“- Silvio: Believe us, sir. Your son is not what they told you.
- Ed Horman: How do you know that, Silvio?
- Silvio: He's a nice guy. He's sincere. A hard worker. But he's a political neophyte. He's terrified of violence.”
Alex Camacho - Silvio
Jack Lemmon - Ed Horman

“Remember the first rule of politics. The ballots don't make the results, the counters make the results. The counters. Keep counting.”
Jim Broadbent - William 'Boss' Tweed

“- Mr. White: You almost killed me! Asshole! If I knew what kind of a guy you were I never would've agreed to work with you!
- Mr. Blonde: Are you gonna bark all day little doggie? Or are you gonna bite?”

Harvey Keitel - Mr. White
Michael Madsen - Mr. Blonde

“It's the cutting edge of politics in a very extraordinarily boring way!”

Eddie Izzard - Himself

“This isn't about terrorism, it's about justice. It's about reminding you people of something you find politically convenient to forget.”
Ed Harris - General Francis X. Hummel