- Dr. Berger: So you felt great. You brought home a Christmas tree and everything was hunky dory. Okay?
- Conrad "Con" Jarrett: You're the doctor.
- Dr. Berger: Listen, don't take refuge in one-liners like "you're the doctor". Okay? Because that pisses me off.
- Conrad "Con" Jarrett: Okay.
Judd Hirsch - Berger
Timothy Hutton - Conrad

“- Rubber Baron: Madam, I'm still standing firm on both my legs.
- Molly: You're a big game hunter, aren't you?
- Rubber Baron: What's that got to do with it?
- Molly: Then you should know: When you shoot an elephant, he sometimes stays on his legs for ten days before he topples over. Good night!”
Ruy Polanah - Rubber Baron
Claudia Cardinale - Molly

- Judge Cotton: Does this guy "Candy" Johnson bother you, my dear?
- Elizabeth Cotton: Not half as much as I bother him.
Frank Morgan - Judge Cotton
Lana Turner - Elizabeth Cotton

“The next time you do not want to see anybody, just let me know, and I'll usher them right in.”

Bette Davis - Maggie Cutler

“- Thomas Colpeper, JP: I was concentrating on who was coming up the hill to disturb me.
- Alison Smith: Disturb you? At what?
- Thomas Colpeper, JP: Breathing the air, smelling the earth, watching the clouds.”
Eric Portman - Thomas Colpeper, JP
Sheila Sim - Alison Smith