“- Cole Trickle: There's nothing I can't do with a race car.
- Harry Hogge: Well, that's the difference between you and me. There's only so much I can do.”
Tom Cruise - Cole Trickle
Robert Duvall - Harry Hogge

“- Juan Seguin: They are gonna want you humble, General.
- Sam Houston: I humble myself before God and there the list ends.”

Jordi Mollà - Juan Seguin
Dennis Quaid - Sam Houston

“Outraging a lady's modesty, very serious crime in Singapore.”

Kay Siu Lim - Policeman

“There's a tradition in tournament play: not talk about the next step until you've climbed the one in front of you.”
Gene Hackman - Coach Norman Dale

“- Lincoln Rhyme: I want you to work the case with us.
- Amelia Donaghy: It's not my area.
- Lincoln Rhyme: Are you being modest or are you... a little uneasy about doing some real police work?”
Denzel Washington - Lincoln Rhyme
Angelina Jolie - Amelia Donaghy