"He loves living on the edge, now he's taking the chance of a lifetime. And after fifty years, the world has changed. But falling in love remains the same."

"Mel Gibson - Captain Daniel McCormick"

"[complimenting Nat on the B-25 "test flight" they made on his treehouse] If you can land a B-25, you can land anything."

"[walking away from the B-25 he just crashlanded] If she comes with a warranty, I'll take her!!"

"[whenever he sees Daniel] Quit following me."

"Jamie Lee Curtis - Claire Cooper"

"Elijah Wood - Nat Cooper"

"[older, waiting backstage, getting ready to perform] I miss my guys. I miss my guys."

"[on Dean] Could you believe him? He's the only guy in the world who could say "no" to me, and I gotta tell ya, I still love him."

"[to Peter Lawford] I wanna help Jack get elected. Unless we wind up with another stuffed shirt. This country needs some shaking up. And I don't mean by Elvis."

"Help me put your brother in law in the White House. I mean, what else is there for a skinny Wop like me to accomplish in this world, huh?"

"[smiles, smoking a cigar] Life is good."

"I figure, if power doesn't mean that you have the opportunity to work with the people that you love, [points to his group] then you haven't really got any."

"Megan Dodds - May Britt"

"John Diehl - Joe DiMaggio"

"Veronica Cartwright - Rocky Cooper"

"Barbara Niven - Marilyn Monroe"

"Dan O'Herlihy - Joseph Kennedy"

"Don Cheadle - Sammy Davis Jr."

"You've gotta love livin', baby!"

"Angus Macfadyen - Peter Lawford"

"Bobby Kennedy: [to his brother] You can't stay at Sinatra's house in Palm Springs. Be pen pals, talk on the phone. The President of the United States can't sleep in the same bed that Sam Giancana slept in. Not while I'm Attorney General."

"Bobby Slayton - Joey Bishop"

"Ava Gardner: [to Frank] I love it when you sing, cos you're honest when you sing. You're an angel when you sing. [pause] Why don't you just sing?"

"It's all about layers, Bobby, like a woman. Who wants a woman who just appears naked in your bed and spreads legs. Where's the sport in that? No, the name of the game is hide and seek. You have to cover the prize with sprinkles and then voila, pistachio."

"Sam Giancana: [when being asked by Johnny Roselli to whack Sinatra and his Rat Pack group] Nah, I wanna hear Frank sing "Chicago" again. I love the way he does that. [lights his cigar]"

"William L. Petersen - John F. Kennedy"

"I'm an actor, Frank. I'm just an actor. Not a messenger boy, hm? And it's humiliating, do you understand that? I've got the President of the United States of America passing messages through me to Marilyn Monroe, who happens to be drinking out of a flask at the moment, and then I've got Bobby Kennedy whose passing messages through me to you, and your passing messages to Joe Kennedy... And you know what? I just wanna act, Frank. I just wanna... I just wanna act and cheat on my wife! Is it too much to ask? [Frank takes his jacket and leaves in silence, Peter stands alone in the studio] Is it too much to ask?"

"[seeing builders working on a guest compound for JFK at Sinatra's mansion, before giving Frank the bad news] Fucking Kennedy's. Fucking Frank."

"It was their world. We just lived in it."

"They never let business get in the way of having fun."

"They never let the rules get in the way of having fun."

"Ray Liotta - Frank Sinatra"

"Joe Mantegna - Dean Martin"

"[on Frank] He's crazy. We're all crazy."

"FUCKING KENNEDY'S!"

"The whole world is drunk and we're just the cocktail of the moment, pallie. One of these days, everybody's gonna wake up with a heck of a hangover, down two aspirin with a glass of tomato juice, and wonder what the hell all the fuss was about."

"I guess you crackers couldn't afford a ticket! Thought I'd bring the show to you!"

"[jokingly] I'm not really part of this show, folks, I just couldn't get a reservation."

"[to Dean and Frank] Hey, hey, now be fair, be fair, that's all I ask. How'd you like it if I said "Have you ever seen a Wopsicle?""

"[at the Sands Hotel, on Frank and Dean to the audience] Look at these two, ladies and gentlemen, the Italian bookends! Pretty soon they'll be telling you what wonderful work the Mafia's been doing."

"Deborah Kara Unger - Ava Gardner"

"26, a winner. My table. New rules, doll."

"[performing at the Sands Hotel, jokingly] Maestro, how long have I been out?"

"[at a casino, jokingly to the photographers] Oh nellie, how'd you all get in my room?"

"Željko Ivanek - Robert F. Kennedy"

"[Sammy, Joey, and Peter come out on stage without wearing their trousers] There they are, folks. Tarzan, Jane, and the African Queen. Ohhhh, well I think I'm gonna make myself a little salad."

"Don't squirm, Peter. I hate it when you squirm."