“Jeffrey Wigand, who's out on a limb, does he go on television and tell the truth? Yes. Is it newsworthy? Yes. Are we gonna air it? Of course not. Why? Because he's not telling the truth? No. Because he is telling the truth. That's why we're not going to air it. And the more truth he tells, the worse it gets!”

Al Pacino - Lowell Bergman

“- Leslie Crosbie: You won't have to show Bob the letter, will you?
- Howard Joyce: I'll do everything possible to prevent him from seeing it. He'll be an important witness and he should be as firmly convinced of your innocence as he is now.”

Bette Davis - Leslie Crosbie
James Stephenson - Howard Joyce

“- Rachel: When can we leave the city?
- John Book: We're trying to get this done as quickly as possible, then you can go. But Samuel's probably gonna have to come back to testify. I'm sorry.
- Rachel: No, you are not, you are glad. Because now you have a witness.”

Kelly McGillis - Rachel
Harrison Ford - John Book

“- 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