"I'm somebody now, Harry. Everybody likes me. Soon, millions of people will see me and they'll all like me. I'll tell them about you, and your father, how good he was to us. Remember? It's a reason to get up in the morning. It's a reason to lose weight, to fit in the red dress. It's a reason to smile. It makes tomorrow all right. What have I got Harry, hm? Why should I even make the bed, or wash the dishes? I do them, but why should I? I'm alone. Your father's gone, you're gone. I got no one to care for. What have I got, Harry? I'm lonely. I'm old. Now when I get the sun, I smile."

"In the end it's all nice."

"And you should see my Harry on television. We're giving the prizes away. I just wanted to be on the show!"

"[on her pills] Purple in the morning, blue in the afternoon, orange in the evening. [to her refrigerator] There's my three meals, Mr. Smartypants. And green at night. Just like that, one, two, three, four."

"Harold, I'm gonna be on television."

"I'm thinking thin."

"Larenz Tate - Quincy Jones"

"C.J. Sanders - Young Ray Robinson"

"Richard Schiff - Jerry Wexler"

"Sharon Warren - Aretha Robinson"

"Regina King - Margie Hendricks"

"Kerry Washington - Della Bea Robinson"

"[about his love for country music] I love the stories. You know about fallin' in love and have love knock you around, and then the pressures of the world on you so tough, it makes you feel small. You just want to give your soul to God. You might as well, your ass belongs to Him."

"George, I miss you. I miss you, George."

"Curtis Armstrong - Ahmet Ertegun"

"Aretha Robinson: Always remember your promise to me. Never let nobody or nothin' turn you into no cripple."

"Della Bea Robinson: [about one of Ray's sons] He isn't my gift to you, he's your son."

"The extraordinary life of Ray Charles. A man who fought harder and went further than anyone could imagine."

"The one thing more extraordinary than the music is the man behind it: Ray Charles."

"Jamie Foxx - Ray Charles"

"Randy Black : No baby, no. Not now. Just leave it. That's the trouble with people today. All uptight about tomorrow, hanging on to yesterday. It's no good, no good at all. There's only one time that counts - now, right now. If you don't live for now, why, you might as well just roll over and take the full count."

"Dolly Read - Kelly MacNamara"

"Cynthia Myers - Casey Anderson"

"Marcia McBroom - Petronella Danforth"

"John LaZar - Ronnie "Z-Man" Barzell"

"Michael Blodgett - Lance Rocke"

"David Gurian - Harris Allsworth"

"Edy Williams - Ashley St. Ives"

"Erica Gavin - Roxanne"

"Phyllis Davis - Susan Lake"

"Duncan McLeod - Porter Hall"

"James Iglehart - Randy Black"