"You make me sick. [vomits and walks to the four dogs] I've seen cats with more balls than you dogs. [yells at Duke] STOP LICKING YOUR WOUNDS!!! [Duke's eyes shift awkwardly as he just sits with his tongue out. Chief walks up to Boss] You hungry? Kill something and eat it. [walks up to Duke] You sick? Take a long nap. [walks up to King] You cold? Dig a hole in the ground, crawl into it, and bury yourself. [walks up to Rex] But nobody's giving up around here, and don't you forget it, ever. You're Rex. You're King. You're Duke! You're Boss! I'm Chief. We're a pack of scary indestructible alpha dogs. You're talking like a bunch of housebroken...pets."

"Go ahead, say it. I'm a stray, yeah."

"We’ll find him. Wherever he is, if he’s alive, we’ll find your dog."

"[to Rex] You're not our leader, we all are. Let's take a vote."

"I don't sit."

"[enraged; to Spots] You son of a bitch!! If we don't drown, I'm gonna strangle you myself. I don't care how many exploding teeth you try to spit out at me. Do you have any idea what that little pilot just went through to try to rescue you? How DARE you!"

"[to the owl] You'll meet a bitch named Nutmeg. Tell her Chief says, "I'll see you in Megasaki.""

"Wait, what?"

"[to Rex, Duke, King, and Boss] Let's take a vote."

"[growls after Atari tries to pet him] I bite."

"I've never been offered a Puppy Snap in my life. I don't even know what they taste like. Okay, I'll try it. [trying his first Puppy Snap] Crunchy. Salty. Supposedly, it cleans your teeth. This is my new favorite food. Thank you."

"Why should I?"

"Tom Noonan - Everyone Else"

"Sometimes there's no lesson. That's a lesson in itself."

"What is to be human? What is it to ache? What is it to be.. alive? Each person you speak to has had a day. Some of the days have been good, some bad. Each person you speak to has had a childhood. Each has a body. Each body has aches. Look for what is special about each individual. Focus on that. Remember there is someone out there for everyone. Our time is limited, we forget that. Death comes, that’s it. Soon it’s as if we never existed. So, remember to smile."

"Always remember the customer is an individual. Just like you. Each person you speak to has had a day. Some of the days have been good, some bad, but they've all had one. Each person you speak to has had a childhood. Each has a body. Each body has aches. What is it to be human? What is it to ache? What is it to be alive? [scoffs.] I don't know. What is it to ache? I don't know. What is it to be alive? I don't know... Uh, yes. "How do I talk to a customer?" How do I talk to a customer? These are the important questions for a customer service representative. What do I say? Do I smile while I'm on the phone? Well, they can tell, if you're smiling, even if they can't see you. Did you know that? Try it as an experiment on the phone with a friend. Try it. Go ahead. Watch. [turns around.] I'm lost. [chuckles and turns back around.] See I was smiling when I said that? I've lost my love. She's an unmoored ship and she's drifting off to sea. I have no one to talk to. I have no one to talk to. I have no one to talk to. I'm sorry. I don't mean to burden you with that, I just don't know what else to do because I have no one to talk to... Be friendly to the customer. Think of the customer as a friend... [sighs.]"

"I think there's something very very wrong with me..."

"David Thewlis - Michael Stone"

"Jennifer Jason Leigh - Lisa Hesselman"

"Richard Moll as Poet"

"Leonard Stone as Leo Stern"

"Amy Levitt as Nancy"

"Roz Kelly as Eva Tanguay"

"Ben Frommer as Nicky Palumbo"

"Frank Dekova as Crisco"

"Beatrice Colen as Prostitute"

"Gene Borkan as Izzy"

"Robert Beecher as Hobo #2"

"Hilary Beane as Showgirl"

"Marya Small as Frankie Hart"

"Jerry Holland as Louie"

"Richard Singer as Benny Belinksy"

"Jeffrey Lippa as Zalmie Belinksy"

"Lisa Jane Persky as Bella"

"Ron Thompson as Tony Belinksy / Pete Belinksy"

"Zalmie should have been a star, but there were complications. Benny could have been famous, but life got in the way. Tony had a brush with success, but had to let it go. So it was up to Pete...to grab it, to hold it, to make himself heard."

"All those years...All those dreams...All those sons...One of them is going to be a star."

"Whether you dance to it, drive to it, sing with it, or swing to it...Whether you can crank it up, plug it in, or switch it on...It assaults your senses, rocks your body, and touches your soul. It's American Pop."

"One family, four generations, in love with the greatest music of all time."

"The amorous life and misadventures of a virginal young pinball player...his Chicks...his Chums and a host of assorted weirdos in all colors."

"Bongo: Sonofabitch... this broad's got a hard-on!"

"Rosalyn Schecter: What do you think of my tits, Michael?"