- Mrs. de Winter: Our marriage is a success, isn't it? A great success? We're happy, aren't we? Terribly happy? If you don't think we are happy, it would be much better if you didn't pretend. I'll go away.
- "Maxim" de Winter: How can I answer you when I don't know the answer myself? If you say we're happy, let's leave it at that.
Joan Fontaine - Mrs. de Winter
Laurence Olivier - "Maxim" de Winter

- Dudley Smith: Bud White is a valuable officer.
- Ed Exley: White's a mindless thug.
- Dudley Smith: No, Edmund, he's just a man who can answer "Yes" to those questions I've asked you from time to time.
James Cromwell - Dudley Smith
Guy Pearce - Ed Exley

“- Jessie Deighan: This rope looks 60 years old. Will it hold?
- Gabe Walker: Don't think so.
- Jessie Deighan: Bad answer.”
Janine Turner - Jessie Deighan
Sylvester Stallone - Gabe Walker

“Listen Rebecca, that lawyer wants some concrete answers. No more stubborness or they're gonna put you in jail and throw away the key.”

Tess Harper - Chick Boyle

“- Terry: The answer is no.
- Brad Sr.: I ain't asking.
- Terry: The answer is no.”

Mary Stuart Masterson - Terry
Christopher Walken - Brad Sr.