“- Rodrigo Mendoza: For me, there is no redemption.
- Father Gabriel: God gave us the burden of freedom. You chose your crime. Do you have the courage to choose your penance?”
Robert De Niro - Rodrigo Mendoza
Jeremy Irons - Father Gabriel

“I'm not questioning your bravery. The question is: what about their lives? You and Mr. Emmett are good friends. You went to the Academy together. Would you be willing to sacrifice his life? Or what about some of the younger enlisted men? I know a lot of those guys look up to you like a big brother. You willing to lay their lives on the line?”

Bill Paxton - Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren

“I'm not afraid to die, Mr. Donovan. Although, it wouldn't be my first choice.”
Mark Rylance - Rudolf Abel

“- Ivy Walker: How is it you are brave, when all the rest of us shake in our boots?
- Lucius Hunt: I do not worry about what will happen, only what needs to be done.”
Bryce Dallas Howard - Ivy Walker
Joaquin Phoenix - Lucius Hunt

“- Dex: Doing stuff is overrated. Like Hitler. He did a lot. But don't we all wish he woulda just stayed home and gotten stoned?
- Syd: So you're only options are to get stoned or commit genocide?”
Donal Logue - Dex
Greer Goodman - Syd