“- Albert Freedman: If you were a kid, would you wanna be an annoying Jewish guy with a side wall haircut?
- Charles Van Doren: Well I wanted to be Joe Dimaggio.
- Albert Freedman: Oh yeah, me too. Especially after he signed for that hundred grand.”
Hank Azaria - Albert Freedman
Ralph Fiennes - Charles Van Doren

“- George: I want to be a gynecologist.
- Miss Marquez: If that's so then I want good reasons why.
- George: You are the reason why, Miss Marquez.”
Mario Yedidia - George
Jennifer Lopez - Miss Marquez

“No man only needs a little salary.”
Charles Durning - Charley

“I had hoped to become a hero. But in St. Cloud's there was no such position. In the lonely, sordid world of lost children, there were no heroes to be found. And so I became the caretaker of many, father of none.”

Sir Michael Caine - Dr. Wilbur Larch

“- Joan: Deborah, you work in advertising... a civilized business. I on the other hand work with monsters.
- Debbie: You're talking about 5-year-olds!
- Joan: Right! and my job is to break their spirit. That is what kindergarten is all about. The Germans invented it, think about it.”
Elizabeth Perkins - Joan
Demi Moore - Debbie