“- Dr. Peter Flynn: I didn't know we were going to dinner.
- Max Fischer: That's because you weren't invited.”
Luke Wilson - Dr. Peter Flynn
Jason Schwartzman - Max Fischer

“- His Excellency: When did it happen, Mr. Van Cleve?
- Henry Van Cleve: Tuesday. To be exact, I died at 9:36 in the evening.
- His Excellency: I trust you didn't suffer much.
- Henry Van Cleve: No, not in the least. I had finished my dinner.”
Laird Cregar - His Excellency
Don Ameche - Henry Van Cleve

“You don't wait for Death; you come to meet him!”

George Zucco - Dr. Elwyn Clayton

“I don't know where I'm being taken. I don't know what I'll find, beyond the earth and sky. But I'm not afraid to go. Maybe the things I don't understand will be clearer there, like when a fog blows away. Maybe Doris will be there. And maybe there I can tell her all those things they don't have words for here.”
Billy Bob Thornton - Ed Crane

“- Beulah Blanton: Zack I have found the perfect woman for you! She's the most beautiful woman in town and she's available.
- Zack Blanton: Women die.”
Debbie Reynolds - Beulah Blanton
Sean Patrick Flanery - Zack Blanton