"[in letter to Ronnie] Love is fragile. And we're not always its best caretakers. We just muddle through and do the best we can. And hope this fragile thing survives against all odds."

"We're not perfect, any of us. We make mistakes, we screw up but then we forgive and move forward."

"[to Steve] Are you gonna say goodbye, because I really don't wanna hear it."

"Miley Cyrus as Veronica "Ronnie" L. Miller"

"Greg Kinnear as Steve Miller"

"Kelly Preston as Kim Miller"

"Liam Hemsworth as Will Blakelee"

"Bobby Coleman as Jonah Miller"

"Nick Lashaway as Marcus"

"Carly Chaikin as Blaze"

"Adam Barnett as Teddy"

"Nick Searcy as Tom Blakelee"

"Melissa Ordway as Ashley"

"Carrie Malabre as Cassie"

"Rhoda Griffis as a Doctor"

"Lance E. Nichols as Pastor Charlie Harris"

"Hallock Beals as Scott"

"Stephanie Leigh Schlund as Megan Blakelee"

"Any fool with a dick can make a baby, but only a real man can raise his children."

"[referring to drug epidemic] I know every time you turn on the TV that's what you see. Black People, pushing the rock, selling the rock, that's what you see. But see that wasn't a problem as long as it was here. [referring to Compton, Watts, other Black ghettos] It wasn't a problem until it was in Iowa or on Wall Street where there are hardly any black people."

"[to Tre, who has his gun in his hand, after Ricky had been shot] I want you to give me the gun. Oh, I get it. You gonna end like Doughboy? Like little Chris in a wheelchair? Give me the motherfucking gun, Tre!"

"[about TV news coverage] Either they don't know, don't show, or don't care about what's going on in the hood. They had all this foreign shit. They didn't have shit on my brother, man."

"[to Doughboy] You ain't shit. You just like your daddy. You don't do shit, and you never gonna amount to shit. All you do is eat, sleep, and shit."

"What y'all doing now? Ricky? Oh, my God. Ricky? Ricky, baby, get up. Get up. Wake up, baby. Ricky, get up. Get up. It's all right. Get up, baby. Get up. Tre, what happened? What happened to him? [sees Doughboy] Oh, my God! What did you do to him? What did you do? What did you do? You did this! You did this! I'll kill you! You did it! I know you did it! You did it! Yes, you did! YOU DID IT TO HIM, YOU DID THIS! I told you! I TOLD YOU! My baby! Oh, God! Oh, God! Oh, my God! Ricky, baby! Ricky!"

"Once upon a time in South Central L.A. ... It ain't no fairy tale."

"Increase the peace."

"Cuba Gooding, Jr. - Tre Styles"

"Larry Fishburne - Jason 'Furious' Styles"

"Ice Cube - Darrin (Doughboy) Baker"

"Morris Chestnut - Ricky Baker"

"Nia Long - Brandi"

"Tyra Ferrell - Brenda Baker, mother of Doughboy and Ricky"

"Angela Bassett - Reva Devereaux"

"Raymond D. Turner - Ferris"

"Malcolm Norrington - Knucklehead #1"

"Lloyd Avery II - Knucklehead #2"

"Desi Arnez Hines II - Young Tre Styles"