“- Martin Bells: The police have a suspect.
- James: Who is it?
- Martin Bells: It's me.”
Ewan McGregor - Martin Bells
Josh Brolin - James

“The three Nite Owl suspects, while guilty of kidnapping and rape, were innocent of the multiple homicides at the Nite Owl. The actual gunmen were most likely Los Angeles Police Department officers Michael Breuning and William Carlisle, and a third man who may or may not have been Captain Dudley Smith.”
Guy Pearce - Ed Exley

“- Jim Stone: [indicating bail statement for $200,000 cash] What do you think?
- Jim's Father: Well, I think there's a lot more to making a cop than just paper.
-Jim Stone: Yes, but I just thought it was unusual.
- Jim's Father: It is ... You know, a good cop is going to look at it and know exactly what to do.”
Nicolas Cage - Stone
Jerry Lewis - Stone's Father

“- Bart: You think the cops suspect me of killing Richie even though I was his best friend?
- Eric Binford: The cops are paid to suspect everyone but catch no one.”
Hennen Chambers - Bart
Dennis Christopher - Eric Binford

“- Dr. Richard Appleby: You actually see a connection between a nosebleed and a house falling?
- John Garrett: Yeah, they're both dead. That seems to happen a lot around here, did you notice that?
- Dr. Richard Appleby: I don't appreciate your humor.”
Ed Grady - Dr. Richard Appleby
Terence Knox - John Garrett