- David Gale: You don't subscribe to the idea that "a good state is the one that protects its most despised members"?
- Governor Hardin: It's a nice liberal idea. But, like most nice liberal ideas, naive.
Kevin Spacey - David Gale
Michael Crabtree - Governor Hardin

“- King Arthur: You may kill me... but you'll never destroy the ideals of Camelot.
- Ruber: Well, I've got to start somewhere.”
Pierce Brosnan - King Arthur
Gary Leonard Oldman - Ruber

“There's one theory that the environmental movement of our day was sparked by the rerelease of Bambi in the late 1950s.”
Robert Sean Leonard - Tom

“- Dan: You know, Alice, except for politics, we've got a lot in common: We're both pretty serious, and, I think, respect each other's bases for judgment. Occasionally I get reactionary thoughts, too.
- Alice: I'm not reactionary.
- Dan: Well, aesthetically.”
Matt Ross - Dan
Chloë Sevigny - Alice

“- Dennis: Look, even if you did get pregnant, I'd marry you.
- Odette: Do you believe in centralized government or states' rights?
- Dennis: What?
- Odette: I just want to know the kind of guy I'm marrying.
- Dennis: I'm starting to get the distinct impression you don't want to do this anymore.”

Matthew Lawrence - Dennis
Gaby Hoffmann - Odette