Richard Gere credited as playing...
John Clark
- John Clark: The one thing I am proudest of in my whole life, is that you're happy with me. If I couldn't, if I couldn't tell you that I was unhappy sometimes, is because I didn't want to risk hurting the one person I treasure most. I'm so sorry.
- Paulina: What made you wanna dance?
- John Clark: You. Looking out that window, right there. You could see it from the train. Every night, I'd come home from work & I'd look for you, your face... you looked on the outside the way I was feeling on the inside.
- Paulina: I was watching you, too. From the window, I saw you practicing on the platform.
- John Clark: No? Uhh.
- Paulina: That night I said all those thing to you, I didn't think I'd ever see you again. But you kept coming back.
- John Clark: I didn't want to. I figured if I hadn't, you would have been right about everything you accused me of. Then, I started dancing and found I really liked it. It made me happy!
- Paulina: Yes, it shows.
- Bobbie: So why did you all start dancing?
- Vern: I'm getting married in September. My bride said she'd like to see me lose a few pounds, thought the dancing might be good exercise. I told her it wouldn't work.
- [waitress gives him a hamburger and fries]
- John Clark: I think you're gonna win that bet.
- Chic: I'm here for the ladies, you know what they say about guys that can dance...
- Bobbie: Yeah, that they're great in bed.
- Chic: Right.
- Bobbie: Where do you hear this crap?
- Chic: Everywhere, everywhere the guys that can dance get the pick of the litter.
- Bobbie: I'm here for the big dance competition. All I need is a partner.
- [to John]
- Bobbie: so that leaves you.
- John Clark: What?
- Bobbie: You're the only one that hasn't said why you're dancing.
- John Clark: I'm dancing for exercise like Vern.
- Bobbie: Bull.
- John Clark: Because I'm lousy in bed like Chic. There I said it.
- Paulina: You... are the frame.
- John Clark: I'm the frame.
- Paulina: She is the picture...
- John Clark: She is the picture...
- Paulina: ...in your frame. - Everything that you do is to show her off.
- Bobbie: You got that?.
- John Clark: I didn't hear that.