“- John Malkovich: You see, Maxine, it isn't just playing with dolls.
- Maxine Lund: You're right, my darling, it's so much more. It's playing with people!”

John Malkovich - Himself
Catherine Keener - Maxine Lund

“We do not have a love/hate relationship. We have a hate/hate relationship.”

Burt Reynolds - Nick McKenna

“- Macon Forrester: So do you hate me?
- Halley Martin: Not you, per se. I hate the way that your hair falls in your face. And I hate the way that your voice gets really low when you're serious. And I hate the way that you bite your bottom lip when you're nervous. And the way your eyebrow goes.”
Trent Ford - Macon Forrester
Mandy Moore - Halley Martin

- Scott: Hey, can we call it even?
- Julie "The Cat" Gaffney: I hate ties. They're like kissing your brother.
Scott Whyte - Scott
Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine - Julie "The Cat" Gaffney

“- Steerpike: I did it. I admit it. I killed Flay. You know that, don't you? I killed your aunts, I burnt the library... It was me! I burnt your father's books. I drove him mad. He killed himself because of me. But I did it all for you...
- Lady Fuchsia: I hate you.
- Steerpike: I did it all so I could be in a place where you would see me.”
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers - Steerpike
Neve McIntosh - Lady Fuchsia