“The universe is a pretty big place. It's bigger than anything anyone has ever dreamed of before. So if it's just us... seems like an awful waste of space. Right?”

Jodie Foster - Eleanor Arroway

“- Andie: So what brings you to space camp?
- Tish: Well I did this audit at GPL on Radio Astronomy; it was unbelieveable! I mean can you imagine an extra terrestrial disc jockey? I mean like listening to radio waves from space? I mean like waiting for signs of intelligence?
- Andie: Like I know the feeling.”
Kate Capshaw - Andie Bergstrom
Kelly Preston - Tish Ambrosei

“- Otto: Are you telling me you don't have a social security number?
- Beldar Conehead: Correct.
- Otto: Why not?
- Beldar Conehead: I am an illegal alien.”
Sinbad - Otto
Dan Aykroyd - Beldar Conehead

“I can't fill up a space shuttle with geriatrics!”
James Cromwell - Bob Gerson

“- Jim McConnell: There's pressure in here.
- Terri Fisher: Above Mars atmospheric? That's impossible.
- Jim McConnell: We're millions of miles from Earth inside a giant white face. What's impossible?”
Gary Sinise - Jim McConnell
Connie Nielsen - Terri Fisher