“- Amber Atkins: My mom never hid the fact that my dad chose his career over us. What was it she always said?
- Loretta: Once a carnie, always a carnie.
- Amber Atkins: Mom still cries every time she sees a tilt-a-whirl or a fat lady in a tube top.”
Kirsten Dunst - Amber Atkins
Allison Janney - Loretta

“- Harriet M. Welsch: I'm not gonna cry, I'm not gonna cry, I'm not gonna cry.
- Ole Golly: Nah it's okay to cry, but whatever you do, don't laugh, no Harriet, I will not tolerate laughter as I leave. No.”
Michelle Trachtenberg - Harriet M. Welsch
Rosie O'Donnell - Ole Golly

“Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and I'll give ya something to cry about you little bastard!”

Jeff Goldblum - Mitchell Kane

“Start using your head. That's the lump that's three feet above your ass.
[Evelyn starts to cry]
Are you crying? Are you crying? Are you crying? There's no crying! There's no crying in baseball!”

Tom Hanks - Jimmy Dugan

- Navin: Why are you crying? And why are you wearing that old dress?
- Marie: Because I just heard a song on the radio that reminded me of the way we were.
- Navin: What was it?
- Marie: "The way we were".
Steve Martin - Navin
Bernadette Peters - Marie