"Sometimes, when we lose ourselves in fear and despair, in routine and constancy... in hopelessness and tragedy, we can thank God for Bavarian sugar cookies. And fortunately when there aren't any cookies, we can still find reassurance in a familiar hand on our skin... or a kind and loving gesture... or a subtle encouragement... or a loving embrace or an offert of comfort. Not to mention hospital gurneys and nose plugs... and uneaten Danish... and soft-spoken secrets... and Fender Stratocasters... and maybe the occasional piece of fiction. And we must remember that all these things, the nuances, the anomalies, the subtleties, which we assume only accessorize our days, are, in fact, here for a much larger and nobler cause: They are here to save our lives. I know the idea seems strange. But i also know that it just so happens to be true."

"Like anything worth writing, it came inexplicably and without method."

"I don't need a nicotine patch, Penny; I smoke cigarettes."

"Is this a joke?"

"Pneumonia. That's an interesting way to die."

"We're imagining car wrecks!"

"Everyone thinks about leaping off a building."

"Little did he know that this simple, seemingly innocuous act would result in his imminent death."

"As much as I would like to, I simply cannot throw Harold Crick off a building."

"And although this was an extraordinary day—a day to be remembered for the rest of Harold's life — Harold just thought it was a Wednesday."

"Harold Crick was a man of infinite numbers, endless calculations and incredibly few words."

"This is a story about a man named Harold Crick. And his wristwatch."

"Sarah Rose Karr - 7-year-old Annie"

"Eugene Levy - Singer at audition"

"Chauncey Leopardi - Cameron"

"David Pasquesi - Hanck"

"Richard Portnow - Al"

"Kate McGregor-Stewart - Joanna MacKenzie"

"Peter Michael Goetz - John MacKenzie"

"B.D. Wong - Howard Weinstein"

"Martin Short - Franck Eggelhoffer"

"Kieran Culkin - Matty Banks"

"Kimberly Williams - Annie Banks"

"Diane Keaton - Nina Banks"

"Steve Martin - George Stanley Banks"

"A comedy about letting go."

"Love is wonderful. Until it happens to your only daughter."

"Well, that's the thing about life, is the surprises, the little things that sneak up on you and grab hold of you."

"We live in a small town in Southern California called San Marino. I love this town, and not just because it's the kind of place where people still smile at each other but because it hasn't changed much in the past twenty-five years. And since I'm not a guy who's big on change, this town fits me like a glove. I got Annie's ten-speed all cleaned up and polished. New seat, new tires...I couldn't wait to show it to her. This is our house. 24 Maple Drive. Annie was just in grammar school when we bought it. A few years later, we got a surprise package: our son, Matt. I love this house. I love that I taught my kids to ride their bikes in the driveway. I love that I slept with them in tents in the backyard. I love that we carved our initials in the tree out front. This house is warm in the winter, cool in the summer, and looks spectacular with Christmas lights. It's a great house. I never want to move. But the thing I think I like best about this house are the voices I hear when I walk through the door."

"I used to think a wedding was a simple affair. A boy and girl meet, they fall in love, he buys a ring, she buys a dress, they say "I do." I was wrong. That's getting married. A wedding is an entirely different proposition. I know. I've just been through one. Not my own. My daughter's. Annie Banks-MacKenzie. That's her married name. MacKenzie. I'll be honest with you. When I bought this house seventeen years ago, it cost me less than this blessed event in which Annie Banks became Annie Banks-MacKenzie. I'm told that one day I'll look back on all this with great affection and nostalgia. I hope so. You fathers will understand. You have a little girl. An adorable little girl who looks up to you and adores you in a way you could never imagine. I remember how her little hand used to fit inside mine. How she used to sit in my lap and lean her head against my chest. She said that I was her hero. Then the day comes when she wants to get her ears pierced and she wants you to drop her off a block before the movie theater. Next thing you know she's wearing eye shadow and high heels. From that moment on, you're in a constant state of panic. You worry about her going out with the wrong kind of guys, the kind of guys who only want one thing—and you know exactly what that one thing is because it's the same thing you wanted when you were their age. Then she gets a little older and you quit worrying about her meeting the wrong guy and you worry about her meeting the right guy. And that's the biggest fear of all because then you lose her. And before you know it, you're sitting all alone in a big, empty house, wearing rice on your tux, wondering what happened to your life. It was just six months ago that it happened here. Just six months ago that the storm broke."

"Jenna Jameson - Mandy"

"David Letterman - Himself"

"Tiny Tim - Himself"

"Dee Snider - Himself"

"Renee Suran - Herself"

"Slash (musician) - Himself"

"John Popper - Himself"

"Ozzy Osbourne - Himself"

"Ted Nugent - Himself"

"M.C. Hammer - Himself"

"Flavor Flav - Himself"

"Chris Barron - Himself"

"John Stamos - Himself"

"Leslie Bibb - NBC Tour Guide"

"Mary McCormack - Alison Stern"

"Robin Quivers - Robin Quivers"

"Howard Stern - Howard Stern"

"Never before has a man done so much with so little."