"I called Betsy again at her office and she said maybe we'd go to a movie together after she gets off work tomorrow. That's my day off. At first she hesitated but I called her again and then she agreed. Betsy, Betsy. Oh no, Betsy what? I forgot to ask her last name again. Damn. I got to remember stuff like that."

"May 26. Four o'clock p.m. I took Betsy to Charles Coffee Shop on Columbus Circle. I had black coffee and apple pie with a slice of melted yellow cheese. I think that was a good selection. Betsy had coffee and a fruit salad dish. She could have had anything she wanted."

"I first saw her at Palantine Campaign headquarters at 63rd and Broadway. She was wearing a white dress. She appeared like an angel. Out of this filthy mess, she is alone. They...cannot...touch...her."

"All my life needed was a sense of someplace to go. I don't believe that one should devote his life to morbid self-attention. I believe that someone should become a person like other people."

"Joshua Malina - Tom"

"Aaron Sorkin - Lawyer bragging in tavern"

"Christopher Guest - Dr.Stone"

"Xander Berkeley - Captain Whitaker"

"John M. Jackson - Captain West"

"Cuba Gooding Jr. - Corporal Carl Hammaker"

"Noah Wyle - Corporal Jeffrey Barnes"

"J.A. Preston - Judge Julius Alexander Randolph"

"Wolfgang Bodison - Lance Corporal Harold W.Dawson"

"Matt Craven - Lieutenant Dave Spradling"

"James Marshall - Private First Class Louden Downey"

"Kevin Pollak - Lieutenant Junior Grade Sam Weinberg"

"J.T. Walsh - Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Markinson"

"Kiefer Sutherland - Lieutenant Jonathan Kendrick"

"Kevin Bacon - Captain Jack Ross"

"Jack Nicholson - Colonel Nathan R.Jessup"

"Demi Moore - Lieutenant Commander Joanne Galloway"

"Tom Cruise - Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee"

"In the heart of the nation's capital, in a courthouse of the U.S. government, one man will stop at nothing to keep his honor, and one will stop at nothing to find the truth."

"We're in the business of saving lives, Matthew. That is a responsibility that I think we have to take pretty seriously. And I believe that taking a Marine who's not quite up to the job and shipping him off to some other assignment puts lives in danger. [Markinson rises to leave] Sit down, Matthew. We go back a while. We went to the Academy together, we were commissioned together, we did our tours in Vietnam together. But I've been promoted up the chain with greater speed and success than you have. Now, if that's a source of tension or embarrassment for you, I don't give a shit. We're in the business of saving lives, Lt. Col. Markinson. Don't ever question my orders in front of another officer."

"I want you to know that I think the whole fucking bunch of you are certifiably insane. This code of honor of yours makes me want to beat the shit out of somebody."

"Lalin: What do you mean? You didn’t hear? I took a few in the back. When the streets are mad at you she don’t put you in a box, she puts you in one of these things."

"Paul Mazaursky - Judge Feinstein"

"Emonte Salvato - Battaglia"

"Jamie Sanchez - Rudy"

"Rick Aviles - Quisqueya"

"Al Israel - Rolando"

"Angel Salazar - Walberto"

"John Ortiz (I) - Guajiro"

"Adrian Pasdar - Frankie"

"Frank Minucci - Tony Taglialucci"

"Jorge Porcel - Saso"

"Richard Foronjy - Pete Amadesso"

"Viggo Mortensen - Lalin"

"Joseph Siravo - Vinnie Taglialucci"

"James Rebhorn - Norwalk"

"Luis Guzman - Pachanga"

"Ingrid Rogers - Steffie"

"John Leguizamo - Benny Blanco"

"Penelope Ann Miller — Gail"

"Sean Penn — David Kleinfeld"

"Al Pacino — Carlito Brigante"

"He wanted out. He'd do anything to get there."

"In his world, you got to shoot your way out."

"Saso: What has happened to you? What are you acting like this for? It doesn’t make sense that you should hate this guy. Because this guy is you, twenty years ago."

"Okay, Benny Blanco from the Bronx. The chick Steffie belongs to the club. Now if I ever, I mean if I ever, see you here again you die, just like that."