“- Dr. Ellison: What did you do in the fire department?
- Joe: Well... I put out fires.”
Robert Stack - Dr. Ellison
Tom Hanks - Joe

“- Anney Boatwright: Glen's not like that.
- Granny: You don't know what that boy is like.
- Anney Boatwright: I know he loves me.
- Granny: Love. Can't even hold a job for more than a month.”
Jennifer Jason Leigh - Anney Boatwright
Grace Zabriskie - Granny

“- Lilly Raines: I left him, Frank, because I wouldn't quit my job for him. And it did break my heart.
- Frank Horrigan: You vowed never again to ever let a man come between you and your career. Except... now you're in love with me, and it screws your little head up.”

Rene Russo - Lilly Raines
Clint Eastwood - Frank Horrigan

“- Frank Horrigan: What were to happen if I gave up my job for you?
- Lilly Raines: Why would you do that?
- Frank Horrigan: Well, maybe I vowed to never again let my career come between me and a woman.”
Clint Eastwood - Frank Horrigan
Rene Russo - Lilly Raines

“- John R. Cash: Aw, June, love's more important than the tour.
- June Carter: Is that right?
- John R. Cash: Yes, it is.
- June Carter: Well, then start loving yourself, so we can go back to work.”
Joaquin Phoenix - John R. Cash
Reese Witherspoon - June Carter