“- Bozz: My friend here wants to go for the experience, Sergent. Says he ain't scared.
- Sergeant Cota: Good luck, Private. You ask me, I'll stick with the smart and the scared.”
Colin Farrell - Pvt. Roland Bozz
Cole Hauser - Staff Sgt. Cota

- Captain: It's been 15 hours. He'll never do it. I'm sorry.
- Lt. Werner: They made us all train for this day. "To be fearless and proud and alone. To need no one, just sacrifice. All for the Fatherland". Oh God, all just empty words. It's not the way they said it was, is it? I just want someone to be with. The only thing I feel is afraid.
Jürgen Prochnow - Capt.-Lt. Henrich Lehmann-Willenbrock - Der Alte
Herbert Grönemeyer - Lt. Werner - Correspondent

“I'm lucky if I make it to 18, we in a war! We graduating every day we live because we ain't afraid to die, protecting our own.”
Jason Finn - Marcus

“- Edward Wilson: I could take the government off your back if you could help us.
- Joseph Palmi: You're the guys that scare me. You're the people that make big wars.
- Edward Wilson: No, we make sure the wars are small ones, Mr. Palmi.”

Matt Damon - Edward Wilson
Joe Pesci - Joseph Palmi

“- George Halley: You scared?
- Lloyd Hart: Yes I am.
- George Halley: No heart, huh?
- Lloyd Hart: At least I haven't got any heart for this. I thought this business would be over with before I got here.”

Humphrey Bogart - George Hally
Jeffrey Lynn - Lloyd Hart