"[From memory, to a group of lawyers who don't think she adds anything to the case] Annabelle Daniels: 74-454-9346. 10 years old, 11 in May. Lived on the plume since birth. Wanted to be a synchronized swimmer so she spent every minute she could in the PG&E pool. She had a tumor in her brain stem detected last November, an operation on Thanksgiving, shrunk it with radiation after that. Her parents are Ted & Rita. Ted's got Crohn's disease, Rita has chronic headaches, and nausea, and underwent a hysterectomy last fall. Ted grew up in Hinkley. His brother Robbie, and his wife May and their five children: Robbie Jr, Martha, Ed, Rose & Peter also lived on the plume. Their number is 454-9554, you want their diseases?"

"Not personal?! That is my work, my sweat, my time away from my kids! If that's not personal, I don't know what is!"

"For the first time in my life, I got people respecting me. Please, don't ask me to give it up."

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

"C.J. Sanders - Young Ray Robinson"

"Richard Schiff - Jerry Wexler"

"Curtis Armstrong - Ahmet Ertegun"

"Larenz Tate - Quincy Jones"

"Regina King - Margie Hendricks"

"Kerry Washington - Della Bea Robinson"

"Sharon Warren - Aretha Robinson"

"Jamie Foxx - Ray Charles"

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

"When that Jesus movie came out, Jews didn't want people to see it. Everybody blames the Jews for killing Christ, and then the Jews try to pass it up on the Romans."

"I felt like a great presence came within me at times when we were filming. This prayer that came from me was, "I don't want people to see me. I just want them to see Jesus. And through that, conversions will happen." That's what I wanted more than anything, that people would have a visceral effect to finally make a decision whether to follow Him or not."

"This has been germinating inside me for 10 years. I have a deep need to tell this story. It's part of your upbringing, but it can seem so distant. The Gospels tell you what basically happened; I want to know what really went down."

"[Last lines] Father, into your hands I commend my spirit."

"It is accomplished!"

"Elahi, Elahi, lema sabachthani? ("My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?")"

"Forgive them, Father. They know not what they do."

"Judas, you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?"

"Peter, you could not watch even one hour with me?"

"My heart is ready, Father. My heart is ready."

"Take this and drink. This is my blood, spilled for you and for many. Do this in memory of me."

"You have heard that it was said, "Love your neighbor and hate your enemy." But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. If you love those who love you, what reward is there in that?"

"I am the good shepherd. I lay down my life for my sheep. No one takes my life from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have power to lay it down and the power to take it up again. This command is from my Father."

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

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

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

"[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."

"To be fair to [Mel Gibson], he has made what is now probably the definitive movie on the Easter story, The Passion of the Christ, which, when it first came out, was subjected to quite a lot of criticism and abuse, mainly because it's a cynical piece of gratuitous trash aimed at simple-minded born-again plankton. And for this reason it made a lot of money, so now some Hollywood studios get a panel of Christians to vet their movies before release just to make sure they won't offend any ignorant born-again shit-kickers who might happen to be watching. The future looks bright for American culture, wouldn't you say?"

"The lacerating detail in which the torture of Jesus is portrayed in the film, it seems to me, is a way of diverting attention from these alarming elements of reactionary propaganda. It isn't all that hard to upset Jews, as Gibson must have known he would, and it's even possible to suspect him of doing so in order to create a climate of emotional publicity."

"Martin Landau - Bela Lugosi"

"Max Casella - Paul Marco"

"Juliet Landau - Loretta King"

"Patricia Arquette - Kathy O'Hara"

"Lisa Marie - Maila Nurmi (stage name Vampira)"

"Bill Murray - Bunny Breckinridge"

"Jeffrey Jones - Criswell"

"Sarah Jessica Parker - Dolores Fuller"

"Vincent D'Onofrio and Maurice LaMarche - Orson Welles"

"Mike Starr - George Weiss"

"George Steele - Tor Johnson"

"Johnny Depp - Ed Wood"