“- Drill Sergeant: Gump! What's your sole purpose in this army?
- Forrest Gump: To do whatever you tell me, drill sergeant!
- Drill Sergeant: God damn it, Gump! You're a god damn genius! This is the most outstanding answer I have ever heard. You must have a goddamn I.Q. of 160. You are goddamn gifted, Private Gump.”
Afemo Omilami - Drill Sergeant
Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump

“- Sergeant Neff: Mathematics, good. Science, very good. Military history, fair, room for improvement.
- Damien Thorn: Yes, Sergeant.
- Sergeant Neff: Physical training is excellent. I hear you're quite a football player. Be proud of your accomplishments. Pride is all right when there's reason to be proud.
- Damien Thorn: Yes, Sergeant.”
Lance Henriksen - Sergeant Neff
Jonathan Scott-Taylor - Damien Thorn

“- Chief Painter: What are you doing here?
- Michael Shayne: Ask me later. I haven't thought of an answer yet.”

Donald MacBride - Chief Painter
Lloyd Nolan - Michael Shayne

- Mrs. de Winter: Our marriage is a success, isn't it? A great success? We're happy, aren't we? Terribly happy? If you don't think we are happy, it would be much better if you didn't pretend. I'll go away.
- "Maxim" de Winter: How can I answer you when I don't know the answer myself? If you say we're happy, let's leave it at that.
Joan Fontaine - Mrs. de Winter
Laurence Olivier - "Maxim" de Winter

- Dudley Smith: Bud White is a valuable officer.
- Ed Exley: White's a mindless thug.
- Dudley Smith: No, Edmund, he's just a man who can answer "Yes" to those questions I've asked you from time to time.
James Cromwell - Dudley Smith
Guy Pearce - Ed Exley