“A woman is something soft; something warm when you feel her. When she's naked. When she's touched. Discovered. You see that things happen inside of her. She opens up. Sometimes a woman is sad. Sometimes she's angry. Helpless. Beautiful. Sometimes she's strong. She's still only that one woman.”
Sherilyn Fenn - Helena

“- Harry Sanborn: I don't think I've ever had this effect on a woman before.
- Erica Barry: What effect do you think you're having on me?
- Harry Sanborn: I don't quite recognize it. That's how I know I never had it before.”
Jack Nicholson - Harry Sanborn
Diane Keaton - Erica Barry

“Talking between men and women never solves anything. Where we think, they feel. They are creatures of the heart.”
Anthony Quinn - Don Pedro Aragon

“- Maria Hughes: Why won't you play men?
- Ned Kynaston: Men aren't beautiful. What they do isn't beautiful either. Women do everything beautifully, especially when they die. Men feel far too much. Feeling ruins the effect. Feeling makes it ugly.”
Claire Danes - Maria Hughes
Billy Crudup - Ned Kynaston

“- Helen: James. Maybe I shouldn't be here. I'm sorry, I'm not being fair. You know, under normal circumstances, etcetera... You're really nice and funny. My friend Anna thinks you're cute...
- James: Wait. Wait! Your friend Anna thinks I'm cute? Your friend Anna thinks I'm cute? Shit, I just blew, wait, two eighty-five on the wrong girl!”

Gwyneth Paltrow - Helen
John Hannah - James