- Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain: Tell me something, Buster: what do you think of Negroes?
- Sgt. "Buster" Kilrain: If you mean the race, I don't really know. This is not a thing to be ashamed of. The thing is, you can not judge a race. Any man who judges by the group is a pea-wit. You take men one at a time.
Jeff Daniels - Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Kevin Conway - Sgt. "Buster" Kilrain

- Alec Scudder: "Alec, you're a dear fellow", you said. Are you ashamed to be seen with me? You're not glad, anyway. Don't say you are.
- Maurice Hall: Of course I'm glad.
- Alec Scudder: Then why didn't you come to the boathouse? I waited two night, I got no sleep waiting.
Rupert Graves - Alec Scudder
James Wilby - Maurice Hall

“- Dr. John Dolittle: It's not something you should be ashamed of. It happens to most men occasionally. You're probably under a lot of pressure.
- Female Pigeon: He's not under pressure. He's not attracted to me, because I'm just a pigeon. He's a self-hating pigeon.”

Eddie Murphy - Dr. John Dolittle
Julie Kavner - Female Pigeon

“- Benjy Stone: Bring Alan Swann to Brooklyn?
- Belle Carroca: Well, why not? What are you ashamed of?
- Benjy Stone: Everything!”
Mark Linn-Baker - Benjy Stone
Lainie Kazan - Belle Carroca

“- Flipper Purify: There's something you should know. I'm having an affair.
- Cyrus: H-bomb! H-bomb!
- Flipper Purify: It gets worse. She's white.
- Cyrus: Nuclearholocaust!”
Wesley Snipes - Flipper Purify
Spike Lee - Cyrus