“I suppose you know, Bob, if I ever see you again I'm just going to start shooting and figure it was self-defense.”

Gene Hackman - Little Bill Daggett

“- MacReady: Anyone messes with me... and the whole camp goes!
- Palmer: Don't argue with him!”

Kurt Russell - MacReady
David Clennon - Palmer

“- Hazel: Go... now... or we'll kill you!
- Capt. Holly: It's you who'll be killed!”

Sir John Hurt - Hazel
John Bennett - Capt. Holly

“They can prove that Hammond came to your house at your urgent invitation. I don't know what else they can prove, but if the jury comes to the conclusion that you didn't kill Hammond in self-defense...”

James Stephenson - Howard Joyce

“- Det. Nick Ruskin: The department gives courses of self-defense.
- Dr. Kate McTiernan: I've been thinking about spending more time at the dojo.
- Det. Nick Ruskin: Kick boxing's fine, but that's not what I mean. I'm talking prevention. We teach things like varying your routine. Keeping your lights on at night. Maybe getting a dog.”
Cary Elwes - Det. Nick Ruskin
Ashley Judd - Dr. Kate McTiernan