"Ma, sooner or later, there comes a point in a man's life when he's gotta face some facts. And one fact I gotta face is that, whatever it is that women like, I ain't got it."

"[to Angie] You don't like her. My mother don't like her. She's a dog and I'm a fat, ugly man. Well, all I know is I had a good time last night. I'm gonna have a good time tonight. If we have enough good times together, I'm gonna get down on my knees and I'm gonna beg that girl to marry me. If we make a party on New Year's, I got a date for that party. You don't like her? That's too bad! Hey Ang, when are you going to get married? You're 33 years old, and all your kid brothers and sisters are married. You oughta be ashamed of yourself."

"Karen Steele - Virginia"

"Jerry Paris - Tommy"

"Joe Mantell - Angie"

"Frank Sutton - Ralph (uncredited)"

"Esther Minciotti - Mrs. Piletti"

"Augusta Ciolli - Aunt Catherine"

"A wonderful guy . . . once you've met him, you'll never forget him!"

"Ernest Borgnine - Marty Piletti"

"It's the love story of an unsung hero!"

"Betsy Blair - Clara"

"[to Catherine] Where you go, rain go. Someday you gonna smile, we gonna have a big holiday."

"College girls are one step from the street, I tell you. My son Joseph wife, she type on the typewriter - one step from the street!"

"So I'm an old garbage bag put in the street, huh?... These are the worst years, I tell you. It's going to happen to you. I'm afraid to look in a mirror. I'm afraid I'm gonna see an old lady with white hair, just like the old ladies in the park with little bundles and black shawls waiting for the coffin. I'm fifty-six years old. And what am I gonna do with myself? I've got strength in my hands. I want to clean. I want to cook. I want to make dinner for my children. Am I an old dog to lay near the fire till my eyes close? These are terrible years, Theresa, terrible years... It's gonna happen to you. It's gonna happen to you! What are you gonna do if Marty gets married? Huh? What are you gonna cook? Where's all the children playing in all the rooms? Where's the noise? It's a curse to be a widow, a curse! What are you gonna do if Marty gets married? What are you gonna do?"

"The Artist was made as a love letter to cinema, and grew out of my (and all of my cast and crew’s) admiration and respect for movies throughout history."

"Here is one of the most entertaining films in many a moon, a film that charms because of its story, its performances and because of the sly way it plays with being silent and black and white. "The Artist" knows you're aware it's silent and kids you about it. Not that it's entirely silent, of course; like all silent films were, it's accompanied by music. You know — like in a regular movie when nobody's talking? … I've seen "The Artist" three times, and each time it was applauded, perhaps because the audience was surprised at itself for liking it so much. It's good for holiday time, speaking to all ages in a universal language. Silent films can weave a unique enchantment. During a good one, I fall into a reverie, an encompassing absorption that drops me out of time."

"If that's the future you can have it!"

"People are tired of old actors mugging at camera to be understood. Out with the old, in with the new. Make way for the young! That's life!"

"There's one thing we could try. Trust me."

"I won't talk! I won't say a word!"

"We have to talk, George. Why do you refuse to talk?"

"PLEASE BE BE SILENT BEHIND THE SCREEN."

"WHO'S THAT GIRL? That's The Question On Everyone's Lips. Who Indeed?"

"Henry Travers - James Ballard"

"Reginald Owen - Foley"

"Richard Ney - Vin Miniver"

"Walter Pidgeon - Clem Miniver"

"Greer Garson - Mrs. Kay Miniver"

"Teresa Wright - Carol Beldon"

""Mrs. Miniver" is more than a picture—It's dramatic. It's tender. It's human. It's real."

"Henry Wilcoxon - Vicar"

"Dame May Whitty - Lady Beldon"

"I'm sorry to disturb the harmony of this occasion, but our enemies are no respecters of flower shows."

"This is the People's War. It is our war. We are the fighters. Fight it then. Fight it with all that is in us and may God defend the Right."

"She was a good cook, as good cooks go. And as good cooks go, she went."

"We, in this quiet corner of England, have suffered the loss of friends very dear to us - some close to this church: George West, choir boy; James Bellard, station master and bell ringer and a proud winner, only one hour before his death, of the Belding Cup for his beautiful Miniver rose; and our hearts go out in sympathy to the two families who share the cruel loss of a young girl who was married at this altar only two weeks ago. The homes of many of us have been destroyed, and the lives of young and old have been taken. There is scarcely a household that hasn't been struck to the heart. And why? Surely you must have asked yourself this question. Why in all conscience should these be the ones to suffer? Children, old people, a young girl at the height of her loveliness. Why these? Are these our soldiers? Are these our fighters? Why should they be sacrificed? I shall tell you why. Because this is not only a war of soldiers in uniform. It is a war of the people, of all the people, and it must be fought not only on the battlefield, but in the cities and in the villages, in the factories and on the farms, in the home, and in the heart of every man, woman, and child who loves freedom! Well, we have buried our dead, but we shall not forget them. Instead they will inspire us with an unbreakable determination to free ourselves and those who come after us from the tyranny and terror that threaten to strike us down. This is the people's war! It is our war! We are the fighters! Fight it then! Fight it with all that is in us, and may God defend the right."

"Claude Akins - Sergeant 'Baldy' Dhom"

"Mickey Shaughnessy - Corporal Leva"

"Harry Bellaver - Private First Class Mazzioli"

"Ernest Borgnine - Staff Sergeant James R. "Fatso" Judson"

"Philip Ober - Captain Dana "Dynamite" Holmes"

"Montgomery Clift - Private Robert E. Lee Prewitt"

"Deborah Kerr - Karen Holmes"

"Donna Reed - Alma 'Lorene' Burke"

"Frank Sinatra - Private Angelo Maggio"

"Burt Lancaster - First Sergeant Milton Warden"

"Jack Warden - Corporal Buckley"

"George Reeves - Sergeant Maylon Stark"

"Pouring out of impassioned pages...brawling their way to greatness on the screen!"