“That's the thing about cockroaches. No matter how many times you flushed them down the toilet, they always crawl back up the bowl.”
Thomas Kretschmann - Captain Englehorn

“- Kathy Sheppard: I've always wanted to learn how to play chess. It seems like a complicated game.
- Peter Sanderson: Well, not really. You see your goal and go after it. Anything that gets in the way is an obstacle and must be destroyed.”
Diane Lane - Kathy Sheppard
Christopher Lambert - Peter Sanderson

“Despite everything he's suffered he can still look at life in the most uncomplicated way. I've never known that kind of faith. It makes me so sad that people who have lost everything can still be open to love, while I, who have lost nothing, am not.”

Alexis Bledel - Lena

“Life is full of interruptions and complications.”
Rodrigo Santoro - Karl

“Everything turns to callous eventually. That's life!”
Jon Voight - Mr. Sir