“- David Howard: Why didn't you tell me when we got married that you were this horrible gambling addict? It's like when you have a venereal disease, you tell somebody!
- Linda Howard: I've only gambled twice in my life. This was the second time.”
Albert Brooks - David Howard
Julie Hagerty - Linda Howard

“- Buddy Amaral: You know, I don't think I've ever bought a woman a grilled cheese, before.
- Abby Janello: Oh, yeah. Well, my kids love them, and after a while, you kinda get hooked.
- Buddy Amaral: I'm sure they have a gum for that too.”
Ben Affleck - Buddy Amaral
Gwyneth Paltrow - Abby Janello

“- Robert Wakefield: What are your policies towards treatment of addiction?
- General Arturo Salazar: Treatment of addiction? Addicts treat themselves. They overdose and then there's one less to worry about.”
Michael Douglas - Robert Wakefield
Tomas Milian - General Arturo Salazar

“Hi, I'm Caroline, and I'm not sure if I'm an alcoholic. I mean, I don't really like to drink. For someone my age it's a lot easier to get drugs than it is to get alcohol. I guess I'm angry. I mean, I think I'm really angry about a lot of stuff. I'm just not sure what.”
Erika Christensen - Caroline Wakefield

“Here is what it think of lottery... It's like, when you play the lottery, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose... But it's better than using drugs or alcohol - Because when you use drugs and alcohol, especially drugs, you always lose.”
Mark Borchardt - Filmmaker