“- Rachel: You have no right to keep us here.
- John Book: Yes I do. Your son's a material witness to a homicide.
- Rachel: You don't understand. We want nothing to do with your laws.
- John Book: Doesn't surprise me. A lot of people I meet are like that.”
Kelly McGillis - Rachel
Harrison Ford - John Book

“More than a witness, Mr. Neville - an accessory to misadventure.”

Hugh Fraser - Mr Talmann

“- Gloria Russell: He saw.
- Allen Richmond: He saw nothing. He saw a drunk woman who liked rough sex too much. He's a burglar. Who's gonna believe him? After all, it's not as if he has any evidence or anything.”

Judy Davis - Gloria Russell
Gene Hackman - President Richmond

“Brace yourselves, I think you're about to witness a murder.”
Denzel Washington - Doug Carlin

“- Helen Grayle: I hadn't supposed there were enough murders these days to make detecting very attractive to a young man.
- Philip Marlowe: I stir up trouble on the side.”
Claire Trevor - Helen Grayle
Dick Powell - Philip Marlowe