“- Earl Bassett: No breakfast?
- Valentine McKee: I did it yesterday. It was baloney and beans.
- Earl Bassett: No, it was eggs. I made eggs. Over easy.
- Valentine McKee: Well, I guess when I'm your age, I'll forget what I eat, too.”
Fred Ward - Earl Bassett
Kevin Bacon - Valentine McKee

“I'm impossible to forget, but I'm hard to remember.”
Kirsten Dunst - Claire Colburn

“- Frida Kahlo: What do you think matters most for a good marriage?
- Guillermo Kahlo: A short memory.
- Frida Kahlo: Why did you get married?
- Guillermo Kahlo: I can't remember.”
Salma Hayek - Frida Kahlo
Roger Rees - Guillermo Kahlo

“- Antonio Motel: I don't remember your name. You know, nobody ever comes here. It's hard to remember them all.
- Jane Wine: Jane.
- Antonio Motel: Ah, Jane! Like my cousin Maria.”
Ezio Greggio - Antonio Motel
Charlene Tilton - Jane Wine

“- Kitty Berman: Does it ever go away?
- Jake Gittes: What's that?
- Kitty Berman: The past.
- Jake Gittes: Well, I think you have to work real hard at that.”
Meg Tilly - Kitty Berman
Jack Nicholson - Jake Gittes