“You have a genuine talent for slogans. It must be like having an ear for music.”

Ernest Truex - Mr. Baxter

“- Violet Sanford: Go ahead. Laugh it up. 'Cause there's nothing you can say that's gonna bother me.
- Kevin O'Donnell: I'm just trying to tell you I like your music. I mean, do you always take compliments so well?”

Piper Perabo - Violet Sanford
Adam Garcia - Kevin O'Donnell

“- Dorota: No-one play Chopin like you.
- Wladyslaw Szpilman: I hope that's a compliment.”
Emilia Fox - Dorota
Adrien Brody - Wladyslaw Szpilman

“- Hunk Houghton: You will never make a guitar player. You got not rhythm in your bones!
- Vince Everett: Well, I never heard of anybody payin' money to hear a guitar player.”
Mickey Shaughnessy - Hunk Houghton
Elvis Presley - Vince Everett

“For me, music is a hobby. For you, it’s a gift. Go write your story.”
Gary Sinise - Tom