“- John Book: The man who was killed tonight was a policeman, and it's my job to find out what happened. I want you to tell me everything you saw when you went into the bathroom.
- Samuel: There were two.
- John Book: There were two men?
- Samuel: I only saw one.”
Harrison Ford - John Book
Lukas Haas - Samuel

“- Rachel: You have no right to keep us here.
- John Book: Yes I do. Your son's a material witness to a homicide.
- Rachel: You don't understand. We want nothing to do with your laws.
- John Book: Doesn't surprise me. A lot of people I meet are like that.”
Kelly McGillis - Rachel
Harrison Ford - John Book

“More than a witness, Mr. Neville - an accessory to misadventure.”

Hugh Fraser - Mr Talmann

“Brace yourselves, I think you're about to witness a murder.”
Denzel Washington - Doug Carlin

“Something's wrong with the Nite Owl. I know it in here [points to his chest], I know it. That prick Exley shot the wrong guys. Whoever killed my partner, is still out there. If I could work cases like a real detective, I could prove it.”

Russell Crowe - Bud White