“- Adam Penenberg: Did you ever call these people and get them directly?
- Stephen Glass: No, I always left messages and spoke to them when they called me back.”

Steve Zahn - Adam Penenberg
Hayden Christensen - Stephen Glass

“Somebody took my phone number and called Afghanistan. I've never talked to anyone in Afghanistan, I don't know nobody in Afghanistan, and even if did know anyone, I wouldn't talk to that Afghan ass for three hours. I won't talk to my daddy for three hours.”
Chris Rock - Detective Lee Butters

“This is C.W. Grimes and associates. If you wanna talk to Charlie you should leave a message after the beep. If you wanna talk to Delilah, you should get your head examined!”

Morgan Freeman - Charles W. Grimes

“- Elliot Wilhelm: When are you going to call me?
- Chili Palmer: When your phone rings.”
The Rock - Elliot Wilhelm
John Travolta - Chili Palmer

“- Enid: Aren't you going to get that?
- Seymour: Let the machine get it. I have no desire to talk to anyone who might be calling me.”

Thora Birch - Enid
Steve Buscemi - Seymour