“- Agnes: I don't think I should do this.
- Gru: Well, what do you mean? Why not?
- Agnes: I don't even have a mom.
- Gru: Well, you don't need one to do the show. I mean, you did the Veteran's Day pageant and you haven't been in combat.”

Elsie Fisher - Agnes
Steve Carrell - Gru

“You're not going to do good work if you're not choosing something because it inspires you.”
Maggie Gyllenhaal

“When I was younger I thought I was an artist, and inspiration would just come to me.”
Stockard Channing

“Inspiration can come from anywhere.”
Kevin Corrigan

“I believe in divine inspiration.”
John Mahoney