"During my first meeting with Gareth, I was struck by his deep understanding of the history of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as well as the situation in Japan since the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck on March 11, 2011. He also is well aware of the factors that led to the creation of the character Godzilla. Perhaps because he was born in England, which shares a more nuanced view of nuclear weapons, his understanding of the implications of the Godzilla tale is even more acute than that of my character, Dr. Serizawa. For instance, he had the insight to know that a creature like Godzilla could not be destroyed by nuclear weapons. Moreover, in the film, Godzilla and the fearsome creatures known as MUTOs [Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organisms] are not portrayed as being evil in any way, biologically speaking. Rather, the threat they pose to humanity is much like the danger of a natural disaster. I think that this outlook of the director contributed to the great sense of balance that the movie has."

"I like Godzilla as much as the next guy. No, I like Godzilla more than the next guy! Since I was a little kid, I watched all those absurd rubber-suit movies thinking how cool it would be if we remade Gojira as a big budget block-buster. They failed to do that in 1985, when they brought back Raymond Burr. They failed to do that in 1998, with Tristar’s GINO (Godzilla In Name Only) and I’m sorry to say that they failed again with the latest attempt."

"I can't say that either American film has done much in the way of social commentary. The 1998 film didn't even hint at any kind of social theme; it doesn't really take any discernible stance on anything. The 2014 film paid superficial lip service at best to the nuclear issue, but really there's almost nothing of substance there. Rather than offering caution about nuclear energy, the new film almost gives you the idea that nuclear weapons are actually the answer to everything. Despite the MUTO feeding off of radiation, owing their very existence to it, the humans decide using a nuclear blast is the way to go. And not only that, a nuclear blast in/near a major population center. And when that bomb actually detonates within a few miles of said population center, it's no big deal. No damage, no one is affected. And Godzilla himself is radioactive, the good guy, and not really a threat to people—he is linked to natural radiation. I guess it must be the good kind. So despite the throwaway dialogue about Hiroshima, it seems like radiation/nuclear weapons are not really a big deal to the makers of the film."

"Matt Cross and Lee Ross — The MUTOs (motion-capture)"

"T. J. Storm – Godzilla (motion-capture)"

"Maximiliano Hernández – Jasper Sitwell"

"Georges St-Pierre – Georges Batroc"

"Garry Shandling – Senator Stern"

"Chin Han – Councilman Yen"

"Alan Dale – Councilman Rockwell"

"Bernard White – Councilman Singh"

"Jenny Agutter – Councilwoman Hawley"

"Callan Mulvey – Jack Rollins"

"Stan Lee – Smithsonian Guard"

"Toby Jones – Dr. Arnim Zola"

"Samuel L. Jackson – Nick Fury"

"Robert Redford – Alexander Pierce"

"Hayley Atwell – Peggy Carter"

"Emily VanCamp – Kate / Agent 13"

"Frank Grillo – Brock Rumlow"

"Cobie Smulders – Maria Hill"

"Anthony Mackie – Sam Wilson / Falcon"

"Sebastian Stan – Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier"

"Scarlett Johansson – Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow"

"Chris Evans – Captain America/Steve Rogers"

"In heroes we trust."

"Last time I trusted someone, I lost an eye."

"[About Pierce] This man declined the Nobel Peace Prize. He said that peace is not an achievement, but a responsibility. See, it's stuff like this that gives me trust issues."

"[Last words] Hail HYDRA."

"[To World Security Council official] Let me ask you a question. What if Pakistan marched into Mumbai tomorrow, and you knew they were going to drag your daughters into a soccer stadium for execution and you could stop it with a flick of a switch, wouldn't you?"

"Before we get started, does anyone wanna get out? (incapacitates all the undercover HYDRA agents in the elevator)"

"Even when I had nothing, I had Bucky."

"[First lines of the movie] On your left."

"Ashley Greene - Lisa Kristal"

"Estelle Harris - Bertha Kristal"

"Bradley Whitford - Nicky Gant"

"Caleb McCotter - Wayne County"

"Mickey Sumner - Patti Smith"

"Taylor Hawkins - Iggy Pop"

"Donal Logue - Merv Ferguson"

"Johnny Galecki - Terry Ork"

"Kyle Gallner - Lou Reed"

"Josh Zuckerman - John Holmstrom"

"Joel David Moore - Joey Ramone"

"Justin Bartha - Stiv Bators"

"Rupert Grint - Cheetah Chrome"

"Richard de Klerk - Taxi"

"Stana Katic - Genya Ravan"

"Ryan Hurst - Mad Mountain"