“- Maxwell Danforth: Suppose I was to tell you that our enemies are capable of impairing rational thought, of dismantling our willingness to defend ourself, of dissociating whole societies from their value systems.
- John Tanner: You mean they've got televisions.”
Burt Lancaster - Maxwell Danforth
Rutger Hauer - John Tanner

“Even though reality TV is very manipulated, it's all manipulated so that something real happens.”
Josh Pais

“The news is completely manipulated. Everything you hear, every single day is designed by corporate media to do one thing only. To keep you living in fear.”
Justin Long - Matthew 'Matt' Farrell

“A sincere apology is just a manipulation tactic like forgiveness or generosity.”
Julianne Moore - Audrey Woods

“- Ben Marco: This is rich people, Manchurian Global, funding bad science, to put a sleeper in the White House, and that's what's going on Rosie. That's what's going on.
- Rosie: I want to believe you.
- Ben Marco: Well, then believe me. Help me.”
Denzel Washington - Ben Marco
Kimberly Elise - Rosie