"We the judges meet the athletes at receptions, of course we observe the practice sessions. In reality, it's almost like a teacher who forms an opinion about a student outside of class, and grades them accordingly."

"Imagine how it would feel to know that 100 million people want you to fall. Imagine how it would feel knowing that, if you fall, you would fail 100 million people."

"Now the public's very fickle and athletes, even when they've won the gold medal, have a very short shelf-life. A great skating performance is a thing of the moment and when a window of opportunity opens, you've got to be ready."

"Anymore, it's like achievement is downright undemocratic because, hey, all men are created equally likely to be in the right place at the right time."

"How do I write this? Sometimes I think that this could be a fairy tale. Not the "happily ever after" type that we tell each other to make ourselves feel better, but one of those strange dark tales where monsters eat little children. And it would begin the usual way: Once upon a time there were two little girls...and, oh, they loved to skate. But there came a day when joy and love were not enough."

"What I kept wondering was why was America so obsessed? And if all the rumours and all the speculation was true, how could it come to pass that one young woman could be so desperate for an Olympic medal that she would try to maim the competition?"

"Who says crime doesn't pay?"

"Character, some say, is plot. And plot is what we do, not what's happened to us or how we've suffered, but what we do."

"John Cousins - Jim Minogue"

"Noah Taylor - David Helfgott - Adolescent"

"Randall Berger - Isaac Stern"

"Rebecca Gooden - Margaret"

"Googie Withers - Katharine Susannah Prichard"

"Marta Kaczmarek - Rachel"

"Gordon Poole - Eisteddfod Presenter"

"Armin Mueller-Stahl - Peter"

"Alex Rafalowicz - David Helfgott - Child"

"Nicholas Bell - Ben Rosen"

"Cecil Parkes: You must play as if there's no tomorrow."

"Chris Haywood - Sam"

"Danielle Cox - Suzie - Child"

"John Gielgud - Cecil Parkes"

"A father whose life was his family. A son whose music was his life."

"One of the most celebrated and successful films in Australian film history"

"A true story of the mystery of music and the miracle of love."

"Geoffrey Rush - David Helfgott"

"Practical? No, of course not. Of course not. But then neither am I, Gillian. Neither am I. I'm not very practical at all."

"The stars, Gillian darling! Ask the stars!"

"Isaac Stern: America. You know, land of the free, home of the brave. You know, Mickey Mouse."

"Justin Braine - Tony"

"Kind of. I'm not really sure about anything."

"It's a mountain. The hardest piece you could ever play."

"Am I mad enough, professor? Am I?"

"David King - Viney"

"Sonia Todd - Sylvia"

"I'm shocked, stunned and amazed."

"Would you marry me?"

"In this world only the strong survive. The weak get crushed like insects."

"Lynn Redgrave - Gillian"

"Ella Scott Lynch - Jessica"

"Beverley Dunn - Beryl Alcott"

"Marc Warren - Ray"

"Neil Thomson - RCOM Conductor"

"Joey Kennedy - Suzie - Adult"

"Gillian: Your first concert in years and you wear odd shoes."

"Peter Helfgott: I’m your father and this is your family!"

"Robert Hands - Robert"

"It's a tough game, isn't it Roger?"

"Separate and equal are two different things. Just 'cause it's the way, doesn't make it right, understand?"