“- Eric Stanton: I made it clear to you when I took this job. You can't tie me down. Cramps my style. I always work best when a certain feeling comes over me, and right now I haven't got it.
- Joe Ellis: [under his breath] Genius!
- Professor Madley: Eric my boy, you're an artist. You have my sympathy. And a bus ticket on the firm.”

Dana Andrews - Eric Stanton
Alice Faye - June Mills
John Carradine - Professor Madley

“- Kathy: My dad says you are an opportunity that might not come again in a little spot like this, watching an artist at work.
- Birkin: I'm not an artist. I'm merely a labourer who cleans up after artists.”

Vicki Arundale - Kathy
Colin Firth - Birkin

“People can be who they want to be, as long as they're willing to work.”
Kristin Minter - Kathy

“Success in business is fifty per cent hard work and fifty per cent the right cigar.”
Melvyn Douglas - Larry Baker

“- Dave Moss: He's the top man on the board so he doesn't have to sit here and listen to this shit?
- Williamson: That's correct! And as the hour is waning I suggest you those of you who are interested in a continuing job with this organization, get to work!”

Ed Harris - Dave Moss
Kevin Spacey - John Williamson