“- Ernie McCracken: Oh, creepy! I'm sorry. You know, for the first couple years, I felt responsible. How you been otherwise?
- Roy: You know, in the last 17 years, a day hasn't gone by that I haven't thought about what I'd say to you if I ever ran into you again.
- Ernie McCracken: I bet!”

Bill Murray - Ernie McCracken
Woody Harrelson - Roy Munson

“- Stuart St. John: Please, don't hate me. I'm not responsible for what happened.
- Kim Mills: I don't hate you, Stuart. But for the last two years, every time I looked into my mom's eyes the only thing I saw was hurt and sadness. And for that, I do hold you responsible.”
Dougray Scott - Stuart St. John
Maggie Grace - Kim Mills

“- Kate: Do you believe in love? The kind that lasts forever?
- Luc Teyssier: I loved my mother.
- Kate: No, everybody loves their mother. Even people who hate their mothers love their mothers.”
Meg Ryan - Kate
Kevin Kline - Luc Teyssier

“It's a terrible thing to hate your mother. But I didn't always hate her. When I was a child, I only kind of disliked her.”
Laurence Harvey - Raymond Shaw

“I hate that kid so much I could be her mother.”
Kathy Bates - Miss Agatha Hannigan