“One in every three black males is in some phase of the correctional system. Is that a coincidence or do these people have, you know, like a racial commitment to crime?”
Edward Norton - Derek Vinyard

“- Caroline: You're the one who suffocated him with limitations. Our son's a very sensative, creative...
- Lloyd: Juvenile delinquent.
- Caroline: ...boy. He has the kind of imagination...
- Lloyd: That the mafia gives scholarships for.”
Judy Davis - Caroline
Kevin Spacey - Lloyd

“- Lilly Dillon: You're working some angle, and don't tell me you're not because I wrote the book!
- Roy Dillon: What about you? You still handling playback money for the mob?
- Lilly Dillon: That's me. That's who I am. You were never cut out for the rackets, Roy.”
Anjelica Huston - Lilly Dillon
John Cusack - Roy Dillon

“If you want to be cool, first you pull your headband into the cool position. Then you just lean back, put this hand in your pocket and then you wave this hand behind you like you just cut one and you’re trying to shoo away the stinch.”
Cheech Marin - Rudy

“Let's go down and greet your guests. Show them the real you: corny as Kansas on the fourth of July.”

Geoffrey Rush - Stephen Price