- Diego Rivera: You're a piece of work. A Jewish fascist!
- Margherita Sarfatti: And you, a wealthy communist!
- Congressman Starnes: You are quoting from this Marlowe. Is he a Communist?
- Hallie Flanagan: I am very sorry. I was quoting from Christopher Marlowe.
- Congressman Starnes: Tell us who Marlowe is, so we can get the proper reference, because that is all we want to do.
- Hallie Flanagan: Put in the record that he was the greatest dramatist in the period immediately preceding Shakespeare.
- Diego Rivera: When did you stop supporting art?
- Margherita Sarfatti: I support your art but that does not mean that I must support your revolution.
- Diego Rivera: It's the same thing!
- Marc: Well, you can't climb down and you can't sit still. That's a storm that's gonna last until the final wind blows, and when the wind blows the cradle will rock
- John Houseman: I've always said the play would be better on a bare stage.
- Orson Welles: Actually, Hallie said that.
- John Houseman: No, I said it first.
- Orson Welles: No you didn't.
- John Houseman: Yes I did.
- Orson Welles: No, you didn't!
- John Houseman: Yes, I did!
- Orson Welles: No, you DIDN'T!
- John Houseman: Yes, I BLOODY WELL DID!
- Orson Welles: Oh, *fine*, Jack! You win, you've got the biggest creative dick, okay?
- John Houseman: Thank you.
- Marc: I am faithful to the ideals of the party.
- Orson Welles: I am faithful to the party of ideas.
- John Houseman: You are faithful to the idea of a party.
- Security Guard: Mr Rivera, Mr Rockefeller has told us to give you your comission check. Your services are no longer required.
