“An artist without freedom is like a bird without wings.”
Elya Baskin - Anatoly

“- Art Loving Woman: It's fascinating, isn't it? He has such... freedom.
- Tommy DeVito: Hmm. They should take it away.
- Art Loving Woman: The painting?
- Tommy DeVito: His freedom.”

Nancy La Scala - Art Loving Woman
Vincent Piazza - Tommy DeVito

“- Belinda Mart: Ivan, why aren't you helping Josh set up the equipment?
- Ivan Alexeev: He's an artist. He's hands-on. You know what I do? I use my selling techniques to give my artist friend the personal freedom he needs. Freedom, choices, possibilities. That's what I'm about. The boring administrative stuff, you know? I envy him.”
Katy Boyer - Belinda Mart
John Cusack - Ivan Alexeev

- Bill Cardew: My best man... offering a toast. "To Bill" he says "the one man in the world I'd gladly die for".
- Henry Lowndes: Did I say that?
- Bill Cardew: I'm ready. Let's see you gladly die.

Fred MacMurray - Bill Cardew
Melvyn Douglas - Henry Lowndes

“A toast... to us, to our last summer of immature, adolescent decadence.”
Ryan Phillippe - Barry William Cox