“- Denton Van Zan: Coffeyville. It's etched in American history because the outlaw Dalton boys were killed there. Ordinary townsfolk rose up and took 'em down.
- Quinn Abercromby: Maybe you're the Dalton boys.
- Denton Van Zan: No, no... We're the townsfolk.”

Matthew McConaughey - Denton Van Zan
Christian Bale - Quinn Abercromby

“This seems to be the last chapter in the history of American involvement in Vietnam. It's also been the largest single movement of people in the history of America itself. Hilary Brown, ABC News, aboard the attack aircraft carrier, USS Hancock, in the South China Sea.”
Hilary Brown - Hilary Brown

“- West: I hail from Biloxi, Mississippi where vanilla mother fuckers like that used to hang us from trees by our necks on a whim. Now, does that sound like the kind of fucking place you want to god damn grow up?
- Pike: Sargent. No, Sargent.
- West: Are you saying something negative about the great state of Mississippi?”

Samuel L. Jackson - West
Taye Diggs - Pike

“The policies of our government are not very popular in this country. And the police force in this city is overrun with blacks. They have badges and guns and they hate us. Our consulate staff, particularly myself, will always be victims of their harassment.”
Joss Ackland - Arjen Rudd

“- Sae Jin Kwon: Alexander Grady... Portland, Oregon... I know all about you.
- Alex Grady: Sae Jin Kwon... Seoul, Korea... I know all I ever wanna know about you.”
James Lew - Sae Jin Kwon
Eric Roberts - Alex Grady