Primal Fear (film)

"First thing I ask a new client is, "Have you been saving for a rainy day? Well, guess what? It's raining!""

"Why gamble with money when you can gamble with people's lives? That was a joke. All right, I'll tell you. I believe in the notion that people are innocent until proven guilty. I believe in that notion because I choose to believe in the basic goodness of people. I choose to believe that not all crimes are committed by bad people. And I try to understand that some very, very good people do some very bad things."

"I got you now. You're the lawyer. You're his lawyer, ain't you? With your fancy suit. I heard about you. Well, my, my, you sure fucked this one up, counselor. Sounds to me like they're gonna shoot old Aaron so full of poison it'll come out his eyes!"

"He come crying to me like always, stuttering and whining. "I ca-can't take it no more, Roy. You g-got to help me". I said, "Shut your mouth, you little girl! Grow up. Be a man. Take care of yourself"."

"Janet Venable: Do you know what I would do if someone did that to me? I would kill him—I wouldn't hesitate. I would stab him 78 times. I would chop off his fingers, slash his throat open, carve numbers in his chest, gouge out his eyes, I swear to God! But that's me."

"Judge Miriam Shoat: You are making a mockery of my courtroom, and I'm not going to allow it. I suggest you start representing your client and stop representing yourself."

"Sooner or later a man who wears two faces forgets which one is real."

"Don't believe everything you see..."

"Richard Gere - Martin Vail"

"Laura Linney - Janet Venable"

"Edward Norton - Aaron Stampler/Roy"

"John Mahoney - John Shaughnessy"

"Frances McDormand - Dr. Molly Arrington"

"Alfre Woodard - Judge Miriam Shoat"

"Terry O'Quinn - Bud Yancy"

"Andre Braugher - Tommy Goodman"

"Steven Bauer - Joey Pinero"

"Joe Spano - Capt. Abel Stenner"

"Tony Plana - Martinez"

"Stanley Anderson - Archbishop Richard Rushman"

"Maura Tierney - Naomi Chance"

"Jon Seda - Alex"