“- Tommy: You did it, didn't you? You give 'em back the money?
- Avram: Yep!
- Tommy: Yep. Well, that ain't the American way. What's more, now you ain't got no money. Well, now what'cha gonna do?”

Harrison Ford - Tommy
Gene Wilder - Avram

“- Lou: It's the American Dream in a goddamn gym bag! He... he just wants to walk away from it.
- Hank: You work for the American Dream. You don't steal it.
- Lou: Then this is even better.”

Brent Briscoe - Lou
Bill Paxton - Hank

“You can follow the action, which gets you good pictures. You can follow your instincts, which'll probably get you in trouble. Or, you can follow the money, which nine times out of ten will get you closer to the truth.”
Jack Nicholson - Jake Gittes

“- Brigid O'Shaughnessy: It's more than I can ever offer you if I have to bid for your loyalty.
- Samuel Spade: That's good coming from you. What have you ever given me beside money? Have you ever given me any of your confidence, any of the truth?”
Brigid O'Shaughnessy - Brigid O'Shaughnessy
Humphrey Bogart - Samuel Spade

“- Max Landsberger: Were losing money hand over fist.
- Jack Issel: That's not true.
- Max Landsberger: No, but it's our side of the story. Lesson No.55: there are no truths, only stories.”
Richard Masur - Max Landsberger
Judge Reinhold - Jack Issel