Films About Acting

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

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

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

"PLEASE BE BE SILENT BEHIND THE SCREEN."

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

"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!"

"Amy Smart - Nurse Betty (Cameo)"

"Nathan Lane - Richard Levy the Driven"

"Sean Hayes - Richard Levy the Shameless"

"Gary Cole - Henry Futch"

"Josh Duhamel - Tad Hamilton"

"In every love story, there's only room for one leading man."

"Kate Bosworth - Rosalee Futch"

"Ginnifer Goodwin - Cathy Feely"

"Topher Grace - Pete Monash"

"Hey, if you feel it and you don't do everything in your power to reach for it, then you're basically slapping life in the face."

"Richard Levy: [showing Tad a tabloid cover story] Congratulations. You're actually drinking, driving, smoking, leering and groping at the same time. Which on one hand, is just about the coolest thing ever...but on the other hand, maybe isn't so great for the image."

"Cathy Feely: [to Tad] And at which point, Tad. If you are going back to the airport, I will ride with you, and by the Route 73 cloverleaf, I will have given myself to you in ways you've only read about in the drugstore!"

"When great love is rejected, Rosalee, something inside a man dies. So all he can do is run away, where he can meet the girl he'll love second most."

"Kathryn Hahn - Angelica"

"You have five smiles, Pete. One when you think someone an idiot. One when you think someone's REALLY an idiot. One when you're singing to Barry White. One when you're getting all dressed up. And one when you're looking at me."

"I am the boy-next-door... if you live in a dysfunctional neighborhood."

"Henry Futch: Sometimes Goliath kicks the shit out of David. It's just nobody bothers to tell that story."

"Tad Hamilton is an actor. How do you know he's not acting with you?"

"[to Tad] Like do you know she has six smiles? One when something really makes her laugh. One when she's making plans. One when she is laughing out of politeness. One when she is uncomfortable. One when she is making fun of herself. And one when... she's talking about her friends."

"[kisses Rosie] I love you, Rosie. I always have. If I've been a jerk this last week, it's because I've been fighting - I've been fighting for you. I don't want to lose you to Tad Hamilton, or anyone else. You're the one."

"I told you to guard your carnal treasure! You practically chucked it at him!"

"[giving Rosalee some parting advice before her big date] Guard your carnal treasure."

"[summing up the "Win a Date" contest] Heaven is just a mouse click away."

"Yikes-a-bee."

"I can't go with you Tad, because you don't love me, you maybe want to love me. But I think what you love right now is the idea of me. You can't love someone for what they stand for or seem to be. You have to love them for their details, for the little things that are true of them and only them."

"Octavia Spencer - Janine"

"Lady Rowlands - Melva Drake"

"Laura Johnson - Nancy Stein"

"Joan Blondell - Sarah Goode"

"Paul Stewart - David Samuels"

"Zohra Lampert - Dorothy Victor"

"Ben Gazzara - Manny Victor"

"Gena Rowlands - Myrtle Gordon"

"John Cassavetes - Maurice Aarons"

"I thought that small talk was too small, I thought big talk was too pretentious, I thought music was noise, and I thought art was bullshit."

"Bobby: I've seen a lot of drunks in my day, but I never seen anyone as drunk as you and still be able to walk. You're fantastic."

"Jane Wyman - Eve Gill"

"Marlene Dietrich - Charlotte Inwood"

"Michael Wilding - Detective Inspector Wilfred Smith"

"Hands that applaud can also kill!"

"I never hope to be appreciated. Yes, your mother cured me of that. That's why I could never be bothered with your mother."

"Love held its breath as sudden terror held the stage!"

"Richard Todd - Jonathan Cooper"

"Gripping New Greatness From Warner Bros."