“Rollo Tamasi is the reason I became a cop. I wanted to catch the guys who thought they could get away with it. It's supposed to be about justice. Then somewhere along the way, I lost sight of that.”

Guy Pearce - Ed Exley

“- Marvin Baxter: We're both after the same thing - justice. Right, Harry? Justice?
- Chief Harry Shannon: Fuck justice!”
Joe Regalbuto - Marvin Baxter
Darren McGavin - Harry Shannon

“- Bill Reimers: I don't believe this. They ate all the food and left dog turds in the fridge.
- Chris Lecce: Don't worry. I'll go to the supermarket. What do you want?
- Bill Reimers: Truth and justice.
- Chris Lecce: Anything else?
- Bill Reimers: Doughnuts.
- Chris Lecce: Why not? We are cops.”

Emilio Estevez - Bill Reimers
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss - Chris Lecce

“Harry, I'm droppin the hammer.”
Tom Cruise - Cole Trickle

“If the O.J. trial taught us anything, it taught us that, in America, you can cut somebody's head off and still be innocent as long as you have enough money. Well Kansas your mom only shoot a guy.”
Marley Shelton - Diane Weston