"[laughing, to Dirk] I was thinking about the funny part. Here we are, oceanographers and we're gonna probably die in the desert, chained-chained to truck parts... So when they write our obituaries... that'll be the funny part."

"[about his tie] Hey, I can't remember how this works... something about a fox and a rabbit... it's really bugging me."

"[about Batine's sarcophagus] Hey Dirk, get your butt up here, so we could scrape some of the crap off this thing."

"[seeing the Confederate gold] Jefferson Davis had how many samples made?"

"[in the stolen car, being chased by a chopper] It's Kazim! Hey, maybe he wants his car back?"

"I am so tired of being shot at!"

"[when Tuaregs surround him] Hi! How are ya?"

"[to Eva as Al, Dirk and Eva are being pursued in Kazim's car] I hope you don't throw like a girl!"

"New Animals. New Adventures. Same Hair."

"Arsenio 'Sonny' Trinidad- Ashram Monk"

"Sam Motoana Phillips - Wachootoo Chief"

"Most people wouldn't last one minute in the real wild nature. Ace Ventura, not even a second."

"Tommy Davidson- The Tiny Warrior"

"Sophie Okonedo- The Wachati Princess"

"Maynard Eziashi - Ouda"

"Bob Gunton- Burton Quinn"

"Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje- Hitu"

"Simon Callow- Vincent Cadby"

"Ian McNeice- Fulton Greenwall"

"Jim Carrey- Ace Ventura"

"The great plains of Africa, the cradle of civilization. A place where there exists a balance between nature and man. So ancient, so sacred, no man would dare to disturb it. No man but Ace Ventura."