"[as Birdman] It's a beautiful day. Forget about the Times... everyone else has. Come on. Stand up! So you're not a great actor. Who cares? You're much more than that. You tower over these other theater douchebags. You're a movie star, man! You're a global force! Don't you get it? You spent your life building a bank account and a reputation... and you blew 'em both. Good for you. Fuck it. We'll make a comeback. They're waiting for something huge. Well, give it to them. Shave off that pathetic goatee. Get some surgery! Sixty's the new thirty, motherfucker. You're the original. You paved the way for these other clowns. Give the people what they want... old-fashioned apocalyptic porn. Birdman: The Phoenix Rises. Pimple-faced gamers creaming in their pants. A billion worldwide, guaranteed. You are larger than life, man. You save people from their boring, miserable lives. You make them jump, laugh, shit their pants. All you have to do is..."

"Michael Keaton - Riggan Thomson / Birdman"

"[as Birdman] That's what I'm talking about. Bones rattling! Big, loud, fast! Look at these people, at their eyes... they're sparkling. They love this shit. They love blood. They love action. Not this talky, depressing, philosophical bullshit. Yes. And the next time you screech, it'll explode into millions of eardrums. You'll glimmer on thousands of screens around the globe. Another blockbuster. You are a god. See? There you go, you motherfucker. Gravity doesn't even apply to you. Wait till you see the faces of those who thought we were finished. Listen to me. Let's go back one more time and show them what we're capable of. We have to end it on our own terms... with a grand gesture. Flames. Sacrifice. Icarus. You can do it. You hear me? You are... Birdman!"

"Amy Ryan - Sylvia, Riggan's ex-wife and Sam's mother"

"Emma Stone - Sam Thomson, Riggan's daughter and assistant"

"Naomi Watts - Lesley, an actress and Mike's girlfriend"

"Andrea Riseborough - Laura, an actress and Riggan's girlfriend"

"Zach Galifianakis - Jake, Riggan's lawyer and friend"

"Merritt Wever - Annie, the stage manager"

"Edward Norton - Mike Shiner, a popular Broadway actor"

"Lindsay Duncan - Tabitha Dickinson, a top theatre critic"

"Barney Martin - Ralph Marolla"

"Ron Canada - Bartender"

"Cynthia Sikes - Susan Johnson"

"[to Arthur] If projectile vomiting ever becomes an Olympic event, you would do your country proud."

"Jack Gilford - Mr. Butterworth"

"Paul Benedict - Fairchild"

"Stephen Elliot - Bert Johnson"

"Dudley Moore - Arthur Bach"

"Liza Minnelli - Linda Morolla Bach"

"John Gielgud - Hobson"

"Kathy Bates - Mrs. Canby"

"Geraldine Fitzgerald - Martha Bach"

"Justine Johnston as Aunt Pearl"

"Lou Jacobi as Plant store owner"

"Lawrence Tierney as Man in Diner Demanding Roll"

"Mark Margolis (uncredited) as Wedding guest"

"Paul Gleason as Executive"

"Phyllis Somerville as Saleslady"

"Dudley Moore as Arthur Bach"

"Ted Ross as Bitterman"

"Barney Martin as Ralph Marolla"

"John Gielgud as Hobson"

"Liza Minnelli as Linda Marolla"

"Geraldine Fitzgerald as Martha Bach"

"Jill Eikenberry as Susan Johnson"

"Stephen Elliott as Burt Johnson"

"Thomas Barbour as Stanford Bach"

"Paul Rudd - Kevin"

"Martha Plimpton - Monica"

"Christina Ricci - Val"

"You bring me over here, and you tell me I'm the worst lover you ever had. And now you tell me it can't be helped."

"Throwing a party it's like... it's like an invitation for abuse. It's like the last desperate act of someone who hasn't had a lasting relationship since Junior High."

"Did you know that cigarettes are a shield against meaningful interaction with people?"

"I've dated enough narcissistically neurotic men to know that you are all just a pack of roving babies in search of a giant teat from which to suck the lifeblood out of me until I am a hollow shell."

"Nicole Ari Parker - Bridget"

"You let somebody move in with you, you make all these little compromises to smooth things along, and the next thing you know, you're on some macrobiotic diet and you're listening to Joni Mitchell."