"There always was, is, and will be war. The Sumerian fought the Elamite. The Saxon fought the Viking. And so the histories grew. There were the Wars of the Roses. The Oranges. The Opium Wars. The One-Day, Six-Day, Thousand-Day Wars. North against South. East against West. The first, second, third, and countless wars of religion and righteous belief. The Oil Wars. Water Wars. The Tri-Nation Nuclear War. The Battle of the Boomtowns. And now, my dears... The Forty-Day Wasteland War. Eyes for eyes. Teeth for teeth. Rage, fueled by grief."

"Elsa Pataky — Vulalini General"

"Quaden Bayles — War Boy"

"Nathan Jones — Rictus Erectus"

"My mother and father were soldiers. Even as the world fell, they yearned to be warriors for a virtuous cause. For them, it never happened. I wanna help you find this place, wherever it may be."

"This is our first fruit. But it's not for you and me. Each of us, in our own way, will vanish from this earth. And then, perhaps... Some uncorrupted life will rise to adore them."

"Listen to this truth: Big shots rule only because you choose to follow. The power is with you! You are free to choose!"

"If you find him, he's mine."

"Remember me?"

"Who's got the goods? The bollocks, the testes to ride with Dementus?! You're gonna have to show me who you are! Yes? Because today, we dance to Darwin."

"Lady and gentlemens! Start your engines."

"Charlee Fraser — Mary Jo Bassa"

"John Howard — The People Eater"

"Ah, questioning my boss-ority..."

"Don't ever do that again, comrades; I'm a man with a fragile brain."

"Didja see that? You how they fought for each other, this little army of two? Where were they going, so full of hope? There is no hope! Not for them, not for you, certainly not for me! The day I acquire Bullet Farm, these two destroy it! I had Gastown and I had Bullet Farm! With that, I could've crippled the Citadel and ruled the Wasteland! The Wasteland would've been a far better place for all of us! No! You two, you two break my heart. You break my heart... and it's not fair! You make me the Dark Dementus. And the Dark Dementus cannot afford to be soft! It's the price I pay to be your leader! It's the price we all pay to survive in the wasteland; we cannot be soft! There must be retribution! Justice... and retribution!"

"So gullible. I hold them profoundly in contempt!"

"I don't fear the loss of bliss in Heaven. Or retribution in Hell. And I've got a fiendishly high pain threshold."

"Marcella Rovere - La Vedova, the widow"

"Livia Venturini - La Suorina, the nun"

"Already, word has come from the world's film centers - a great picture is coming...unique in its elemental story and setting...rare in the earthy, human magnificence of its portrayals."

"Giulietta Masina - Gelsomina"

"Widow: For three nights I've been up at 1:00am to cook. Think I'm tired? If I felt like it, I could dance all night long. Us older women are better than young girls."

"You want to go with Zampanò and take Rosa's place? He'll teach you a trade. You'll earn some money. And one less mouth to feed around here wouldn't be bad."

"Gelsomina, Zampanò's a good man. He'll treat you well. You'll travel the world. You'll sing and dance. And look what he gave me: 10,000 lire! I have it here, 10,000 lire! We can fix the roof and these poor things can eat. Why did your father ever leave us?"

"She's not like Rosa. But she's a good girl, poor thing. She'll do what she's told. She just came out a little strange. But, if she eats every day, maybe she'll get better."

"Anthony Quinn - Zampanò"

"Richard Basehart - Il Matto, the fool"

"Come here. There should be something here to fit you. I want you to look elegant. I don't want to see you in rags. My women have always looked smart."

"Do you remember how beautiful it was, Zampanò? Watching the rain from the window that day?"

"Do only what I tell you to."

"[reciting his act by rote before a crowd] Here we have a piece of chain that is a quarter of an inch thick. It is made of crude iron, stronger than steel. With the simple expansion of my pectoral muscles, or chest, that is, I'll break the hook. [collecting money from the crowd] Thank you, thank you. Now, to do this feat, I must fill myself up like a tire. If a blood vessel should break, I would spit blood. For instance, in Milan a man weighing 240 pounds lost his eyesight doing this trick. That is because the optical nerves take a beating, and once you lose your eyes, you are finished. If there's any delicate person in the audience, I would advise him to look away 'cause there could be blood. [with seemingly great effort, he breaks the chain]"

"Quiet flame, bright flame, quiet flame, night cries."

"What if I asked you to come with me? I'll teach you to walk the tightrope, way up in the air, with all the lights on you. I have a car. We'd be traveling all the time. We'd have a world of fun. Would you like that? But no. "Nothing." You have to stay with Zampanò and perform his ridiculous stunts and let him beat you like a donkey. Such is life."

"What a funny face! Are you a woman, really? Or an artichoke?"

"Aldo Silvani - Il Signor Giraffa, the circus owner"

"This is the picture YOU'VE HEARD about!"

"Anessa Ramsey as Tammy "The Terrorist", a religious cult leader"

"Folake Olowofoyeku as Minerva Jefferson, a hip-hop artist turned racer"

"Yancy Butler as Alexis Hamilton, a former network producer who leads a resistance group"

"Marci Miller as Annie Sullivan, Frankenstein's proxy"

"Burt Grinstead as Jed Perfectus, a genetically engineered athlete who sees himself as the perfect driver"

"Charlie Farrell as J.B., the male Death Race commentator"