“Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and I'll give ya something to cry about you little bastard!”

Jeff Goldblum - Mitchell Kane

“- Tom Wingo: It's the Southern Way; when things get too painful, we either avoid them or we laugh.
- Susan Lownstein: When do you cry?
- Tom Wingo: We don't.”
Nick Nolte - Tom Wingo
Barbra Streisand - Susan Lowenstein

“What do you do? You laugh. I'm not saying I don't cry, but in between, I laugh. And I realize how silly it is to take anything too seriously. Plus, I look forward to a good cry. It feels pretty good.”
Natalie Portman - Sam

“Laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep and you weep alone.”
Min-sik Choi - Dae-su Oh

“- Carl Denham: Ann, I'm telling you, you're perfect. Look at you. You're the saddest girl I've ever met. You're gonna make them weep, Ann. You're gonna break their hearts.
- Ann Darrow: See, that's where you're wrong, Mr. Denham. I make people laugh, that's what I do. Good luck with your picture.”
Jack Black - Carl Denham
Naomi Watts - Ann Darrow