“- Truman Gates: Listen, you'd best wait here. They ain't real quick to strangers.
- Jessie Gates: I'm your wife.
- Truman Gates: No, I ain't talking about you, honey. I'm talking about me.”
Patrick Swayze - Truman Gates
Helen Hunt - Jessie Gates

“- July Johnson: It was my fault! Hell, you told me to stay.
- Augustus 'Gus' McCrae: I know I did, son. And I'm sure you wished you had. But yesterday's gone, we can't get it back. Now you go on with your digging.”

Chris Cooper - July Johnson
Robert Duvall - Augustus 'Gus' McCrae

“Does he think he just did something here? Shit. I could have had a V-8.”
Lela Rochon - Robin Stokes

“Once upon a time your mama knew what it meant to shine.”
Sandra Bullock - Birdee Pruitt

No regrets, thats my motto. That and “Everybody Wang Chung tonight”.
Zach Galifianakis - Luke