"[after watching The Bicycle Thief] Great movie, huh? So refreshing to see something like this after all these... cop movies and, you know, things we do. Maybe we'll do a remake of this!"

"Can we talk about something other than Hollywood for a change? We're educated people."

"I was just thinking what an interesting concept it is to eliminate the writer from the artistic process. If we could just get rid of these actors and directors, maybe we've got something here."

"I like words and letters, but I'm not crazy about complete sentences."

"Cynthia Stevenson - Bonnie Sherow"

"Malcolm McDowell: Griffin? Griffin! Hi, how are you? Listen: the next time you want to badmouth me, have the courage to do it to my face. You guys are all the same."

"Brion James - Joel Levison"

"Vincent D'Onofrio - David Kahane"

"Dean Stockwell - Andy Civella"

"Richard E. Grant - Tom Oakley"

"Sydney Pollack - Dick Mellon"

"Lorissa McComas — Barbara Randolph"

"Monte Markham — J.R. Randolph"

"Mila Kunis — Susie Grogan"

"Kehli O'Byrne — Gina Green"

"Richard Israel — Dave"

"James Karen — Governor"

"William Katt — Paul Grogan"

"Alexandra Paul — Maggie McNamara"

"Darleen Carr — Dr. Leticia Baines"

"Kaz Garas — Sheriff"

"Soleil Moon Frye — Laura Dickinson"

"The fish were bred for intelligence and endurance and God knows what else."

"The piranha are coming! You've got to believe me!"

"Gina Green: I'm kind of like a promotion. You have to earn me."

"Naomi Watts — Shopping Cart Starlet"

"Leland Orser — Terry Wechsler"

"David Clennon — Jack"

"Lost River Lake was a thriving resort... Until they discovered..."

"James Villemaire — Harvey Starkweather"

"Robert Picardo — Howard, the Theater Manager"

"Jesse White — Mr. Spector"

"Lucinda Jenney — Anne Loomis"

"Lisa Jakub — Sandra"

"Omri Katz — Stan"

"Kellie Martin — Sherry"

"Dick Miller — Herb Denning"

"Jesse Lee — Dennis Loomis"

"John Sayles — Bob"

"Cathy Moriarty — Ruth Corday / Carole"

"Lucy Butler — Rhonda"

"[from TV spot] Monster movies, the end of civilisation, your first date - some things will always be scary!"

"John Goodman — Lawrence Woolsey"

"Simon Fenton — Gene Loomis"