“- Helen Parr: I can't believe you don't want to go to your own son's graduation!
- Bob Parr: It's not a graduation. He is moving from the fourth grade to the fifth grade.
- Helen Parr: It's a ceremony!”
Holly Hunter - Helen Parr
Craig T. Nelson - Bob Parr

- Eddie: You realize your son got a D in English?
- Rae Jones: What's that got to do with him playing ball?
- Eddie: A lot, but your first question should have been, "Why did he get a D in English?". You need to start paying attention to him in school or you're going to be watching him in court instead of on the court.
Whoopi Goldberg - Eddie
Davenia McFadden - Rae Jones

“- Josie Hemphill: You could go to school over there at Sul Ross. Still live here. You could talk to daddy about that.
- John Hemphill: We talked about college a few years ago. He told me all a father owes his son is room and board for 18 years. And after that, he's on his own.”
Ashley Johnson - Josie Hemphill
Eddie Mills - John Hemphill

“- Jared Grace: I don't want to live with dad. Is it okay if I stay here with you.
- Helen Grace: Who else is gonna protect us?”
Freddie Highmore - Jared Grace
Mary-Louise Parker - Helen Grace

“She was overly protective. I just like to think she cared about me. I was a member of the chess team and whenever we would have chess tournaments I had to wear a protective helmet. Maybe she thought that we might have fallen maybe and impaled our heads on a pointy bishop or something.”

Bob Balaban - Jonathan Steinbloom