“That's the second rule of police work. If you want to keep a secret, don't tell the boss.”
Sir Sean Connery - Jim Malone

“- Tony: You won't hurt me.
- John McClane: Oh, yeah? Why not?
- Tony: Because you're a policeman. There are rules for policemen.
- John McClane: Yeah. That's what my captain keeps telling me.”
Andreas Wisniewski - Tony
Bruce Willis - John McClane

“- Nicole: Would you like me to stay behind and help you?
- Clouseau: That is a generous offer, Nicole. But I am quite sensitive to office gender politics. And in today's world, the slightest gesture can be misinterpreted as harrasment. And it is late, and I would prefer not to put you or me into that delicate situation.”
Emily Mortimer - Nicole
Steve Martin - Clouseau

“- Stella Atkins: But then you're not a marshal or a sheriff.
- Jeff Castle: He's a town tamer.
- Clint Tollinger: The difference is there are no rules in my end of the business except maybe one - never stay in one town too long.”
Karen Sharpe - Stella Atkins
John Lupton - Jeff Castle
Robert Mitchum - Clint Tollinger

“You don't care about anything except you. You just want to persuade people that you love them so much that they ought to love you back. Only you want love on your own terms. Something to be played your way, according to your rules.”

Joseph Cotten - Jedediah Leland