"Imagine what happens when a new world economy changes the face of every job and the future of every worker; when it’s no longer enough just to be good at what you do. It’s not the future, it’s now."

"[Upon being told to resign or be fired] Choice? What choice?"

"Anyone who stands in the way of change is out."

"The days of a job for life are gone."

"Truth is the one thing I've never resisted."

"Sheila Robbins — Dr. Hockstader's Secretary"

"Maria Britneva — Lucy"

"Joan Young — Sister Felicity"

"Patricia Marmont — Nurse Benson"

"Mavis Villiers — Miss Foxhill"

"Gary Raymond — George Holly"

"Mercedes McCambridge — Mrs. Grace Holly"

"Albert Dekker — Dr. Lawrence J. Hockstader"

"Montgomery Clift — Dr. Cukrowicz"

"Elizabeth Taylor — Catherine Holly"

"Is that what love is? Using people? And maybe that's what hate is - not being able to use people."

"Katharine Hepburn — Mrs. Venable"

"Nature is not made in the image of man's compassion."

"My son, Sebastian and I constructed our days. Each day we would carve each day like a piece of sculpture, leaving behind us a trail of days like a gallery of sculpture until suddenly, last summer."

"Sebastian said, 'Truth is the bottom of a bottomless well.'"

"Most people's lives, what are they but trails of debris - each day more debris, more debris... long, long trails of debris, with nothing to clean it all up but death."

"Strictly speaking, his life was his occupation. Yes, yes, Sebastian was a poet. That's what I meant when I said his life was his work because the work of a poet is the life of a poet, and vice versa, the life of a poet is the work of a poet. I mean, you can't separate them. I mean, a poet's life is his work, and his work is his life in a special sense."

"I've buried a husband and a son. I'm a widow and a... Funny, there's no word. Lose your parents, you're an orphan. Lose your only son and you are... Nothing."

"[being sedated] Who was it that said we were all a bunch of kindergarteners trying to spell God's name with the wrong alphabet blocks?"

"Robert Prosky - The Judge"

"Earl Hindman - Chet / Black John / Jerry (voice)"

"Tony Frank - Dino"

"Zach Grenier - Sid Greenberg"

"Robert Trebor - Jeffrey Fisher / Francine"

"Linda Atkinson - Sheila Fleming"

"Michael Wincott - Kent / Michael / Joe"

"John Pankow - Dietz"

"Alec Baldwin - Dan"

"John C. McGinley - Stu"

"Leslie Hope - Laura"

"Ellen Greene - Ellen"

"Eric Bogosian - Barry Champlain"

"Barry and I worked together for over seven years. And whenever you threatened him over the air, man, he would stick it right back in your face. It was like his dick was flapping in the wind and he'd like to see if he could get an erection. The guy had a little dick, but he liked to flap it out there. Then they cut it off, so now he's dead. I don't know if you understand my analogy, but it's the clearest one I can make."

"Believe it or not, you make perfect sense to me. I should hang. I'm a hypocrite. I ask for sincerity and I lie. I denounce the system as I embrace it. I want money and power and prestige. I want ratings and success. I don't give a damn about you or the world. That's the truth. For this I could say I'm sorry, but I won't. Why should I? I mean, who the hell are you anyways, you - audience! You're on me every night like a pack of wolves because you can't stand facing what you are and what you've made! Yes, the world is a terrible place. Yes, cancer and garbage disposals will get you. Yes, a war is coming. Yes, the world is shot to hell and you're all goners! Everything's screwed up and you like it that way, don't you!"

"This country is in deep trouble people! This country is rotten to the core and somebody better do something about it! Now I want you to take your hand out of that bowl of Fritos, throw away your National Enquirer, and pick up the phone!"

"Barry Champlain is a nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there."

"And what if a woman competes with you in the marketplace and takes your job? What if black men start dating and marrying white women? Oh! And what if homosexuals are teaching your children? And what if you're afraid to walk the streets at night? What if you see yuppies getting rich while you're standing in the unemployment line? And what if your government sends you to Vietnam to fight a war they have no chance of winning? And what if your country is slipping away, lost? I know the argument, friend. It's the great theory of history. I've heard it before. It says, "When things ain't good, instead of getting down and doing something about it, instead of changing your life, it's a hell of a lot easier to blame somebody else." And it just don't wash in my book."

"This is Barry Champlain reminding you that sticks and stones can break your bones, but words cause permanent damage."