“Woke up today, feeling the way I always do. Hungry for something that I can't eat. Then I hear that beat. That rhythm of town starts calling me down. It's like a message from high above. Pulling me out to the smiles and the streets that I love. Good morning, Baltimore!”

Nikki Blonsky - Tracy Turnblad

“Ever since we first saw the sun, a man and woman liked to shake it when the day is done. And so we're gonna shake and shimmy it and have some fun today. Cause you can't stop the motion of the ocean or the rain from above.”

“I've started to make a tape... in my head... for Laura. Full of stuff she likes. Full of stuff that make her happy. For the first time I can sort of see how that is done.”

John Cusack - Rob Gordon

“My life is as good as an Abba song. It's as good as Dancing Queen.”
Toni Collette - Muriel Heslop

“Come on girls. This is supposed to be upbeat, not uptight. Get happy.”

Patsy Kensit - Cheryl Steed