“- Chief Harry Shannon: You remember my son Blair?
- Mark Kaminsky: Yeah. We went to a few ball games together. He joined the bureau, didn't he?
- Chief Harry Shannon: Yeah.
- Mark Kaminsky: How is he?
- Chief Harry Shannon: Dead.”
Darren McGavin - Harry Shannon
Arnold Schwarzenegger - Mark Kaminsky

“I should have let him be punished then, along with the other filth. But he was my only son. His mother died giving birth to him. He and I are all each other have. I was afraid for him. Afraid for me. See, I was a public figure. So I did things. I fixed it.”

Pat Hingle - Chief Jannings

“- Alex Cardo: Police, John.
- John: You set me up?
- Alex Cardo: Ha ha, payback's a bitch, yah.”
Daniel Bernhardt - Alex Cardo
Philip Tan - John

“I'm not a cop tonight, Rog. This is personal.”
Mel Gibson - Martin Riggs

“- Beatrice: Have you made any progress?
- Victor: I will.
- Beatrice: I know. Because I realize now that if I call the police and tell them what I saw, it's not prison you're afraid of. It's that you won't get to finish your revenge.”
Noomi Rapace - Beatrice
Colin Farrell - Victor