"Well the Marvel guys have a system that works really well and it’s the way that I wish the studios worked. They hire a filmmaker and they understand the film that the filmmaker wants to make and then they help them make it. If there is anything that does not fit into the Marvel Universe, they will say, “You are going slightly outside of the lines here.” In CAPTAIN AMERICA there wasn’t anything that they were uncomfortable with. It’s all based on the character of Steve Rogers and who this guy is. He’s this kid who is constantly rejected, he wants to fight for his country, nobody wants him… That’s the heart of the story. As long as you don’t mess with that template, you can pretty much do anything. They let me add stuff that was hugely expensive, but it related to the story and it helped tell the story. The whole thing with zip lining down to the train was not in the original script at all and that whole sequence just needed something to sort of give it an action beat to start it. There were all kinds of stuff like that. They let me do all kinds of things that were not in the script, were not probably in the budget, but they could also recognize that “Hey that is making the story cooler. Let’s do it.” It was really great. It was like a dream job in a way. They were very supportive."

"I was mildly familiar with the comic book, but I wasn’t a fan of the comic, which I sort of see as an advantage in a way, because it lets me be a little more objective about what works and what doesn’t. I mean I wasn’t familiar with it, but once I decided to do it, I read every Captain America comic that I could get and I sort of researched where he came from and where he started and the various iterations of him over the decades. I wanted the origin of the film to be based on a comic book, but I didn’t want to have it be in your face the way some of them are, you know?"

"Steve Rogers is a guy who, at the heart of it, has a very simple mission. He just wants to serve his country and do the right thing. And Chris comes off as basically a really good human being. He can wear his heart on his sleeve when he needs to."

"Q: How much of the forties did you want to consciously incorporate into Steve Rogers – certainly the good aspects like that old school earnest heroism, but also maybe the bad side as well — like some of that initial prejudiced reaction when you first see Jim Morita?"

"Question: Are you aware, that in some parts of the world, the bullies are the Americans?"

"[standing before his army] Tomorrow, HYDRA will stand master of the world, borne to victory on the wings of the Valkyrie. Our enemies' weapons will be powerless against us. If they shoot down one plane, hundreds more will rain fire upon them! If they cut off one head, two more shall take its place. Hail HYDRA."

"General Patton has said that wars are fought with weapons, but they are won by men. We are going to win this war because we have the best men. And because they are gonna get better. Much better. The Strategic Scientific Reserve is an Allied effort made up of the best minds in the free world. Our goal is to create the best army in history. But every army starts with one man. At the end of this week, we will choose that man. He will be the first in a new breed of super-soldier. And they will personally escort Adolf Hitler to the gates of Hell."

"I can do this all day. [First says after being repeatedly knocked down by a bully]"

"[repeated line] I love it when a plan comes together."

"Anita Brown - Attractive Prison Guard"

"Corey Burton - Narrator"

"C. Ernst Harth - Crematorium Attendant"

"Terry Chen - Ravech"

"Jon Hamm - Lynch"

"Gerald McRaney - General Russell Morrison"

"Brian Bloom - Brock Pike"

"Patrick Wilson - Agent Vance Burress a.k.a. Agent Lynch"

"Jessica Biel - Charissa Sosa"

"Sharlto Copley - Captain H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock"

"Quinton "Rampage" Jackson - Sgt. Bosco Albert "B.A." (Bad Attitude) Baracus"

"Bradley Cooper - Lt. Templeton "Face" Peck"

"Liam Neeson - Col. John "Hannibal" Smith"

"[about Face's team] I would never tell him this, but they are the best clandestine unit in the four branches, and they specialize in the ridiculous."

"[To an old lady as their tank comes out of the lake] Which way to Berlin?"

"[in the tank as it's falling] It's been an honor, gentlemen! The greatest ride is the last ride, Colonel!"

"Your Honour, these men were acting under my command. Any judgment should be levied on me and me alone."

"[While Face is firing at the drones with the tank's machine gun] Let me have a turn, Face, c'mon!"

"[after B.A almost fell out of the chopper] Close the door! I know you're airborne rangers, but that was ridiculous!"

"[in fake English accent, after turning off chopper engine] That's how we deal with heat seekers, chaps! We go cold."

"Hang on, everybody - I wanna try something I saw in a cartoon once!"

"[singing as he spins on a helicopter blade] You spin me right round baby, right round! Rotors are good, sir!"

"[After being tricked into flying] What you don't realise is now I gotta kill all of y'all! I'll kill all of y'all! Hannibal first, then Murdock! I'm gonna save Face for last!"

"The only reason I don't kick your asses is cos y'all outrank me!"