“To wives and sweethearts. May they never meet.”

Russell Crowe - Capt. Jack Aubrey

“- Wayne Newton: Very special lady.
- Clark Griswold: That's why I entered into the sacred bond of marriage with her.”

Wayne Newton - Wayne Newton
Chevy Chase - Clark Griswold

“- Ellen Olenska: I think we should look at reality, not dreams.
- Newland Archer: I just want us to be together!
- Ellen Olenska: I can't be your wife, Newland! Is it your idea that I should live with you as your mistress?
- Newland Archer: I want... Somehow, I want to get away with you... and... and find a world where words like that don't exist!”
Michelle Pfeiffer - Ellen Olenska
Daniel Day-Lewis - Newland Archer

“- Senator Jummy Simpson: I've seen that girl somewhere before.
- Liza Prescott: She's a very particular friend of the director who's making this picture. He sticks her in every scene he can.”

Walter Kingsford - Senator Jummy Simpson
Billie Burke - Liza Prescott

“- Walter Neff: Afraid, baby?
- Phyllis Dietrichson: Yes, I'm afraid. But not of Keyes. I'm afraid of us. We're not the same anymore. We did it so we could be together but instead of that, it's pulling us apart.”

Fred MacMurray - Walter Neff
Barbara Stanwyck - Phyllis Dietrichson