“Chemical firms don't give a shit… that napalm sticks to kids!”
Louis Gossett Jr. - Sgt. Emil Foley

“One learns so much about life in the army. Yeah. Killing people.”
Rupert Everett - Guy Bennett

“Your rifle is only a tool. It is a hard heart that kills. If your killer instincts are not clean and strong you will hesitate at the moment of truth. You will not kill. You will become dead marines and then you will be in a world of shit because marines are not allowed to die without permission.”
R. Lee Ermey - Gny. Sgt. Hartman

“You all take a good look at this lump of shit. Remember what it looks like. You fuck up in a firefight and I goddamn guarantee you a trip out of the bush, in a body bag!”

Tom Berenger - Sgt. Barnes

“- Ty: I want to join the army you're gathering. I'm not one of these farmers, I'm just travelling with them until I found you.
- Job: Then help me gather up these pumpkin-heads without killing them.”
Vincent Klyn - Ty
Lance Henriksen - Job