"In the early 80's nearly 100,000 Russian Jews immigrated to the United States, escaping oppression in the USSR... Vlad Reznik and Pavel Soloyov left with their families in the hopes of experiencing the American dream."

"I make you fair offer. Buy out your half of the business."

"[To Kostya] What, your hand's broke?! You can't make call?! Only numbers you know are for bookie, OTB and loan shark for when you lose to bookie and OTB! [Kostya grabs Vlad's shirt in rage and accuses him of trying to destroy the business]"

"[Told by Anielka that not everyone can get a bank loan] All right, I know. I know. Pillar of the community and all that. I get it."

"[Asked by Anielka what he thinks of Vlad, his father] I think he's running the place like it's 1978 and I don't know how he has enough money."

"[As a prepubescent boy to Daniel] This is Yuri, he cooks and shit. Sometimes all at once. [Yuri asks in Russian if Daniel would like something to eat] English, shithead. [Brings Daniel to two burly grown men at table] Daniel, meet the animals. [Man swipes towel on floor] You wanna get your fat ass kicked again?"

"[Leads Daniel away from massage parlor woman] Ooh, I'm telling."

"[As a prepubescent boy to Daniel in changeroom] I was born ready. The line is; I was born ready. Yes, a crane if do write. [Kicks over towel bin] No can defense. [Daniel nods in approval]"

"[As a prepubescent boy to Daniel, in hospital with bandage on face] I mean all that stuff you see in the movies about people gettin' cut and gettin' stabbed, you wouldn't think it hurts as much, but it does. You know I gotta get an eye patch? Yeah, I'm gonna be like Snake Plissken. What's he say? "I don't give a fudge about your war or your president". Escape from New York. [Shakes Daniel's head] Daniel. [Jiggling Daniel's chin] Come on, Daniel. Any sound in there? Danetchka, Daniel."

"[To Daniel over being escorted] I'm black belt and Kung fu, Jujutsu and the art of seduction. All Russian women are."

"[To Daniel] You haven't been here alot, since I was a girl. But for some reason, this place seems complete when you're around."

"[To Daniel] Keep this one off the floor. You will slip. And we need this head of yours in one piece. [Gives Daniel drink and walks away]"

"[Walks out door of massage parlor in just underwear to see Daniel and Maxim, to Daniel] You don't belong here, who are you?"

"Nikolai Tsankov as Vlad Reznik"

"John D. Alexander as Pavel Soloyov"

"Yanina Studilina as Anielka"

"Gonzalo Vargas as Daniel Reznik Esquire"

"Neraida Bega as Vetone"

"Kresh Novakovic as Kostya"

"James Biberi as Ivan"

"Chris Tardio as Nathan"

"Barnes Reginald L. Barnes as Tariq"

"Elle Army as Josephine (as Ellen Michelle Monohan)"

"Munro M. Bonnell as Misha"

"Peter Reznikoff as Jack"

"Cathy Salvodon as Julia Shields"

"Where there's a will, there's a weapon."

"Most people are happy just to get out of jail. I expect to be paid to leave. I'm not a fool. I know that just because they needed me that day didn't mean they wouldn't make me a scapegoat the next. But I was back, doing what I do best."

"[last lines] You know who's going to inherit the Earth? Arms dealers, because everyone else is too busy killing each other. That's the secret to survival. Never go to war, especially with yourself."

"[to Yuri Orlov] You get rich by giving the poorest people on the planet the means to continue killing each other. Do you know why I do what I do? I mean, there are more prestigious assignments. Keeping track of nuclear arsenals, you'd think that more critical to world security, but it's not. No, nine out of ten war victims today are killed with assault rifles and small arms like yours. Those nuclear missiles, they sit in their silos. Your AK-47, that is the real weapon of mass destruction."

"[Referring to Jewish hat] I like it. I like the hat to remind us there is something above us. I like that. I'm going to temple."

"[to husband] You are not Jewish!"

"[to husband] You are not going to temple! You go to temple more than the Rabbi!"

"[Being told to step down from army helicopter by Yuri] I can take it apart with my eyes closed!"

"While private gun-runners continue to thrive, the world's biggest arms suppliers are the U.S., U.K., Russia, France, and China. They are also the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council."

"Nicholas Cage - Yuri Orlov"

"Bridget Moynahan - Ava Fontaine"

"Jared Leto - Vitaly Orlov"

"Ethan Hawke - Interpol Agent Jack Valentine"

"Ian Holm - Simeon Weisz"

"Eamonn Walker - Andre Baptiste, Sr."

"Sammi Rotibi - Andre Baptiste, Jr."

"The first and most important rule of gun-running is: never get shot with your own merchandise."

"There are over 550 million firearms in worldwide circulation. That's one firearm for every twelve people on the planet. The only question is: how do we arm the other eleven?"

"He Sells Guns... And He's Making A Killing."

"You don't have to worry. I'm not gonna tell you a pack of lies to make me look good. I'm just gonna tell you what happened. My name is Yuri Orlov. When I was a boy, my family came to the America, but not all the way. Like most Ukrainians, we congregated in Brighton Beach. It reminded us of the Black Sea. I soon realized we'd just swapped one hell for another. Even in hell, an angel sometimes makes an appearance. I'd worshipped Ava Fontaine since I was 10 years old. Of course, she didn't know I existed. I was starting to think she had a point. For the first twenty-odd years of my life, Little Odessa was to me what it is to the Q train: the end of the line. Oh, I did lie about my name. It's not really Yuri Orlov. There have been few occasions in the 20th century when it's been an advantage be a Jew. But in the '70s, to escape the Soviet Union, our family pretended to be Jewish. Little about my life has been kosher ever since."

"That's Vitaly, my younger brother. He was as lost as me. He just didn't know it yet."

"My father took his assumed identity to heart. He was more Jewish than most Jews. Which drove my Catholicism mother crazy."

"Growing up in Little Odessa, murder was in everyday part of life. Russian mobsters had also migrated from the Soviet Union and when they came to America, their baggage came with them. There is always some gangster getting whacked in my neighborhood, but I have never seen with my own eyes. I had the knack of showing up five minutes before something went down or five minutes after, not that day. It hit me. It couldn't have hit me harder if I was the one who was shot. You go into the restaurant business because people are always going to have to eat. That was the day I realized my destiny laying for fulfilling another basic human need."

"The next sabbath, I went to temple with my father. However, it wasn't God I was trying to get close to. My contact at synagogue landed my first Israeli-made Uzi submachine gun."