“- Molly Johnson: Sign this.
- Bud Johnson: What is it?
- Molly Johnson: A questionnaire. I'm supposed to ask you about your politics.
- Bud Johnson: Well uh, go ahead...
- Molly Johnson: I already filled it in. I wanted you to sound smart.”
Madeline Carroll - Molly Johnson
Kevin Costner - Bud Johnson

“- Chief Painter: What are you doing here?
- Michael Shayne: Ask me later. I haven't thought of an answer yet.”

Donald MacBride - Chief Painter
Lloyd Nolan - Michael Shayne

- Mrs. de Winter: Our marriage is a success, isn't it? A great success? We're happy, aren't we? Terribly happy? If you don't think we are happy, it would be much better if you didn't pretend. I'll go away.
- "Maxim" de Winter: How can I answer you when I don't know the answer myself? If you say we're happy, let's leave it at that.
Joan Fontaine - Mrs. de Winter
Laurence Olivier - "Maxim" de Winter

- Dudley Smith: Bud White is a valuable officer.
- Ed Exley: White's a mindless thug.
- Dudley Smith: No, Edmund, he's just a man who can answer "Yes" to those questions I've asked you from time to time.
James Cromwell - Dudley Smith
Guy Pearce - Ed Exley

“- Jessie Deighan: This rope looks 60 years old. Will it hold?
- Gabe Walker: Don't think so.
- Jessie Deighan: Bad answer.”
Janine Turner - Jessie Deighan
Sylvester Stallone - Gabe Walker