“- Maxwell Danforth: Suppose I was to tell you that our enemies are capable of impairing rational thought, of dismantling our willingness to defend ourself, of dissociating whole societies from their value systems.
- John Tanner: You mean they've got televisions.”
Burt Lancaster - Maxwell Danforth
Rutger Hauer - John Tanner

“When you're an actress, you become this thing in people's hands that people are trying to manipulate. I cannot stand it.”
Julie Delpy

“If you're a film director, you're basically there because you enjoy manipulating people's emotions.”
Nigel Cole

“- Inspector Dave Toschi: Hey, how do we know that this lead is real?
- Inspector William Armstrong: It's very real. How do I know? Because I saw it on TV.”
Mark Ruffalo - Inspector David Toschi
Anthony Edwards - Inspector William Armstrong

“Television. Television is the explanation for this - you see this in bad television. Little assault guys creeping through the vents, coming in through the ceiling - that James Bond shit never happens in real life! Professionals don't do that!”
Willem Dafoe - Paul Smecker