"They threw us out of England, they threw us out of France, so here we are. Flourishing, really, except for the minor inconvenience of despising everything about your country."

"I try to learn your ways, understand your obsessions. But this baseball, it's so bleeding boring. Isn't it?"

"The ladies are dirty. Walk away. The ladies are dirty."

"I'm a little tired, I'm a little wired, and I think I deserve a little appreciation!"

"Having sex or boosting cars... Um, oo! Uh. How about having sex WHILE boosting cars?"

"I am a baaaad man."

"Samantha Mathis — Terry Carmichael"

"John Travolta — Maj. Vic 'Deak' Deakins"

"Christian Slater — Capt. Riley Hale"

"Howie Long — Sgt. Kelly"

"I do appreciate the money that you and your associates have invested in this operation, but it is an operation. It's a military operation. And you don't know dick about that. I've been in the military for 20 years. I planned and flew over 100 missions in the Gulf. I put these boys together because they are highly trained, and they are motivated like me. This is what I do, Mr. Pritchett! And this is battle. Battle is a highly fluid situation. You plan on your contingencies, and I have. You keep your initiative, and I will. One thing you don't do is share command. It's never a good idea."

"Bob Gunton — Pritchett"

"Delroy Lindo — Colonel Max Wilkins"

"They come from different worlds. They fight for different causes. Now, two men from opposite sides of the law are about to go to war."

"David O'Hara - Martin MacDuf"

"Julia Stiles - Bridget O'Meara"

"Simon Jones - Harry Sloan"

"Paul Ronan - Sean Phelan"

"Natascha McElhone - Megan Doherty"

"Mitchell Ryan - Deputy Chief Jim Kelly"

"George Hearn - Peter Fitzsimmons"

"Treat Williams - Billy Burke"

"Rubén Blades - Edwin Diaz"

"Margaret Colin - Sheila O'Meara"

"Brad Pitt - Francis "Frankie" McGuire/Rory Devaney"

"Harrison Ford - Sergeant Tom O'Meara"

"One man trapped by destiny, and another bound by duty. They're about to discover what they're willing to fight, and to die for."

"[last lines] We never had choice... You and me."

"I understand why he's doin' what he's doin'. If I had to endure what he's endured—if I was eight years old and saw my father gunned down in front of my family—I'd be carryin' a gun too, and I wouldn't be wearin' a badge."

"It's good to have somebody around here who can pee standing up."

"Don't look for a happy ending. It's not an American story. It's an Irish one."

"You're a stupid man, Mr. Burke. You only see me standing between you and your money. You're forgetting about the thousand men standing behind me. That's a mistake."

"[Looking at a dilapidated boat] Here it is: the Irish Republican Navy."

"They say the word peace, but at the end of the day, all they want is surrender."

"All the same, Mr. Fitzsimmoms, if you're not confused, you don't know what's goin' on."

"Junior: [Chasing after his father, who is driving after the Bandit] Who's gonna hold your hat?!"

"Mike Henry — Junior"

"Pat McCormick — Big Enos Burdette"

"Paul Williams (songwriter) — Little Enos Burdette"

"Sally Field — Carrie"

"Jerry Reed — Cledus "Snowman" Snow"

"Jackie Gleason — Sheriff Buford T. Justice"

"Burt Reynolds — Bo "the Bandit" Darville"

"Hold up on that carwash there, gentlemen. (to boys stripping Carrie's car)"

"Time to take to the road, for a quiet little drive in the country...or not."

"What we're dealing with here is a complete lack of respect for the law."

"Little Enos: [remarking to Big Enos about the Bandit's "legend" status] Well a legend and an out-of-work bum look a lot alike, Daddy!"

"[On the CB radio, about his dog] I'm gettin' worried about Fred here, he's lookin' a little thin in the skin!"

"[Writing out note for beer] Send... bill... to... Big... Enos... Burdette. (Trans-Am drives away) Burdette.. B... B-E-R... B-U-R... B... (Throws notepad aside) Hell, I got to go."