“- George M. Cohan: It'll be great as long as those critics don't start to eat off my leg.
- Sam Harris: Don't worry about the critics! You got a smash hit! It's in the air, kid! It's in the air! You can't stop anything that's in the air!”
James Cagney - George M. Cohan
Richard Whorf - Sam Harris

“You have a genuine talent for slogans. It must be like having an ear for music.”

Ernest Truex - Mr. Baxter

“You think you can win on talent alone? Gentlemen, you don't have enough talent to win on talent alone.”
Kurt Russell - Herb Brooks

“You have a gift for language, Mr. Riley. But talent is a common thing. People waste it every day. They abuse it. They take it for granted. Success comes not from what God has given you but what you do with it. It's really up to you.”
Francesca P. Roberts - Miss Higgins

“- Jerome: That was fucked up, what you did, man. Morris doesn't like it, and I don't like it either.
- The Kid: I don't care.
- Jerome: It's obvious you don't have what it takes to get to the top.”

Jerome Benton - Jerome
Prince - The Kid