“- Wendy Judd: What is the worst thing you've ever done?
- Kay Chandler: If I've already done it, it'll be a dull life.”
Bonnie Hunt - Wendy Judd
Kristin A. Scott Thomas - Kay Chandler

“- Bandit: What do you think they do for excitement in this town?
- Cledus Snow: Probably sit around and watch the cars rust.”
Burt Reynolds - Bandit
Jerry Reed - Cledus

“It's one of the ironies of my otherwise straight forward life that I have fallen in love twice. Both times with people who insist on living in this godforsaken town.”
Blythe Danner - Lillian MacFarquhar

“It's narrow. It's dull. It's a dull, narrow town full of dull, narrow people who don't know anything except what things are like right around here. They have no perspective whatsoever, no scope. They might as well be living in the 19th century 'cause they have no idea what's going on, and if you try and tell 'em that they wanna fucking kill you.”

Mark Ruffalo - Terry

“- Brandon: Lana, you are one cranky girl.
- Lana: Yeah, well, you'd be cranky, too, Mister I'm Going To Memphis Graceland Tennessee, if you were stuck in a town where there's nothing to do but go bumper skiing and chase bats every night of your evil fucking life.”
Hilary Swank - Brandon Teena
Chloë Sevigny - Lana Tisdel