“- Anne-Marie McCoy: White people never come 'round here except to cause us a problem.
- Helen Lyle: Believe me, that's not what we want to do.”
Vanessa Williams - Anne-Marie McCoy
Virginia Madsen - Helen Lyle

“Boy, I'm telling you, you brothers are gonna be large! But like I said, you got to be careful. Because y'all are telling the truth, and the white man don't want you all saying what you're saying.”

Barry Shabaka Henley - Geoffrey Lennox

“This is a child of the jungle, an animal with a human voice. It if were human, an animal would cringe at its vices. These creatures are lethal and lecherous. They will have to be subdued by the sword and brought to profitable labor by the whip.”

Chuck Low - Cabeza

“- Simone: Sometimes they fall for what they think I am.
- George: And what do they think you are?
- Simone: What you think. A black whore.”
Cathy Tyson - Simone
Bob Hoskins - George

“- Gang Member: Why are you working for these people? Pakis.
- Johnny: It's work, that's why.”
Daniel Day-Lewis - Johnny