“- Ida Kitaeva Laurel: I may live in Hollywood, but I am not Hollywood.
- Lucille Hardy: Ida, you are the epitome of Hollywood.”
Nina Arianda - Ida Kitaeva Laurel
Shirley Henderson - Lucille Hardy

“I don't like it when celebrities get voice work.”
John DiMaggio

“I ain't lying, man, people love me. Hey, if you play this song, I guarantee motherfuckers'll start hopping and squirming. When I used to play this record live, motherfuckers would actually faint. They would faint on the floor.”
Eddie Murphy - Rudy

“- Joe Gillis: I didn't know you were planning a comeback.
- Norma Desmond: I hate that word. It's a return, a return to the millions of people who have never forgiven me for deserting the screen.”
William M. Holden - Joe Gillis
Gloria Swanson - Norma Desmond

“The stars are ageless, aren't they?”
Gloria Swanson - Norma Desmond