"I can't do it no more. I can't sing no more sad songs."

"Jimmy want a rib, Jimmy want a steak, Jimmy want a piece of your chocolate cake!"

"[Referring to a club in Florida where Curtis has booked the Dreamettes] That place is so white they will not even hir…"

"Effie, it is time for you to perform. For the past four months I have been your food, your rent, your support network."

"Fame comes and goes, starts rise and fall, but dreams live forever."

"All you have to do is dream."

"One dream will change everything."

"Jennifer Hudson - Effie White"

"Jamie Foxx - Curtis Taylor, Jr."

"Hey, I got soul! You can't kill a man with soul!"