"Maybe you do need this week away alone. Maybe we both do. I know what's going on inside of you, Frank. You're just like any other man, only a little more so. You have a feeling of being trapped, hemmed in, and you don't know whether or not you like it."

"I told him I was your confidential secretary, but I guess I didn't sound confidential enough."

"But you don't know what it can do to two people, Paula, and the woman always gets hurt more than the man."

"[After being told his grim prognosis] Do you realize what you're saying? You're telling me that I'm dead!"

"You knew who I was when I came here today. But you were surprised to see me alive, weren't you? But I'm not alive, Mrs. Philips. Sure, I can stand here and talk to you. I can breathe and I can move. But I'm not alive. Because I did take that poison, and nothing can save me."

"Laurette Luez - Marla Rakubian"

"Neville Brand - Chester"

"Beverly Garland - Miss Foster"

"Henry Hart - Stanley Philips"

"William Ching - Halliday"

"Lynn Baggett - Mrs. Philips"

"Luther Adler - Majak"

"Pamela Britton - Paula Gibson"

"Edmond O'Brien - Frank Bigelow"

"Chester: That's the way I wanna see you go, Bigelow... nice and slow."

"A Story For Everyone Who Works For A Living."

"Jude Ciccolella - Detective"

"Bruce Altman - Larry Spannel"

"Jonathan Pryce - James Lingk"

"Kevin Spacey - John Williamson"

"Alan Arkin - George Aaronow"

"Ed Harris - Dave Moss"

"Alec Baldwin - Blake"

"Jack Lemmon - Shelley "The Machine" Levene"

"Al Pacino - Richard "Ricky" Roma"

"Lie. Cheat. Steal. All In A Day's Work."

"You are a shit-head, Williamson. Can't think on your feet, you ought to keep your mouth closed."

"That's defeatist! Fuck it!"

"[to John Williamson] What the hell are you? You're a fuckin' secretary. Fuck you. Yeah, that's my message to ya: fuck you and kiss my ass, and if you don't like it baby, I'm going across the street to Jerry Graff, period. Fuck you."

"I've been on a hot streak. So what? The things I could learn from you."

"I subscribe to the law of contrary public opinion: if everyone thinks one thing, then I say, bet the other way."

"[Honey abruptly stands, looking ill.] Martha, will you show her where we keep the, uh, euphemism?"

"Sandy Dennis — Honey"

"George Segal — Nick"

"Richard Burton — George"

"Elizabeth Taylor — Martha"

"Drop in for Drinks and Brace yourself."

"The Violet-Eyed Venus Becomes a Boozing, Tired, Greying "Virago""

"You are cordially invited to George and Martha's for an evening of fun and games."

"Good. Better. Best. Bested."

"Martha, in my mind, you are buried in cement right up to the neck. No, up to the nose — it's much quieter."