- Heywood: The Count of Monte Crisco...
- Floyd: That's "Cristo" you dumb shit.
- Heywood: ...by Alexandree Dumb-ass. Dumb-ass.
- Andy Dufresne: Dumb-ass? "Dumas". You know what it's about? You'll like it, it's about a prison break.
- Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding: We oughta file that under "Educational" too, oughten we?

William Sadler - Heywood
Brian Libby - Floyd
Tim Robbins - Andy Dufresne
Morgan Freeman - Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding

“- David Jacobs: My father taught us not to lie.
- Jack Kelly: Well, mine told me not to starve; so we both have an education.”
David Moscow - David Jacobs
Christian Bale - Jack Kelly

“- Yellowbeard: Dan, if you're my son, prove it. Kill this stupid old bugger!
- Lord Lambourn: Hold your horses...
- Dan: I can't kill him! He brought me up! Just like a father.
- Yellowbeard: Oh, you mean he's beat ya and kicked ya and smashed ya in the teeth?”
Graham Arthur Chapman - Yellowbeard
Peter Cook - Lord Lambourn
Martin Hewitt - Dan

“When you start killing for a dream, you usually end up killing the dream too. That's what hell is, watching your dreams die. Your education will set you free.”
Robert Hooks - King David

“It's easier to shoot a gun than it is to read a book. It's easier to take a man's life than it is to educate him and teach him about life. It's easier to hate than it is to love. The revolution I'm talking about is a revolution of the mind and the spirit. And education, that's the key.”
Robert Hooks - King David