“- Porthos: Aramis! You sawed the beam! You knew I would I try to hang myself and you sawed the beam! Admit it. Admit it!
- Aramis: Of course I knew! And now that you've got the idea of killing yourself out of your head you can stop boring everyone and be useful for a change. And put some clothes on!”

Gérard Depardieu - Porthos
Jeremy Irons - Aramis

“- Martin Geldheart: What is the one thing that landscape architecture requires?
- Art Student: A social motif.
- Martin Geldheart: Right.”
Timothy Hutton - Martin Geldhart
Mary Fortune - Art Student

“- Vassili: In the forest, the wolf lives for three years and the donkey for nine.
- Tania Chernova: That must be a proverb from the Urals. It makes no sense to me.
- Vassili: The donkey lives longer because he's more useful.
- Tania Chernova: There aren't any donkeys in the forest. You made it up.”
Jude Law - Vassili
Rachel Weisz - Tania Chernova

“At first, Xi tried the thing out to cure thongs; it had the right shape and just the right weight. It was also beautifully smooth and ideal for curing snakeskin. And Pabo discovered you could make music on it... and every day they discovered a new use for the thing.”

Paddy O'Byrne - Narrator

“When you use more than 5 percent of your brain, you don't want to be on earth; believe me.”
Rip Torn - Bob Diamond