“- Phyllis Dietrichson: I don't want to kill him. I never did. Not even when he gets drunk and slaps my face.
- Walter Neff: Only sometimes you wish he was dead.
- Phyllis Dietrichson: Perhaps I do.
- Walter Neff: And you wish it was an accident and you had that policy for $50,000 dollars. Is that it?
- Phyllis Dietrichson: Perhaps that too.”
Barbara Stanwyck - Phyllis Dietrichson
Fred MacMurray - Walter Neff

“- Walter Neff: Now you hate him.
- Phyllis Dietrichson: Yes, Walter. He's so mean to me. Every time I buy a dress or a pair of shoes, he yells his head off. He never lets me go anywhere. He keeps me shut up. He's always been mean to me. Even his life insurance all goes to that daughter of his.”

Fred MacMurray - Walter Neff
Barbara Stanwyck - Phyllis Dietrichson

“You have a choice. I can kill you. Or you can kill me, and my daughter will get the insurance.”
Michael Douglas - D-Fens

“- Insurance Salesman: It's not really what I'm selling. But what I have to offer.
- Thane Furrows: What do you have to offer that happens to cost money?
- Insurance Salesman: I offer security.
- Thane Furrows: Insurance.”
Fred Willard - Insurance Salesman
Steve Oedekerk - Thane Furrows

“- Kevin Flynn: Hey Ram, what were you, you know, before?
- Ram: I was an actuarial program. Worked for a big insurance company. It really gives you a great feeling helping folks plan for their future needs. Of course, if you take the payments as an annuity over the years, the cost is really quite minimal.”
Jeff Bridges - Kevin Flynn
Dan Shor - Ram