mind him. It's called gallows humour.
- Sam: Yeah, but is it funny?
- Oscar: Only if you're in love and waiting to die. My name's Oscar, this is my wife Celeste. I've got cancer, she's got AIDS.”
Lin Shaye - Celeste
Adam Horovitz - Sam
Bill Cobbs - Oscar

- Sara Deever: You know, he asked me to marry him.
- Chaz Watley: He's not the first.
- Sara Deever: No, but it was the first time I wanted to say "Yes".
Charlize Theron - Sara Deever
Jason Isaacs - Chaz Watley

“- Sissy: I finally got what I wanted. I got a real cowboy.
- Bud: And I got what I wanted. I finally got myself a real lady.”
Debra Winger - Sissy
John Travolta - Bud

“- Roland: Man, why do you always do that? If you want the last piece, why did you ask me if I want the last piece?
- Slim: I didn't ask you. But the reason I asked Mike is the same reason you asked Lisa to marry you. It sounds nice, man.”
Taye Diggs - Roland
Richard T. Jones - Slim

“Marriage is the promise of eternal love. As a man of honor I cannot promise eternally what I've never felt momentarily.”
Hugh Jackman - Leopold