“- Earl: Brother, relax. You come in next week, we'll work something out.
- Hollywood Nicky: First of all, I ain't your motherfucking brother. And there ain't gonna be no next week unless we work this shit out now. Right now.”
Mario Van Peebles - Earl
Sean Combs - Hollywood Nicky

“- Joe Moore: Why doesn't he shoot me?
- Fran Moore: That's the deal.
- Joe Moore: He ain't gonna shoot me?
- Fran Moore: No.
- Joe Moore: Then he hadn't ought to point a gun at me. It's insincere.”
Gene Hackman - Joe Moore
Rebecca Pidgeon - Fran Moore

“We conclude our deal. We'll shake hands. You start the rest of your life. Any dreams you have, or plans, or hopes for your future... I think you're going to have to put that on hold. For the rest of your life you're going to be looking over your shoulder. I'm just telling you this because I want you to know the truth.”

Albert Brooks - Bernie Rose

“You'll what? You'll leave me? Is that a threat or a promise?”

Kate Winslet - April Wheeler

- Labisse: If you ever come back, I will have you thrown out.
- Carole "Toddy" Todd: Don't make it sound like such a threat. Being thrown out of a place like this is significantly better than being thrown out of a leper colony.
Peter Arne - Labisse
Robert Preston - Carole "Toddy" Todd