“- Peoples Hernandez: You're not a cop anymore.
- John Shaft: Do you think that makes me less dangerous, or more dangerous?”
Jeffrey Wright - Peoples Hernandez
Samuel L. Jackson - John Shaft

“- Tony Carlson: I play detective. You play lady in distress.
- Gloria Mundy: Hey, wait a minute. It's my ass they're after.
- Tony Carlson: I'm sorry. You're right. That was a stupid, glib, chauvinist remark and I apologize. It is your ass they're after, and it's my job to see to it that... I get there first.”
Chevy Chase - Tony Carlson
Goldie Hawn - Gloria Mundy

“- Tom Ludlow: You married, Diskant?
- Detective Paul Diskant: Engaged. And I'd like to see her again.”

Keanu Reeves - Tom Ludlow
Chris Evans - Detective Paul Diskant

“- Lee: Boris, shut the fuck up. We're all gonna die here. These are cops.
- Boris: So what, they're cops, who gives a shit? Hey Lee, there's something I never told you about me: I hate fuckin' cops.”
Saul Rubinek - Lee Donowitz
Eric Allan Kramer - Boris

“Evidence of the ol' glazzies. Nothing up our sleeves. No magic, little Alex. A job for two who are now of job age, the police.”
James Marcus - Georgie