"I was a prince in this land, and my people had to look to the ground, and no one was allowed to look into my eyes. My people are in chains just like me, and I must look to the ground."

"[Reading Aguirre's letter of treason] We rebel to the death, and we solemnly so declare, and our hands shall be torn off and our tongues dry up if this is not so. The House of Habsburg devoid of all its rights, and you King of Castille dethroned, by dint of this declaration be you annihilated. In your place we proclaim the noble knight from the city of Seville, Don Fernando de Guzman, Emperor of El Dorado. Flee! Flee from hence, O King, and may God take your soul."

"[On a monkey-infested raft among his dead crew] When we reach the sea, we'll build a bigger boat, and with it we'll sail north and take Trinidad away from the Spanish Crown. From there we'll go on and take Mexico from Cortés. What a great betrayal that will be! We will then control all of New Spain and we will stage history as others stage plays. I, the Wrath of God, will marry my own daughter and with her found the purest dynasty ever known to man. Together we will rule the whole of this continent. I am the Wrath… the Wrath of God. [picks up a monkey] Who else is with me?"

"[Hallucinating] That's not a boat. That's not a tree. [Arrow hits him] This is no arrow. We only see arrows because we're afraid of them."

"A breathtaking journey into the heart of darkness."

"Edward Roland - Okello"

"These men measure riches in gold. It's more. It's power and fame. I despise them for it."

"What else is a throne but a plank and some velvet, Your Majesty?"

"That man is a head taller than me. That may change."

"I am the great traitor. There must be no other. Anyone who even thinks about deserting this mission will be cut up into 98 pieces. Those pieces will be stamped on until what is left can be used only to paint the walls. Whoever takes one grain of corn or one drop of water more than his ration will be locked up for 155 years. If I, Aguirre, want the birds to drop dead from the trees, then the birds will drop dead from the trees. I am the Wrath of God. The earth I pass will see me and tremble. Whoever follows me and the river, will win untold riches. Whoever deserts..."

"Julia Jentsch - Jule"

"Stipe Erceg - Peter"

"Daniel Brühl - Jan"

"Burghart Klaußner - Hardenberg"

"It's not who invented the gun, man. It's who pulls the trigger."

"[to Jan at the end of film] Us three... That's more important than stuffy bourgeois ethics."

"Note on Wall (left for Hardenberg): "Some People Never Change.""

"One day, you want a car that doesn't break down and some other conveniences. Then you have children and want security for them. Then one day, to your surprise, you find yourself voting conservative."

"We live in a capitalist dictatorship."

"Ralph Brown - Bob Silver"

"Ike Hamilton - Harold"

"January Jones - Elenore"

"Gemma Arterton - Desiree"

"Emma Thompson - Charlotte"

"Jack Davenport - Domenic Twatt"

"Talulah Riley -Marianne"

"Kenneth Branagh - Sir Alistair Dormandy"

"Sinead Matthews - Miss C"

"Rhys Darby - Angus Nutsford"

"Katherine Parkinson - Felicity"

"Tom Brooke - Kevin"

"Chris O'Dowd - Simon Swafford"

"Will Adamsdale - John Mayford"

"Rhys Ifans - Gavin Kavanagh"

"Tom Wisdom - Mark"

"Nick Frost - DJ Dave"

"On air. Off shore. Out of control."

"Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Count"

"They rocked. They rolled. Then they sank."

"Tom Sturridge - Carl"

"Bill Nighy - Quentin"

"I believe the technical term is a fuckload of boats!"

"'How about it?' How about this? Try and fuck your way out of this one Mark!"

"Think of me when you cum!"

"1 Boat. 8 DJs. No Morals."

"Are you doing something dirty? Are you doing something your parents don't know about? Are you breaking the law? Are you breaking the rules?"