"I'm a Meechum. A Meechum's a thoroughbred, a winner all the way. He chews nails while the other kids eat cotton candy. He never surrenders. He never gives up."

"I'd like to propose a toast, to my son. He is eighteen today. He has just ordered his first drink. Before he drinks it, I'd like to wish him a long life, a wife as fine as his mother, and a son as fine as he's been. To my son!"

"[addressing his fighter squadron] Morning. You men now have the privilege of serving under the meanest, toughest, screamingest commander in the Marine Corps- me. If I say something you pretend it's coming from the Burning Bush. We're Marines. Marine Corps fighter pilots. We have no other function. That is your mission, and you're gonna hack it or pack it! You're flying with Bull Meechum now, and I kid you not, this is the eye of the storm! Welcome aboard."

"Okay, Hogs, I've listened to you bellyache about moving to this hew town. This said bellyaching will end as of 1530 hours, will not affect the morale of this squadron henceforth. Do I make myself clear?"

"Michael Strong - Colonel Varney"

"Lisa Jane Persky - Mary Anne Meechum"

"Theresa Merritt - Arrabelle Smalls"

"Sam Gilroy - Ethan Carter Wate"

"Alden Ehrenreic - Ethan Lawson Wate"

"Alice Englert - Lena Duchannes"

"Jeremy Irons - Macon Melchizedek Ravenwood"

"Leslie Castay - Principal Herbert"

"Lance E. Nichols - Mayor Snow"

"Randy Redd - Reverend Stephens"

"Robin Skye - Mrs. Hester"

"Pruitt Taylor Vince - Mr. Lee"

"Rachel Brosnahan as Genevieve Katherine Duchannes"

"Kyle Gallner - Larkin Kent"

"Tiffany Boone - Savannah Snow"

"Zoey Deutch - Emily Asher"

"Viola Davis - Amarie Treadeau "Amma""

"Eileen Atkins - Emmaline Duchannes"

"Margo Martindale - Delphine Duchannes"

"Emma Thompson - Mavis Lincoln / Sarafine Duchannes"

"Thomas Mann - Wesley Jefferson Lincoln "Link""

"Emmy Rossum - Ridley Duchannes"

"Cindy Hogan - Mrs. Asher"

"Gwendolyn Mulamba - Mrs. Snow"

"Glenn Close - Sarah Cooper"

"Wise up, folks. We're all alone out there and tomorrow we're going out there again."

"[about men] They're either married or gay. And if they're not gay, they've just broken up with the most wonderful woman in the world, or they've just broken up with a bitch who looks exactly like me. They're in transition from a monogamous relationship and they need more space. Or they're tired of space, but they just can't commit. Or they want to commit, but they're afraid to get close. They want to get close, you don't want to get near them."

"[about the wake] Amazing tradition. They throw a great party for you on the one day they know you can't come."

"You see, Sarah, Harold, we took a secret vote. We're not leaving. We're never leaving."

"There's some asshole at work you have to kowtow to, and you find yourself doing things you thought you'd never do. But you try and minimize that stuff; be the best person you can be. But you set your priorities. And that's the way life is. I wonder if your friend Alex knew that. One thing's for sure, he couldn't live with it. I know I shouldn't talk; you guys knew him. But the thing is... no one ever said it would be fun. At least... no one ever said it to me."

"Are not the satisfactions of being a good man among our common men great enough to sustain us anymore? Where did Alex's hope go?"

"In a cold world, you need your friends to keep you warm."

"The story of eight old friends searching for something they lost, and finding that all they needed was each other."

"How much love, sex, fun and friendship can a person take?"

"Spend some time with a few good friends."

"Tom Berenger - Sam Weber"

"Jeff Goldblum - Michael Gold"