“- Herman Mankiewicz: It won't be easy having made your masterpiece at 26.
- Orson Welles: Is that what you think - that I'm just going to burn out at the ripe old age of 26?
- Herman Mankiewicz: All stars burn out, Orson. It's the flame that counts.”
John Malkovich - Herman Mankiewicz
Liev Schreiber - Orson Welles

“- Nick: Dad, were you ever popular in school?
- Wayne: You bet. I was president of the astronomy club three years in a row. We were happenin' guys.”
Robert Oliveri - Nick
Rick Moranis - Wayne

“He's better at this than I've ever been at anything in my life. He's better at this than you'll ever be, at anything. My son has a gift. He has a gift, and when you acknowledge that, then maybe we will have something to talk about.”

Joe Mantegna - Fred Waitzkin

“I wouldn't know J. Edgar Hoover if he walked in here wearing a dress.”
Mario Roccuzzo - Jerry the Bartender

“I'll give up all that other stuff, but only if I get to keep my name. I worked too hard for it, your honor.”
Angela Bassett - Tina Turner