“You've grown into an extraordinary young woman, Nora, and I deserve all the credit. If I didn't abandoned you, God knows what would have happened to you.”

Jason Robards - Max Dugan

“- Ben Stone: So, uh, where's dad?
- Sybil Stone: He ran away. Joined the circus.
- Everett Stone: Better circus.
- Patrick Thomas: Yeah. Less clowns.”
Luke Wilson - Ben Stone
Diane Keaton - Sybil Stone
Dermot Mulroney - Everett Stone
Brian White - Patrick Thomas

My father left home when I was 5. That's why I'm named Jack, as in "Jack, tell your mother I'm just going out to get the paper".
Nicolas Cage - Jack Singer

“Abandonment is a death, for all of us.”
Harvey Keitel - Eddie Israel

“The only thing I remember is leaving, which is my fondest memory of you.”
Jessica Biel - Charissa Sosa