“- Lieutenant Colonel: You hold that bridge Captain! That's an order!
- Capt. Roy Pritchett: I've already lost thirty men!
- Lieutenant Colonel: This isn't a debate, Pritchett! You hold that goddamn bridge!
- Capt. Roy Pritchett: This is suicide!”
Dwight Yoakam - Lieutenant Colonel
Martin Donovan - Capt. Pritchett

“- Isaac: There is nothing that He may not ask of thee?
- Abraham: Nothing.”

Alberto Lucantoni - Isaac
George C. Scott - Abraham

“To be free, one must give up a part of oneself.”
Alberta Watson - Hansel's Mom

“I'm not questioning your bravery. The question is: what about their lives? You and Mr. Emmett are good friends. You went to the Academy together. Would you be willing to sacrifice his life? Or what about some of the younger enlisted men? I know a lot of those guys look up to you like a big brother. You willing to lay their lives on the line?”

Bill Paxton - Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren

“- 1st Officer Petersen: The lifeboats will hold almost a third of the passengers.
- Sir Bruce Ismay: I order you to secure a lifeboat for me immediately.”

Hans Nielsen - 1st Officer Petersen
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer - Sir Bruce Ismay