- William Miller: Do you have to be depressed to write a sadsong? Do you have to be in love to write a love song? Is a song better when it really happened to you? Like "Love Thing", where did you write that and who was it about?
- Russell Hammond: When did you get so professional?
Patrick Fugit - William Miller
Billy Crudup - Russell Hammond

“Songs about the sun and the sea. Songs about the clouds. Big songs - about the wind and the storms. And little songs too - about the tip on my mother's nose. Oh, my father, he feel beautiful inside.”

Spencer Tracy - Manuel

“- Harvey: A song can't be any good like that! When you just make it up.
- Manuel: That's best kind songs. When you feel good inside, like trade winds, she just come out.”
Freddie Bartholomew - Harvey
Spencer Tracy - Manuel

“- Captain Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace: There's this one song that he taught me, it made me feel happy and sad all at the same time.
- Slick: The best ones do.”
Katee Sackhoff - Captain Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace
Roark Critchlow - Slick

“I had the strangest dream. I dreamt that some psychopath was trying to break the two of you up. Luckily, I woke up and I see that the world is just as it should be. For my best friend has won the best woman. I didn't buy you a gift. But this is on loan until you two find your song.”

Julia Roberts - Julianne Potter