“- Roy O'Dell: Time for desperate measures. What about my daughter?
- Jimmie Shannon: Absolutely not!
- Roy O'Dell: Why not? She's not good enough for you?
- Jimmie Shannon: She's fifteen!
- Roy O'Dell: Well, it's pretty late in the game for you to be Mr. Choosy.”
Hal Holbrook - Roy O'Dell
Chris O'Donnell - Jimmie Shannon

It was only a couple weeks later she suggested getting married. I said, "Don't you want to get to know me more?". She said, "Why? Does it get better?".

Billy Bob Thornton - Ed Crane

“You never call him. But if he calls you you talk to him, then act like you have another call, keep him on hold for a long time. Like longer than you think is passable. And break dates. After he's additcted, cut him off. That's when you got him.”

Bridgette Wilson-Sampras - Lisa Cramer

“- Halley Martin: I think I like you too much already to actually go out with you.
- Macon Forrester: What kind of logic is that?
- Halley Martin: It's logical logic. Haven't you ever noticed that when two members of the opposite sex get together eventually someone ends up getting hurt?”
Mandy Moore - Halley Martin
Trent Ford - Macon Forrester

“- Peevy: You got a good thing goin' on with that girl, Clifford. And I'm tellin' you right now, if she flies the coop, it's gonna be your fault.
- Cliff: What do you know about women, Peev? You haven't had a date since 1932.
- Peevy: Flora Maxwell. There wasn't any point datin' nobody after her.”

Alan Arkin - Peevy
Billy Campbell - Cliff