"[to Buddusky] I consider myself in jeopardy with you man, understand? In jeopardy. This ain't no farewell party n' he ain't retirin'. Understand? He's a prisoner n' we're takin' 'im to the jailhouse. N' you have a tendency to forget that. You're a menace, man. You ain't no simple shit Bad-Ass, you're a motherfuckin' menace. But from now on, MAA can go piss up a rope! You ain't no honcho! N' I wanna hear no more of this horseshit psychology jive! No more turnin' that boy's head around to prove what a fuckin' big man you are! You're a lifer like me! Navy's the best thing ever happened to me, n' I don't want'cha to fuck me up, y'understand?"

"Nancy Allen - Nancy"

"Gilda Radner - Nichiren Shoshu Member"

"Jim Hohn - Nichiren Shoshu Member"

"Michael Moriarty - First Lieutenant Marine Duty Officer"

"Luana Anders - Donna"

"Sam Elliott - Maynard Finch"

"Danny McBride - Jim Miller"

"Zach Galifianakis - Steve"

"J.K. Simmons - Bob"

"Jason Bateman - Craig Gregory"

"Amy Morton - Kara Bingham"

"Tamala Jones - Karen Barnes"

"Melanie Lynskey - Julie Bingham"

"Tonight most people will be welcomed home by jumping dogs and squealing kids. Their spouses will ask about their day, and tonight they'll sleep. The stars will wheel forth from their daytime hiding places; and one of those lights, slightly brighter than the rest, will be my wingtip passing over."

"George Clooney - Ryan Bingham"

"Anna Kendrick - Natalie Keener"

"[Guiding Natalie through airport check-in, walking past a row with Middle Eastern travelers] Five words: "Randomly selected for additional screening.""

"Vera Farmiga - Alex Goran"

"[in his seminar] Anybody who ever built an empire, or changed the world, sat where you are now. And it's because they sat there that they were able to do it."

"Adhir Kalyan - fired I.T. worker"

"How much does your life weigh? Imagine for a second that you're carrying a backpack. I want you to feel the straps on your shoulders. Feel 'em? Now I want you to pack it with all the stuff that you have in your life. You start with the little things. The things on shelves and in drawers, the knick-knacks, the collectibles. Feel the weight as that adds up. Then you start adding larger stuff, clothes, table-top appliances, lamps, linens, your TV. The backpack should be getting pretty heavy now. And you go bigger. Your couch, bed, your kitchen table. Stuff it all in there. Your car, get it in there. Your home, whether it's a studio apartment or a two bedroom house. I want you to stuff it all into that backpack. Now try to walk. It's kind of hard, isn't it? This is what we do to ourselves on a daily basis. We weigh ourselves down until we can't even move. And make no mistake, moving is living. Now, I'm gonna set that backpack on fire. What do you want to take out of it? What do you want to take out of it? Photos? Photos are for people who can't remember. Drink some ginkgo and let the photos burn. In fact, let everything burn and imagine waking up tomorrow with nothing. It's kind of exhilarating, isn't it?"

"Now, this is gonna be a little difficult, so stay with me. You have a new backpack. Only this time, I want you to fill it with people. Start with casual acquaintances, friends of friends, folks around the office, and then you move into the people that you trust with your most intimate secrets. Your cousins, your aunts, your uncles, your brothers, your sisters, your parents and finally your husband, your wife, your boyfriend or your girlfriend. You get them into that backpack. And don't worry. I'm not gonna ask you to light it on fire. Feel the weight of that bag. Make no mistake - your relationships are the heaviest components in your life. Do you feel the straps cutting into your shoulders? All those negotiations and arguments, and secrets and compromises. You don't need to carry all that weight. Why don't you set that bag down? Some animals were meant to carry each other, to live symbiotically for a lifetime - star crossed lovers, monogamous swans. We are not those animals. The slower we move, the faster we die. We are not swans. We're sharks."

"All the things you probably hate about traveling – the recycled air, the artificial lighting, the digital juice dispensers, the cheap sushi – are warm reminders that I’m home."

"Clint Eastwood - John "Thunderbolt" Doherty"

"Dub Taylor - Gas Station Attendant"

"Claudia Lennear - Secretary"

"June Fairchild - Gloria"

"Beth Howland - Bank Manager's Wife"

"Vic Tayback - Construction Company Owner"

"Bill McKinney - Crazed Car Driver w/raccoon and rabbits"

"Burton Gilliam - Welder"

"Gary Busey - Curly"

"Catherine Bach as Melody"

"Jack Dodson - Bank Manager"

"Geoffrey Lewis - Eddie Goody"

"Jeff Bridges - Lightfoot"

"Gregory Walcott - Car Salesman"

"George Kennedy - Red Leary"

"You ain't no country preacher, Preacher."

"[to a woman riding a motorcycle in shorts] Hey where did you get those pants? [the womans pulls out a hammer, pounds his truck and rides off] You freak! I love you, come back!"

"Go... fuck... a duck."

"I don't wish to be forward, but we'd like to exchange cars with you. So the faster you get out, the better it'll be for your ass."

"Thunderbolt... the man with the reputation. Lightfoot... the kid who's about to make one!"

"He has exactly seven minutes to get rich quick!"

"You said you 'n' me was gonna get out of town and for once just really let our hair down. Well darlin', look out 'cause my hair is comin' down!"

"Goddamn it! I've never been lucky! Not one time!"

"I've had it up to my ass with sedate."

"You get what you settle for."