“If one of you was lying in the street bleeding, I'd walk by and spit on you.”

Rita Moreno - Anita

- Bruce Pandolfini: Do you know what it means to have "contempt" for your opponent?
- Josh: No.
- Bruce Pandolfini: It means to hate them. You have to hate them Josh, they hate you.
- Josh: But I don't hate them.
- Bruce Pandolfini: Well you'd better start.
Ben Kingsley - Bruce Pandolfini
Max Pomeranc - Josh Waitzkin

“- Iris Henderson: You're the most contemptible person I've ever met in all my life!
- Gilbert: Confidentially, I think you're a bit of a stinker, too.”
Margaret Lockwood - Iris Henderson
Michael Redgrave - Gilbert

“- General Anatoly Gogol: A common thief. A disgrace to the uniform!
- Orlov: Yes, but tomorrow, I shall be a hero of the Soviet Union.”

Walter Gotell - Gogol
Steven Berkoff - Orlov

“- Mike Brody: You put on weight, you need a shave, and you're too tall.
- Sean Brody: Well, uh, two of out of three I can fix, huh?”
Dennis Quaid - Mike Brody
John Putch - Sean Brody