“- Larn: Not so close, you'll burn it.
- Teegra: I've always lived close to a fire.”
Randy Norton - Larn
Cynthia Leake - Teegra

“- Arlene McKinney: So, is that all you want? Your goddamn manageable day?
- Eugene Simonet: It's what I have.
- Arlene McKinney: No, it isn't.
- Eugene Simonet: It is what I've always had.
- Arlene McKinney: Is it what you want?”
Helen Hunt - Arlene McKinney
Kevin Spacey - Eugene Simonet

“Life has to be a little nuts sometimes. Otherwise it's just a bunch of Thursdays strung together.”
Kevin Costner - Beau Burroughs

“- Fielding Pierce: I risk throwing away everything that I've worked for. This way eventually, I can make some real substantial changes without throwing away my life on some ultimately meaningless gesture.
- Sarah Williams: Sometimes, meaningless gestures are all we have.”
Billy Crudup - Fielding Pierce
Jennifer Lynn Connelly - Sarah Williams

“Men, you are about to embark on a great crusade to stamp out runaway decency in the west. Now you men will only be risking your lives, whilst I will be risking an almost certain Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.”
Harvey Korman - Hedley Lamarr