""Points West" by Steve Lopez. A year ago, I met a man who was down on his luck and thought I might be able to help him. I don't know that I have. Yes, my friend Mr. Ayers now sleeps inside. He has a key. He has a bed. But his mental state, and his well-being, are as precarious now as they were the day we met. These are people who tell me I've helped them. Mental health experts who say that the simple act of being someone's friend can change his brian chemistry, improve his functioning in the world. I can't speak for Mr. Ayers in that regard. Maybe our friendship has helped him. But maybe not. I can, however, speak for myself. I can tell you that by witnessing Mr. Ayers' courage, his humility, his faith in the power of his art, I've learned the dignity of being loyal to something you believe in. Of holding onto it, above all else. Of believing, without question, that it will carry you home."

"Every now and then, the hearts, minds, and wallets of the city's officials open simultaneously. And when that happens, every now and then, the city is a better place for it."

"Mr. Ayers, I'm honored to be your friend."

"I've never loved anything the way he loves music."

"I don't give a smooth fart whether or not we go."

"Daniel Gélin - Louis Bernard"

"Ralph Truman - Inspector Buchanan"

"Bernard Miles - Edward Drayton"

"Brenda De Banzie - Lucy Drayton"

"Doris Day - Josephine Conway McKenna"

"James Stewart - Dr. Benjamin McKenna"

"Alfred Hitchcock strikes the highest note of suspense the screen has yet achieved!"

"A little knowledge can be a deadly thing!"

"[to Drayton] You have muddled everything from the start, taking that child with you from Marrakesh. Don't you realize that Americans dislike having their children stolen?"

"[dying] A man... a statesman... is to be killed... assassinated in London. Soon... very soon. Tell them in London... tell them to try Ambrose Chapel..."

"[to Louis] If you ever get hungry, our garden back home is full of snails. We tried everything to get rid of them. We never thought of a Frenchman!"

"Sorry we were gone so long, but we had to pick up Hank!"

"Lemon Andersen - Uncle Tommy"

"Jena Malone - Cheery Lab Tech"

"Octavia Spencer - Troubled Woman"

"Justin Martin - Young Nathaniel Ayers"

"Lorraine Toussaint - Flo Ayers"

"Stephen Root - Curt Reynolds"

"Oh, we have some pretty good arguments from time to time, yes."

"It's all extensions of what's coming out of our heads. I mean, you've got to remember you've got to have it inside your head to be able to get it out at all anyway."

"When the great economic collapse happens, it's going to happen right across the board. But, I don't think rock and roll will go first. I mean, the market at the moment in rock and roll is expanding a phenomenal rate. People are constantly saying it: "Rock's dying." You know? Every six months someone says it, with enormous conviction! It's not gonna happen!"

"In the finished article, the only thing that's important is whether it moves you or not. There's nothing else that's important at all."

"It's like saying, Give a man a Les Paul guitar and he becomes Eric Clapton. And it's not true. Give a man an amplifier and a synthesizer and he doesn't become...whomever, he doesn't become us."

"Rick Wright - Himself"

"Nick Mason - Himself"

"Roger Waters - Himself"

"David Gilmour - Himself"

"We have a very recognizable sound. I mean, anyone who listens to our records will know it's the Floyd. Where as, anyone who listens to many other bands will know they're playing blues, or they're playing this or that."

"We have a great understanding of eachother, we're very tolerant of eachother. But, a lot of things unsaid as well...I feel."

"We share the same sense of humor, to some extent. We lust after money, to some extent. And we've all got a lot of interest in what we're doing together."

"It's not that we're trying to shake an image off. But, we're doing other things. 'Cause we want to do other things."

"All that media stuff is all very irrelevant. Because people...if people come to a concert and they don't like it, they don't come again."

"[To camera, with mouth full] Hello, mum!"

"I mean, obviously they're all a gang of idiots, but, you know, live and let live. (Regarding his bandmates)"

"It was very heavy back a few years ago. It's not so bad since, but I think some people still think of us as a very drug oriented group. 'Course we're not. You can trust us!"

"Don't worry about that... Christ, where would rock 'n roll be without feedback?"

"Jason Flemyng - Malachi"

"Max von Sydow - Josiah Kane"

"Philip Winchester - Henry Telford"