“He's a lover, man... definitely loves what he does for a living.”

Joaquin Phoenix - Max California

“- Senator Jummy Simpson: I've seen that girl somewhere before.
- Liza Prescott: She's a very particular friend of the director who's making this picture. He sticks her in every scene he can.”

Walter Kingsford - Senator Jummy Simpson
Billie Burke - Liza Prescott

“- Walter Neff: Afraid, baby?
- Phyllis Dietrichson: Yes, I'm afraid. But not of Keyes. I'm afraid of us. We're not the same anymore. We did it so we could be together but instead of that, it's pulling us apart.”

Fred MacMurray - Walter Neff
Barbara Stanwyck - Phyllis Dietrichson

“- Gregory Anton: I knew from the first moment I saw you that you were dangerous to me.
- Brian Cameron: I knew from the first moment I saw you that you were dangerous to her.”

Charles Boyer - Gregory Anton
Joseph Cotten - Brian Cameron

“He said he's sorry for what happened but it was just one of those things. He said it wouldn't be fair to his wife for us to see each other anymore because I'm obviously the kind of girl that takes these things too seriously. Then he said goodbye very politely and hung up.”

Teresa Wright - Peggy Stephenson