“- 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

“- Police Supervisor: Attention, whoever you are, this channel is reserved for emergency calls only.
- John McClane: No fucking shit, lady. Does it sound like I'm ordering a pizza?”

Diana James - Police Supervisor
Bruce Willis - John McClane

“- 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

“- 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

“They got married, and the cops found out and... well, you know cops. That kinda ended it. They still write, though. Well, he writes. She's still learnin'. Ah, it's no big deal, you know, it's over. He's not allowed into Mississippi anymore, and she wanted to raise the kid there, and... between you and me, I think that's for the best.”

Kevin Heffernan - Grogan