“Of all the things I regret I did, the ones I didn't are the ones I mourn the most.”
Shirley Knight - Ann Butterfield

“- July Johnson: It was my fault! Hell, you told me to stay.
- Augustus 'Gus' McCrae: I know I did, son. And I'm sure you wished you had. But yesterday's gone, we can't get it back. Now you go on with your digging.”

Chris Cooper - July Johnson
Robert Duvall - Augustus 'Gus' McCrae

“- Nina Chance: You expect me to violate everything I was ever taught? I have duties.
- Detective Regis: Yeah, and your duties can send an innocent man to jail for the rest of his life. You wanna live with that?
- Nina Chance: Yes, and I think you better leave.”
Diane Lane - Nina Chance
Wesley Snipes - Detective Regis

“- Benny Pearl: I hope you're happy with what you have done to her. You just stay the hell away from my sister.
- Sam: No....
- Benny Pearl: You want to know why everyone laughs at you, Sam? Because you're an idiot. You're a first-class moron.”

Aidan Quinn - Benny Pearl
Johnny Depp - Sam

- Dr. Berger: It hurts to be mad at him, doesn't it?
- Conrad "Con" Jarrett: God, I loved him. It's not fair. You just do one wrong thing, and...
- Dr. Berger: And what was the one wrong thing you did? You know. You know.
- Conrad "Con" Jarrett: I hung on. I stayed with the boat.
- Dr. Berger: Exactly.

Judd Hirsch - Berger
Timothy Hutton - Conrad