"All that other stuff, all that history? To hell with it, right? Forget the Alamo."

"You oughta put up a banner: "Frontera, Texas: gateway to inexpensive pussy.""

"No telling yet if there's been a crime, but this country's seen a fair amount of disagreements over the years."

"It's not like there's a line between the good people and the bad people. It is not like you're one or the other."

"Hell, at my age, you learn a new name you gotta forget an old one."

"Chris Cooper as Sheriff Sam Deeds"

"Matthew McConaughey - Buddy Deeds"

"Kris Kristofferson - Sheriff Charlie Wade"

"Elizabeth Peña - Pilar Cruz"

"Stephen Mendillo - Sgt. Cliff"