“- Lucas: Rap... metal... rap... metal... And Whitney Houston.
- Warren: It's for my girlfriend, okay?
- Lucas: Sure it is. You know, someone like you needs to diminish their criminal impulses, not magnify them. Maybe some jazz or some classical.”

Rory Cochrane - Lucas
Brendan Sexton III - Warren

“- District Officer: There've been a half a dozen complaints since you came to that cafe.
- Bijou: A half-dozen! Why not fifty? I'm surprised.”
Richard Carle - District Officer
Marlene Dietrich - Bijou

“- Rick Leland: You never have any clothes on.
- Alberta Marlow: If anyone heard you complaining about it, they would put you in a psychopathic ward.”
Humphrey Bogart - Rick Leland
Mary Astor - Alberta Marlow

“- Martha Strabel Van Cleve: If you don't change your attitude, I shall have to complain to your employer.
- Henry Van Cleve: I'm not employed here. I'm not a book salesman. I took one look at you and followed you into the store.”
Gene Tierney - Martha Strabel Van Cleve
Don Ameche - Henry Van Cleve

“- Lindsay Marriott: I'm afraid I don't like your manner.
- Philip Marlowe: Yeah, I've had complaints about it, but it keeps getting worse.”
Douglas Walton - Lindsay Marriott
Dick Powell - Philip Marlowe