"Yes, I wear foundation. Yes, I live with a man. Yes, I'm a middle-aged fag. But I know who I am, Val. It took me twenty years to get here, and I'm not gonna let some idiot senator destroy that. Fuck the senator, I don't give a damn what he thinks."

"[to Albert] My cemetery's in Key Biscayne. It's one of the prettiest in the world. The sky is blue, palm trees, rolling hills. The one is Los Copa's really shit. [sigh] What a pain in the ass you are. And it's true: you're not young, you're not new, and you do make people laugh. And me? I'm still with you because you make me laugh. So you know what I got to do? I got to sell my plot in Key Biscayne so I can get one next to you in that shithole Los Copa, so I never miss a laugh."

"You do an eclectic celebration of the dance! You do Fosse, Fosse, Fosse! You do Martha Graham, Martha Graham, Martha Graham! Or Twyla, Twyla, Twyla! Or Michael Kidd, Michael Kidd, Michael Kidd, Michael Kidd! Or Madonna, Madonna, Madonna!... but you keep it all inside."

"Don't worry about that. I'm very maternal. And Albert's practically a breast."

"Armand Goldman, you old so-and-so! How 'bout those Dolphins! ... Screaming queen?"

"Louise Keeley: [examining the sexually provocative designs on the bowls] Oh, what interesting china. It looks like young men playing leapfrog."

"Come as you are."

"William Hickey as Policeman"

"Rondi Reed as Eunice"

"Carmen Zapata as Flower Seller"

"Jerry Hardin as The Doctor"

"Patricia Herd as The Matron"

"Carlos Gómez as Pablo"

"Matt Keeslar as Collector"

"Diane Lane as Stella Kowalski"

"Tina Lifford as The Neighbor"

"Frederick Coffin as Steve"

"Hey, kid, you wanna get out of jail? [Mayor (9 Years Old Boy): Sure, Mom.] [Policeman: Get in kid.]"

"Alec Baldwin as Stanley Kowalski"

"They told me to take a streetcar named "Desire", transfer to one called "Cemetery", ride six blocks and get off, at Elysian Fields."

"Jessica Lange as Blanche DuBois"

"Adam Ryen as 9 Years Old Mayor"

"John Goodman as Harold "Mitch" Mitchell"

"Spencer Charters - Andrews, the Butler"

"Maude Eburne - Mrs. Mantel"

"Maurice Black - Taxi Driver"

"Edward Everett Horton - Richard "Dickie" Smith, and Felix, The Great Zero"

"Esther Ralston - Madeline Smith"

"The prettier she is, the more twisted he gets!"

"Laura La Plante - Diane O'Dare"

"Patsy Ruth Miller - Kitty "Minty" Minter"

"And Dickie, I bought a new lace nightie yesterday that's positively indecent. Wait till you see it!"

"Henry Daniell - Baron de Varville"

"Lenore Ulric - Olympe"

"Jessie Ralph - Nanine, Marguerite's Maid"

"Laura Hope Crews - Prudence Duvernoy"

"Robert Taylor - Armand Duval"

"Lionel Barrymore - Monsieur Duval"

"Rex O'Malley - Gaston"

"Elizabeth Allan - Nichette, the Bride"

"I always look well when I'm near death."

"I'm afraid of nothing except being bored."

"[about Armand] His eyes have made love to me all evening."

"The past is dead. Heaven rest its soul - if it had one."

"Spring Byington - Matey Pearson"

"Greta Garbo - Marguerite 'Camille' Gautier"