“I could be working with my brother right now. I could sleep with my wife every night; take my kids to school every morning. Do you know why I don't? Because I love this job. I thank God for every day he gives me in the corps.”

Jamie Foxx - Staff Sgt. Sykes

“- D.I. Fitch: What the fuck are you even doing here?
- Anthony 'Swoff' Swofford: Sir, I got lost on the way to college, sir.”
Scott MacDonald - D.I. Fitch
Jake Gyllenhaal - Anthony 'Swoff' Swofford

“I reckon the folks'd be a slight happier if I died like a soldier. Can't say I would.”
Clint Walker - Samson Posey

“- William J. Guarnere: Once we get into combat, they only people you can trust is yourself and the fella next to you.
- Joseph D. Toye: Hey, as long as he's a paratrooper.”
Frank John Hughes - William J. Guarnere
Kirk Acevedo - Joseph D. Toye

“- T-4 Medic Wade: Corporal, what's your book about?
- Corporal Upham: It's supposed to be about the bonds of brotherhood developed between soldiers during war.
- Private Caparzo: Brotherhood? What do you know about brotherhood?”
Giovanni Ribisi - T-4 Medic Wade
Jeremy Davies - Corporal Upham
Vin Diesel - Private Caparzo