“- Young Quincy: Can't do this shit!
- Zeke McCall: Boy, what did I tell you about using that word?
- Young Quincy: Can't should never be in a man's vocabulary.
- Zeke McCall: And why not?
- Young Quincy: Cause when you say can't you ain’t a man!”
Glenndon Chatman - Young Quincy
Dennis Haysbert - Zeke McCall

“- Patch: That old Dirty Dawson! The yellow livered old skunk! I'd like to tear his gizzard out.
- Perdita: Why, Patch, where did you ever hear such talk? Certainly not from your mother!”
Mickey Maga - Patch
Cate Bauer - Perdita

“Mother never approved of Scraps jumping up like this. But then again, she never approved of anything.”

Johnny Depp - Victor Van Dort

“The fans are like women. When you're hitting, they love you. When you're not, they'd just as soon spit on you as look at you.”

Wesley Snipes - Bobby Rayburn

“- Lewis Scott: Who are you man? Some bitter ex-high school player who never really made it? You sit around, watching sports, criticizing professional athletes 'cause you wish it was you out there.
- Mike O'Hara: You are so far off. It's sad.”
Damon Wayans - Lewis Scott
Daniel Stern - Mike O'Hara