- Abigail Trent Budell: Every opera singer should fall in love with her tenor, or composer, or baritone, or conductor. I'm glad it's a tenor. We could use one.
- José Iturbi: Look, Prudence. Great tenors are very seldom young good-looking men who feel the words of opera. If you ever find one who looks the part, you let me know.
- Artie Geoffrey Glenson: [When Johnny jumps down over some steps] Don't ever do that again.
- Johnny Donnetti: Why?
- Artie Geoffrey Glenson: You might fall and break your tonsils.