“How do you write a song when the chords sound wrong, though they once sounded right and rare? When the notes are sour, where is the power you once had to ignite the air?”
Adam Pascal - Roger Davis

“- Waterfront Bartender: I don't know why you want to waste so much time writing those sappy love songs when no-one wants to hear 'em. Least of all, the woman who dumped your sorry ass.
- Malik Brody: Thank you Doctor! I feel so much better now!
- Waterfront Bartender: The truth hurts, baby.”
Joe Unger - Waterfront Bartender
Kadeem Hardison - Malik Brody

“I'm a songwriter. I wrote this, and I recorded it with a buddy down in Bakersfield. He used to have a studio, but he's dead now. Yeah... somebody killed him for being selfish.”

C. Ernst Harth - Bearded Guy

“- Harvey: You can't write songs.
- Manuel: I don't write them. I just find them in my mouth.”
Freddie Bartholomew - Harvey
Spencer Tracy - Manuel

“- Roger: [singing] Ti tum ti ta ti, ta tum ti ta tum.
- Roger: Do you like my new song?
- Anita: Ta tum ti ta tum. Such clever lyrics.
- Roger: Melody first, my dear, and then the lyrics.”
Ben Wright - Roger
Lisa Davis - Anita