"You know, about a year ago, my private cook Mrs. Wright, who you know was driving from here down to the ranch in Texas. So I asked her if she would mind bringing my dog, Little Beagle Johnson, with her in order that he could be there when I got home. Mrs. Wright respectfully declined. She said it is hard enough for a black woman driving through the South without having a dog to worry about. Finding a place to eat, to sleep, to use the restroom. The personal cook of the vice president of the United States has to drive through towns without stopping , then squat to pee by the side of the road. Hundred years ago, she would've been a slave. Hundred years from now, hell, she might be... president. But today, we live in a time of too much uncertainty. Where can she eat? Where can she sleep? Can she vote? And if she does, will she be harassed for casting that vote? Can she attend school? If so, which school? Can she travel the cities and towns of this land without fearing for her safety? What rights that belong to the men in this room should not be afforded to her?"

"Kate Butler - Juanita Roberts"

"Gary Grubbs - Senator Everett Dirksen"

"Darrel Guilbeau - Jack Valenti"

"Richard Jenkins - Senator Richard Russell"

"Paul Perri – Trent Lott"

"Bill Camp – Gerald Ford"

"Alfred Molina – Waiter"

"Kirk Bovill – Henry Kissinger"

"Eddie Marsan – Paul Wolfowitz"

"Adam Bartley – Frank Luntz"

"Stefania LaVie Owen – Joan"

"Fay Masterson – Edna Vincent"

"Jillian Armenante – Karen Hughes"

"Shea Whigham – Wayne Vincent"

"Naomi Watts – News Anchor"

"Joseph Beck – Karl Rove"

"As the world becomes more and more confusing, we tend to focus on the things that are right there in front of us while ignoring the massive forces that actually change and shape our lives. And, with people working longer and longer hours for less and less, when we do have free time, the last thing we want is complicated analysis on our government, lobbying, international trade agreement, and tax bills. So it's no surprise that, when a monotone, bureaucratic Vice President came to power, we hardly noticed as he achieved a position of authority that very few leaders in the history of America ever had."

"[last lines] I can feel your incriminations. And your judgment. And I am fine with it. You want to be loved, go be a movie star. The world is as you find it, you gotta deal with that reality, and there are monsters in this world. We saw 3,000 innocent people burned to death by those monsters. And yet you object when I refuse to kiss those monsters on the cheek and say "pretty please." You answer me this: what terrorist attack would you have let go forward so you wouldn't seem like a mean and nasty fella? I will not apologize for keeping your families safe. And I will not apologize for doing what needed to be done, so that your loved ones can sleep peaceably at night. It has been my honor to be your servant. You chose me, and I did what you asked."

"LisaGay Hamilton – Condoleezza Rice"

"Don McManus – David Addington"

"Stephen Adly Guirgis – George Tenet"

"Jesse Plemons – Kurt, the narrator"

"Lily Rabe – Liz Cheney"

"Justin Kirk – Scooter Libby"

"Matthew Jacobs – Antonin Scalia"

"Sam Rockwell – George W. Bush"

"Steve Carell – Donald Rumsfeld"

"Tyler Perry – Colin Powell"

"Christian Bale – Dick Cheney"

"[After a colleague asks if he is alright after having fallen to the ground] I'm having a heart attack, you idiot."

"Amy Adams – Lynne Cheney"