“- James West: I thought I'd go as a government agent who's going to shoot and kill General Bloodbath McGrath.
- Artemus Gordon: An armed Negro cowboy costume in a room full of white, Southern, former slave-owners. You'll win first prize.”

Will Smith - James West
Kevin Kline - Artemus Gordon

“- Artemus Gordon: Gypsy, queen... pirate... How about this? You can come as my manservant.
- James West: Master Gordon, I swear, I'd be delghted! I sing, I dance for you sir and I swear none of the other white folks will know. I'd rather shoot myself than play your damn manservant.”

Kevin Kline - Artemus Gordon
Will Smith - James West

“Oppressor got us for house pet; do him tricks to get reward. Oppressor need a slave; him find it here. Oppressor need a harlot; him find it here. Oppressor don't need here at all; him wipe it away from the map.”
Sidney Sheriff Jr. - Virgil

“Listen, Epps, these niggers are human beings. If they are allowed to climb no higher than brute animals, you and men like you will have to answer for it.”
Brad Pitt - Bass

“Slavery is something that is all too often swept under the carpet. The shame doesn't even belong to us, but we still experience it because we're a part of the African race. If it happened to one, it happened to all. We carry that burden.”
Lupita Nyong'o