“Smoking is part of the fun of being a kid. We just did some tests on some 9-year-olds. After a little puking, why, you couldn't drag 'em away from the stuff. You're only young once. Why not indulge, though, I always say.”
Gene Hackman - William B. Tensy

“- Judy Danvers: You ever wonder what kids did for fun on a Saturday 100 years ago?
- Jack Stall: I don't know. I guess I always figured they got into their parents' wagon and went cruising up and down their main drag playing loud banjo music and acting like idiots. Eventually, we grow up, we get jobs, we have affairs, and we become alcoholics.”
Sumela Kay - Judy Danvers
Ashton Holmes - Jack Stall

“In my days, all we did was throw rocks at each other. Big bag of dirt clods - that's what the kids want.”
Joe Alaskey - Grandpa Lou Pickles

“- Sara Holland: I have never met a kid who didn't dream of being an astronaut when he grew up.
- Hawk Hawkins: Did you ever meet a kid who didn't grow up?”
Marcia Gay Harden - Sara Holland
Tommy Lee Jones - Hawk Hawkins

“Boys have the darnedest way of growing up, Ballin. Almost when you're not looking.”
Rita Hayworth - Gilda