“If they assassinate me, all of Sparta goes to war. Pray they're that stupid. Pray we're that lucky.”

Gerard Butler - King Leonidas

“- Al Yackey: The hell with it. What this place reminds me of is the war in Europe.
- Pete Sandich: This is deep.”
John Goodman - Al Yackey
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss - Pete Sandich

“We who have seen war will never stop seeing it. In the silence of the night we will always hear the screams.”
Barry Pepper - Joe Galloway

“- Pvt. Johnson - 1st Squad: Would you look at how fast they put the names of all our guys who got killed?
- The Sergeant: That's a World War One memorial.
- Pvt. Johnson - 1st Squad: But the name's are the same.
- The Sergeant: They always are.”

Kelly Ward - Pvt. Johnson - 1st Squad
Lee Marvin - The Sergeant

“- Mrs. Wilkes: You have got no right to be here. It has taken me ten years to get that goddamned war out of his head.
- Col. Cal Rhodes: Looks to me like it's still in his head pretty strong.
- Mrs. Wilkes: Oh, that's very deep. Gee, where were you all the days he just sat for hours, staring at the walls?”

Jane Kaczmarek - Mrs. Wilkes
Gene Hackman - Col. Jason Rhodes