Delores

Well we heard they'd caught something really rare like some prehistoric fish or something that was just going to make us millions...otherwise I wouldn't be here.

– Joan Noonan (Patrice Jessup) talks about a rumoured 'big catch' on her husband's boat

I didn't believe it myself actually, for quite a while. Nobody did. Still smacking myself over it...sometime you've got to let reality set in, deal with it, you know.

– Fisherman Murray 'Muz' Dugmore (Steve 'Devo' Tate) reflects on an incredible stint at sea

Nigel hasn't talked about it a lot, but...I know something strange must have gone on out there. Nigel's a really sensitive boy you know?

– Jackie Larkin (Vivian Stanley) talks about her sensitive son, Nigel (Jeremy Randerson)

I don't know why we don't just egg and breadcrumb her — a few chips, a bit of coleslaw...

– Randal 'Fishbin' Gallop (David Mackie) sees a culinary solution to their surprise catch

Money in the bank, that's what she was, money in the bank...

– Ship engineer Gary Noonan (Ross Buckingham) rues what might have been

Gorgeous gift from the sea, mate. Couldn't even bloody land it.

– Muz Dugmore (Steve 'Devo' Tate) has a few regrets.

The script/documentary format demanded a massive variety of characters and locations both at sea and on the land. This put huge pressure on the production in every department. As I wrote the piece to be a real account of a fictitious event through the eyes of the crew and their immediate family members, therefore it was very important to cast a believable group of actors and non-actors, in particular the fishermen, who needed to be physically believable ... I want the audience to feel as if these moments are simply recorded events

– Writer/director Adam Stevens on making Delores, NZ Film Commission website