“Everyone of you hates everyone of us, and we hate you right back.”

George Chakiris - Bernardo

- Bruce Pandolfini: Do you know what it means to have "contempt" for your opponent?
- Josh: No.
- Bruce Pandolfini: It means to hate them. You have to hate them Josh, they hate you.
- Josh: But I don't hate them.
- Bruce Pandolfini: Well you'd better start.
Ben Kingsley - Bruce Pandolfini
Max Pomeranc - Josh Waitzkin

“- Iris Henderson: You're the most contemptible person I've ever met in all my life!
- Gilbert: Confidentially, I think you're a bit of a stinker, too.”
Margaret Lockwood - Iris Henderson
Michael Redgrave - Gilbert

“- Lisa: Are you all gangsters?
- Dasha: No, we are Russians!”
Lisa Jeffrey - Lisa
Darya Yugrens - Dasha-Marilyn

“Once they get the dope off the streets, you know, people will persist in joining things. I mean, you'll see the gangs come back. If you live that long.”
Mickey Rourke - The Motorcycle Boy