“Father had just one reason for ever starting this unfortunate enterprise: vanity.”

Mary Field - Miss Totten

“- Gang Member: Why are you working for these people? Pakis.
- Johnny: It's work, that's why.”
Daniel Day-Lewis - Johnny

“- Oishi Kazihiro: In Japan, when production lags, worker stays longer in factory.
- Hunt Stevenson: Okay, overtime. We can talk about overtime. I understand it now.
- Oishi Kazihiro: They do not do it for pay. They do it for company.
- Hunt Stevenson: Yeah, but that's there, this is here.”
Gedde Watanabe - Oishi Kazihiro
Michael Keaton - Hunt Stevenson

“The awful thing about life is this: everybody has their reasons.”
Jean Renoir - Octave

“- 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