“In all the times you've gone to the court asking for help, you've never once demonstrated any respect for its institutions and procedures.”

Edward Norton - Alan Isaacman

“- Mattie Ross: Do you need a good lawyer?
- Ned Pepper: I need a good judge!”
Kim Darby - Mattie Ross
Robert Duvall - Ned Pepper

“I present my evidence to the jury and they deliberate upon it. They must determine what really happened. If they cannot, we will not know whether the accused deserves to be freed or should be punished. If they cannot find the truth, what is our hope of justice?”
Harrison Ford - Rusty Sabich

“The first time I walked into a courtroom I looked around. I asked my father, who are the whores - and who are the spectators?”
John Cassavetes - Maj. Joe De Lucca

“Guilt or innocence, that's not my job. It's my duty to pick up scum-sucking punks like yourself who are accused of a crime. A jury of twelve really stupid people who are easily swayed by rich, fat-cat, slimy lawyers, who'll do anything but tell the truth, will sit in judgment of you. It's as American as a burrito.”
Richard Crenna - Lieutenant Fergus Falls