"[reading letter] From headquarters. We regret that we are unable to send reinforcements to Iwo at this time. We earnestly hope you will fight honorably and die for your country."

"[Waiting in vain for the American tanks to run over him] Where are you, American tanks? Come and get me!"

"I won't go back, I've had enough of cave fighting. You men are now under command of Lieutenant Colonel Nishi. [Strapping explosive to himself] I'll throw myself under a tank, I'll destroy one of their machines!"

"We will take back Suribachi, with or without Kuribayashi."

"Don't hide here like rats, come out of your caves and attack!"

"It was your duty, hold your position until death, you should have died with your fellow troop members. You are a disgrace."

"It's inevitable that people will die."

"I have failed to hold Suribachi. Permit me to die with my men!"

"Don't waste a bullet. Not one."

"[after finding the dead bodies of Shimizu and another Japanese soldier who tried to surrender] (sadly) Let this be a lesson to anyone else who wants to surrender."

"[to Nishi before he commits suicide] It has been a great honor to serve under you."

"[moments before shooting himself] I'm sorry, Okubo."

"I'm tired of sharing this cave with all of you, I'm a one-man show from now on."

"If you want my honest opinion, General, the best thing to do would be to sink this island to the bottom of the sea."

"Prepare to cross the line."

"In War There Are Some Lines You Should Never Cross."

"[addressing Marines he will lead in his own rescue mission for Burnett] Gentlemen, I want to make one thing clear before we leave - I intend to put you in harm's way. Any man who doesn't wish to join this mission, step away right now. [the men are silent] All right, then, lets go get our boy back."

"[on the radio] Burnett!! [Pauses due to no names over the airwaves] Zero-six, you’re a combat naval aviator, start acting like one. You've been shot down. Life is tough. I am very sorry. You pull yourself together. You do whatever it takes. Create some angles between you and your pursuers. Use your training, use your head. Evade and survive, and we will bring you home. Do you understand? We will bring you home."

"Olek Krupa — Miroslav Lokar"

"David Keith — Master Chief Tom O'Malley"

"Charles Malik Whitfield — Capt. Rodway, USMC"

"Gabriel Macht — Stackhouse"

"Gene Hackman — RADM Leslie McMahon Reigart"

"Owen Wilson — Lt. Chris Burnett"

"His only weapon is his will to survive."

"Mission: to evade and survive."

"This is the AK-47 assault rifle, the preferred weapon of your enemy, and it makes a distinctive sound when fired at you, so remember it."

"Bo Svenson as Roy Jennings"

"Mark Mattingly as Franco "One Ball" Peterson"

"Eileen Heckart as Mary Jackson"

"Moses Gunn as Staff Sergeant Luke Webster"

"You can run me, you can starve me, you can beat me and you can kill me. Just don't bore me."

"Everett McGill as Major Malcolm A. Powers"

"Marsha Mason as Aggie"

"Clint Eastwood as Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Highway"