"There are things you can't fight - acts of God. You see a hurricane coming, you have to get out of the way. But when you're in a Jaeger, suddenly you can fight the hurricane. You can win."

"[we see the brothers initiating a neural handshake, effectively stepping into each other's minds] The drift. Jaeger tech. Based on DARPA jet fighter neural systems. Two pilots, mind-melding through memories, with the body of a giant machine. The deeper the bond, the better you fight."

"Years before, you wouldn't have picked my brother Yancy and I for heroes. No chance. We were never star athletes, never at the head of the class. But we could hold our own in a fight. And it turned out we had a unique skill - we were drift compatible. [we see the two brothers being suited up and then boarding onto their Jaeger]"

"[narrating] When I was a kid, whenever I'd feel small or lonely, I'd look up at the stars. Wondered if there was life up there. Turns out I was looking in the wrong direction. When alien life entered our world, it was from deep beneath the Pacific Ocean. A fissure between two tectonic plates. A portal between dimensions. The Breach. I was fifteen when the first Kaiju made land in San Francisco. By the time tanks, jets and missiles took it down, six days and 35 miles later, three cities were destroyed. Tens of thousands of lives were lost. We mourned our dead, memorialized the event, and moved on. And then, only six months later, the second attack hit Manila. Then the third one hit Cabo. And then the fourth. And then we learned, that this was not gonna stop. This was just the beginning. We needed a new weapon. The world came together, pooling its resources and throwing aside old rivalries for the sake of the greater good. To fight monsters, we created monsters of our own. The Jaeger program was born. There were setbacks at first - the neural load to interface with the Jaeger proved too much for a single pilot. A two pilot system was implemented, left hemisphere, right hemisphere, pilot-controlled. We started winning, Jaegers stopping Kaijus everywhere. But the Jaegers were only as good as their pilots. So Jaeger pilots turned into rock stars, danger turned into propaganda, Kaijus into toys. We got really good at it... winning. Then... then it all changed."

"2,500 tons of awesome– Or awful. You know, whatever you wanna call it."

"Fortune favours the brave, dude."

"This is Marshall Hercules Hansen. The Breach is sealed. Stop the clock!"

"You and I are the only thing standing between that ugly beast and a city of two million people! Now we have a choice here: we either sit and wait, or we take these flare guns and do something really stupid!"

"Oi, show some respect. When his brother died, he got the Jaeger back to shore on his own. I've known one other pilot that's been able to do that."

"Suits and ties and flashing smiles. That's all they are, Stacker."

"An army of nightmares, huh? Let's get this party started. [hits purge button releasing all the monsters]"

"You think you know the story."

"[to Dana and Marty] This is all most unpleasant. I know you can hear me. I hope you'll listen. You won't get out of this complex alive. What I want you to try to understand is that you mustn't. Your deaths will avert countless others. You've seen horrible things: an army of nightmare creatures. And they are real. But they are nothing compared to what lies beneath us. There is a greater good, and for that you must be sacrificed. Forgive us... and let us end it quickly."

"Puppeteers..."

"[After Dana discovers Judah's dismembered body] Yeah, I had to dismember that guy with a trowel. What have you been up to?"

"[after discovering a hidden camera] Oh my God. I'm on a reality TV show. My parents are gonna think I'm such a burn-out."

"[While group is in the cellar] Alright, I'm drawin' a line in the fuckin' sand. Do not read the Latin!"

"Statistical fact: cops will never pull over a man with a huge bong in his car. Why? They fear this man. They know he sees further than they and he will bind them with ancient logics."

"Tom Lenk - Ronald the Intern"

"Maya Massar - Mother Buckner"

"Dan Shea - Father Buckner"

"Dan Payne - Mathew Buckner"

"Matt Drake - Judah Buckner"

"Jodelle Ferland - Patience Buckner"

"Tim de Zarn - Mordecai"

"Sigourney Weaver - The Director"

"Amy Acker - Wendy Lin"

"Brian White - Daniel Truman"

"Bradley Whitford - Steve Hadley"

"Richard Jenkins - Gary Sitterson"

"Jesse Williams - Holden McCrea"

"Fran Kranz - Marty Mikalski"

"Anna Hutchison - Jules Louden"

"Chris Hemsworth - Curt Vaughan"

"Kristen Connolly - Dana Polk"

"If something is chasing you... split up."

"Quaint abandoned property... sold."

"If an old man warns you not to go there... make fun of him."

"If you hear a strange sound outside... have sex."

"Lights! Camera! Kong!"

"Jack O' Halloran — Joe Perko"

"Julius Harris — Boan"

"Ed Lauter — Carnahan"

"Rene Auberjonois — Roy Bagley"

"John Randolph — Captain Ross"

"Jessica Lange — Dwan"

"Charles Grodin — Fred Wilson"

"Jeff Bridges — Jack Prescott"

"This is one monkey you don't want on your back."