“- Castor Troy: It's a capital crime to try to kill the next big boss of the FBl, yes?
- Sean Archer: Yes. The penalty... the penalty is death!”

John Travolta - Castor Troy
Nicolas Cage - Sean Archer

“Nothing better for a prosecutor than a criminal with a sense of history. Everything got written down. Who they killed, and what it cost. Meticulous record-keepers.”
Leland Orser - Bernie

“- Sarah: If we think it's him, you shouldn't go.
- Hank: Why not?
- Sarah: Because he's going to shoot all three of you, Hank. As soon as he sees the plane. That's why he wants you to go, so he can get rid of the witnesses.
- Hank: But if he's really from the FBI, and I don't show up, it's gonna look as suspicious as hell.”

Bridget Fonda - Sarah
Bill Paxton - Hank

“Being an intelligence officer destroys all faith in human nature.”
Cedrick Webster Hardwicke - Admiral Bowen

“For most problems the Marine is issued a solution. If ill, go to sickbay. If wounded, call a Corpsman. If dead, report to graves registration. If losing his mind no standard solution exists.”
Jake Gyllenhaal - Anthony 'Swoff' Swofford