“- Annie Banks: He's an independentcommunications consultant.
- George Banks: Independent?
- Annie Banks: Yes.
- George Banks: That's code for unemployed!”
Kimberly Williams-Paisley - Annie Banks
Steve Martin - George Banks

“- Kara Bingham: Don't you talk for a living? Motivational king of stuff?
- Ryan Bingham: I tell people how to avoid commitment.
- Kara Bingham: What kind of fucked up message is that?
- Ryan Bingham: It's a philosophy.
- Kara Bingham: It's stupid.”
Amy Morton - Kara Bingham
George Clooney - Ryan Bingham

“- Florence: Can I handle this my way?
- Jim: You cannot, I'm still editor of this newspaper.
- Florence: Fine, you said I was fired... well, I quit, you give the assignment to somebody else.
- Jim: Wait a minute, come here.
- Florence: No, I'm through.
- Jim: Come here, sob sister, all right, go ahead, do it your own way.”

Glenda Farrell - Florence
Frank McHugh - Jim

“- Justin Quayle: Your life is your own. That was always our agreement.
- Tessa Quayle: No, no, no. The agreement was, that my work was going to be my own. That's what makes me who I am.”
Ralph Fiennes - Justin Quayle
Rachel Weisz - Tessa Quayle

“A lot of people think this is just a job that you go to. Take a lunch hour... job's over. Something like that. But it's a 24-hour deal. No two ways about it. And what most people don't see... is just how hard it is to do the right thing.”

John C. Reilly - Officer Jim Kurring