“- Martin Geldheart: What is the one thing that landscape architecture requires?
- Art Student: A social motif.
- Martin Geldheart: Right.”
Timothy Hutton - Martin Geldhart
Mary Fortune - Art Student

“- General Al Kramer: Have you studied the architectural plans?
- Commander Anderson: They're useless. Alcatraz has been ripped up and rebuilt for years. Underneath is a maze of shit.”
Stuart Wilson - General Al Kramer
Michael Biehn - Commander Anderson

“Some of these buildings are over 20 years old.”

Steve Martin - Harris K. Telemacher

“- Tucker: Which building's yours?
- Healy: Are you familiar with the soccer stadium?
- Tucker: Did you build the Estadio Olimpico?
- Healy: No, just down the street the Celinto Catayente Towers.”

Lee Evans - Tucker
Matt Dillon - Healy

You see those two towers? World Trade Center. I was an architect working on them. First they just wanted to build one but I said: "Fellas, we're here. What the hell, throw the other one up". Turned out pretty well, didn't it?

Michael Keaton - Billy Caufield