“- Tom Evans: The design alternates with the symbols of life and death.
- Charlie Chan: Story of man very short. Life... death... life... death.”

Thomas Beck - Tom Evans
Warner Oland - Charlie Chan

“When they look at you, they see what they want to be. When they look at me, they see what they are.”

Philip Anthony Hopkins - Richard M. Nixon

“- Louis Cyphre: You know, some religions think that the egg is the symbol of the soul, did you know that?
- Harry Angel: No, I didn't know that.
- Louis Cyphre: Would you like an egg?
- Harry Angel: No thank you, I got a thing about chickens.”
Robert De Niro - Louis Cyphre
Mickey Rourke - Harry Angel

“Sidney's more than a mere bass player. He's a fabulous disaster. He's a symbol, a metaphor, he embodies the dementia of a nihilistic generation. He's a fuckin' star.”
David Hayman - Malcolm

“- Billy Kwan: Don't take it personally. You're just a symbol of the West.
- Guy Hamilton: I feel more like a spittoon.”
Linda Hunt - Billy Kwan
Mel Gibson - Guy Hamilton