"The robbery should have taken 10 minutes. 4 hours later, the bank was like a circus sideshow. 8 hours later, it was the hottest thing on live T.V. 12 hours later, it was history. And it's all true."

"Pizza Boy: I'm a fucking star!"

"Leon: He won't listen to anybody. He's been very crazy all summer. Since June he's been trying to kill me."

"Maria's Boyfriend: He's got my girl in there! Maria!"

"[to his mother] I'm a fuck-up and I'm an outcast! If you get near me you're gonna get it- you're gonna get fucked over and fucked out!"

"You know I can call anybody, they'd put it on the phone? The Pope, an astronaut, the wisest of the wise... Who do I have to call?"

"[to Salvatore "Sal" Naturile] That's all they're interested in - it's a freak show to them. I can't control it, Sal - let 'em say what they want. Forget it. It don't matter."

"[to the hostages] Alright, it's the FBI, so nobody give your real name."

"All right, freeze! Nobody move!"

"Rockin' good news."

"John Lurie - Sparky"

"Jack Nance - OO Spool"

"Sheryl Lee - The Good Witch"

"Gregg Dandridge - Bob Ray Lemon"

"Marvin Kaplan - Uncle Pooch"

"Sherilyn Fenn - Girl in Accident"

"Grace Zabriskie - Juana Durango"

"Harry Dean Stanton - Johnnie Farragut"

"Isabella Rossellini - Perdita Durango"

"Calvin Lockhart - Reggie"

"Diane Ladd - Marietta Fortune"

"Crispin Glover - Cousin Dell"

"J.E. Freeman - Marcelles Santos"

"Willem Dafoe - Bobby Peru"

"Laura Dern - Lula Fortune"

"Nicolas Cage - Sailor Ripley"

"OO Spool: My dog barks some. Mentally you picture my dog, but I have not told you the type of dog which I have. Perhaps you even picture Toto, from The Wizard of Oz. But I can tell you, my dog is always with me. WOOF!"

"Cousin Dell: I'm making my lunch!"

"Marietta Fortune: Buffalo hunting? I've gone buffalo hunting? What the fuck does that mean? Buffalo hunting!"