“- Khan: You are very successful.
- Jake Gittes: Oh, I can't complain.
- Khan: Does that mean you are happy?
- Jake Gittes: Who can answer that question off the top of their head?
- Khan: Anyone who's happy.”
James Hong - Khan
Jack Nicholson - Jake Gittes

“- Maria: How many jobs did you have?
- Larry: I don't know. A lot. I change every two or three years. If it looks like I might be successful. I move on.
- Maria: You don't want to be successful?
- Larry: I want to be happy.”
Isabella Rossellini - Maria
Ted Danson - Larry

“- Sue Creighton: You're happy, aren't you?
- Richard Blake: Every man is when his dream is materialized.”
Virginia Gilmore - Sue Creighton
Robert Young - Richard Blake

“- Jim Hardy: Were you happy?
- Linda Mason: Yes.
- Jim Hardy: Then your father was a very successful man.”
Bing Crosby - Jim Hardy
Marjorie Reynolds - Linda Mason

“If you can do what you do best and be happy, you're further along in life than most people.”
Leonardo DiCaprio