“- Lt. Leak: Captain, uh... there must be some mistake. I'm supposed to be in a Texas unit. Most of these boys are from New York and I just don't understand a word these city fellers are sayin'.
- Capt. George McMurtry: You don't have to understand them Lieutenant, they have to understand you.”
Jay Rodan - Lt. Leak
Phil McKee - Capt. George McMurtry

“- Jason Tripitikas: I can't understand you.
- Lu Yan: [in English, when he previously spoke in a Chinese dialect] That's because you're not listening!”
Michael Angarano - Jason Tripitikas
Jackie Chan - Lu Yan

“- Silvia Broome: I'm for peace and quiet, Mr. Lud. It's why I came to the U.N. Quiet diplomacy.
- Nils Lud: With respect, you only interpret.
- Silvia Broome: Countries have gone to war because they've misinterpreted one another.”
Nicole Kidman - Silvia Broome
Jesper Christensen - Nils Lud

“There's something fishy about describing people's feelings. You try hard to be accurate, but as soon as you start to define such and such a feeling, language lets you down.”
Kate Winslet - Young Iris Murdoch

“- Chris: Hi, Mrs. Sanchez. I'm Chris. We've come to pick up Vera.
- Mrs. Sanchez: She is not going!
- Chris: What are they saying?
- Debbie: I don't know. I flunked Spanish.”

Dana Kimmell - Chris
Perla Walter - Mrs. Sanchez
Tracie Savage - Debbie