“- Martin Geldheart: What is the one thing that landscape architecture requires?
- Art Student: A social motif.
- Martin Geldheart: Right.”
Timothy Hutton - Martin Geldhart
Mary Fortune - Art Student

“- General Al Kramer: Have you studied the architectural plans?
- Commander Anderson: They're useless. Alcatraz has been ripped up and rebuilt for years. Underneath is a maze of shit.”
Stuart Wilson - General Al Kramer
Michael Biehn - Commander Anderson

“- Tucker: Which building's yours?
- Healy: Are you familiar with the soccer stadium?
- Tucker: Did you build the Estadio Olimpico?
- Healy: No, just down the street the Celinto Catayente Towers.”

Lee Evans - Tucker
Matt Dillon - Healy

“Some people say 'Freeways are the Cathedrals of our time'. Not me.”
David Byrne - Narrator

“- Dr. Margo Hunt: The secret temple of the Piranha women. Their architecture is surprisingly advanced.
- Jim: It looks like a big lego to me.”
Shannon Tweed - Dr. Margo Hunt
Bill Maher - Jim