“- Eddie Birdlace: Why do we bullshit each other like this?
- Berzin: Are you kidding me? Look, I bullshit you, you bullshit me. We take our bullshit from the military, who takes their bullshit from President Kennedy, who takes bullshit from everyone else. And that's what makes us Americans, Birdlace.”
River Phoenix - Eddie Birdlace
Richard Panebianco - Berzin

“What is so different about Americans? Are we homicidal in nature? Because in Europe and Australia, most other free-world countries they don't have this. They don't have people who snap and go on murderous rampages.”
Tom Mauser - Father of Victim

“- Tommy: You did it, didn't you? You give 'em back the money?
- Avram: Yep!
- Tommy: Yep. Well, that ain't the American way. What's more, now you ain't got no money. Well, now what'cha gonna do?”

Harrison Ford - Tommy
Gene Wilder - Avram

“You've got only one life to live. You can either make it chickenshit or chicken salad.”
Lloyd Bridges - Vince

“What's life about... if you don't go through it as a man's man?”
Armand Assante - John Gotti