“- Jack Gable: Laura is more than a body.
- Cable Man: Laura?
- Jack Gable: Laura Claybourne, she plays Rachel.
- Cable Man: Sorry, you must really follow this shit.
- Jack Gable: No, I write this shit.”

John Candy - Jack Gable
Mark Boone Junior - Cable Man

“- Waitress: What are you writing?
- JJ Lask: A book.
- Waitress: Ah, a writer.
- JJ Lask: This is actually going to be made into a movie.
- Waitress: The movie is never as good as the book.”
Kevin Corrigan - JJ Lask
Judy Del Giudice - Waitress

“- Bettina Barnes: Another lousy sci-fi flick. Berdine, I just can't identify with the Rat-Faced Girl from Mars.
- Berdine: Is it really that bad?
- Bettina Barnes: Honey, Lassie could fart out a better script.”
Kimberley Davies - Bettina Barnes
Danni Wheeler - Berdine

“Most heads of studio stop reading scripts when they get their jobs and become hostage to the reports of low-paid readers, who are usually young, frustrated filmmakers.”
John Boorman

“You know you lose a lot of social skills if you're a writer. You spend too long alone.”
Anthony Minghella