“Most men, they'll tell you a story straight through. It won't be complicated, but it won't be interesting either.”
Albert Finney - Ed Bloom - Senior

“- Ward Douglas: My girlfriend was there, because... There was this wild man there and she...
- Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell: Son, is this a long story?
- Ward Douglas: Yes, sir.
- Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell: Well, then, save it.”
Ned Beatty - Ward Douglas
Robert Stack - Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell

“- Pete Monash: I cannot remember a time before you started telling that story.
- Rosalee Futch: I was asked to provide a detailed explanation of the evening.
- Pete Monash: And you did, Rosie, you really did. I really felt like I was there... sort of against my will.”
Christopher Grace - Pete Monash
Kate Bosworth - Rosalee Futch

“- Edith Bratt: I love Wagner's Rheingold.
- Robert Gilson: Christopher finds those too long.
- Christopher Wiseman: No, I don't.
- Robert Gilson: Well, nobody blames you. It shouldn't take six hours to tell a story about a magic ring.”
Lily Collins - Edith Bratt
Patrick Gibson - Robert Gilson
Tom Glynn-Carney - Christopher Wiseman

“I feel like Nancy Drew in the mystery of the mid-life crisis.”
Roger Bart - Roger Bannister