"Here they are again, folks! These wonderful, wonderful kids! Still struggling! Still hoping! As the clock of fate ticks away, the dance of destiny continues! The marathon goes on, and on, and on! HOW LONG CAN THEY LAST?!"

"You know somethin', Turkey? My old man never got out of the fourth grade. When it came to people, he didn't know his ass from his elbow. You know what he was? He was a faith healer. I used to travel the circuit with him. I was the one he healed. I was the shill to get the crowd set up. "Walk, my boy. When I lay my hand on you, you will walk." You will walk. Sodden old bastard. He thought it was him they believed in, but it was me."

"Burton Gilliam - Floyd"

"Hugh Gilin - 2nd deputy"

"Randy Quaid - Leroy"

"Yvonne Harrison - The Widow Bates (Marie)"

"Noble Willingham - Mr. Robertson"

"P. J. Johnson - Imogene"

"John Hillerman - Deputy Hardin/Jess Hardin"

"Madeline Kahn - Trixie Delight"

"Tatum O'Neal - Addie Loggins"

"Ryan O'Neal - Moses "Moze" Pray"

"As P. T. Barnum put it, "There's a sucker born every minute.""

"Daddy, I need to go to the shithouse."

"I know a woman who looks like a bullfrog but that don't mean she's the damn thing's mother."

"Jim Harrell - Minister"

"Van Johnson - Larry Wilde"

"I just met a wonderful new man. He's fictional but you can't have everything."

"It's so impulsive, but... I'll come. Why not? What's life without a little risk taking? Who knows?"

"I don't get hurt or bleed, hair doesn't muss; it's one of the advantages of being imaginary."

"Life's too short to spend time thinking about life. Let's just live it!"

"Moviegoer: I want what happened in the movie last week to happen this week; otherwise, what's life all about anyway?"

"Mia Farrow - Cecilia"

"Jeff Daniels - Tom Baxter/Gil Shepherd"

"Danny Aiello - Monk"

"Edward Herrmann - Henry"

"John Wood - Jason"

"Deborah Rush - Rita"

"Zoe Caldwell - The Countess"

"Karen Akers - Kitty Haynes"

"Milo O'Shea - Father Donnelly"

"Dianne Wiest - Emma"

"Shirley Mills - Ruthie Joad"

"John Qualen - Muley Graves"

"Eddie Quillan - Connie Rivers"

"O.Z. Whitehead - Al Joad"

"Dorris Bowdon - Rose-of-Sharon "Rosasharn" Rivers"

"Frank Darien - Uncle John Joad"