“- Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester: For God's sake, you are still my Elizabeth.
- Elizabeth I: I am not your Elizabeth. I am no man's Elizabeth. And if you think to rule, you are mistaken.”
Joseph Fiennes - Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth I

“- Elizabeth I: When I am queen, I promise... to act as my conscience dictates.
- Queen Mary Tudor: Well do not think to be queen at all!”
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth I
Kathy Burke - Queen Mary Tudor

“If you know what women want, you can rule!”
Bette Midler - Dr. J.M. Perkins

“I think you're pussy-whipped. Don't feel bad about it. We're all fuckin' pussy-whipped. Women run the world. Don't let anyone tell you different. Women, not men.”
Donald Sutherland - Michael

“- Eduardo Ruiz: This is coercion.
- Montel Gordon: Coercion. That's a pretty big word for a fisherman.
- Ray Castro: Big-ass word.
- Eduardo Ruiz: Oh, yeah? I know another big word: immunity.”
Miguel Ferrer - Eduardo Ruiz
Don Cheadle - Montel Gordon