"[to Katherine] Maddox knows I think - he keeps talking about Anna Karenina - I think it's his idea of a man to man chat...well it's my idea of a man to man chat."

"[to Katherine] Swoon, They'll catch you."

"[to Katherine] I can still taste you. I try to write with your taste in my mouth."

"[to himself in the Cave of Swimmers] My God...they're swimming. Swimming."

"K at dawn - silhouetted."

"[to Katherine] Mrs. Clifton...I believe you still have my book."

"[to Katherine] Could I ask you, please, to paste your paintings into my book? I should like to have them. I should be honored."

"[to Katherine] Let me tell you about winds. [to Katharine]"

"[to Katherine] I apologize if I appear abrupt. I am rusty at social graces."

"[to Katherine] In a few minutes there'll be no stars - the air is filling with sand."

"[to Katherine] We planned badly."

"[to Katherine] There's really no need. This is just a scrapbook. They are too good. I should feel obliged. Thank you."

"[to Katherine] I once traveled with a guide who was taking me to Faya. He didn't speak for nine hours. At the end of it he pointed to the horizon and said, Faya! That was a good day."

"Its probably none of my business - your wife...do you think it is appropriate to leave her?"

"A very...plum...plum."

"[from trailer] This time, he's back...for good."

"Judd Hirsch - Julius Levinson"

"Randy Quaid - Russell Casse"

"Vivica A. Fox - Jasmine Dubrow"

"Robert Loggia - Gen. William Grey, USMC"

"Will Smith - Captain Steve Hiller, USMC"

"Jeff Goldblum - David Levinson"

"Margaret Colin - Constance Spano"

"Bill Pullman - President Thomas Whitmore"

"I felt guilty about making my work look so good. I started thinking maybe I did my job too well, and it might have been the nucleus of an idea for someone to say: ‘Hey, let’s crash a plane into the White House.’"

"At one point the news comes that New York, Washington and Los Angeles have been destroyed, and is there grief? Despair? Anguish? Speculation about what that will mean for professional sports? Not a bit – the characters nod and hurry on to the next scene."

"All of this feeds into a sliding scale of villain power. Culminating with the aliens of Independence Day. Notice, in that case, that you no longer need incompetence or corruption of our institutions. Jeopardy takes care of itself. The invaders are so badass that even the United States government and military are allowed to simultaneously be both capable and good! In order to provide spear-carrier support for the two or three point-of-view heroes."

"Enjoy the Super Bowl - it may be your last."

"Today, the human race celebrates their Independence Day."

"A war is on, pitting superior alien technology against Humankind's will to survive. The odds are even."

"On July 2, they arrive. On July 3, they strike. On July 4, we fight back."

"They only want one thing...DESTRUCTION."

"On the Fourth of July, you will have a ringside seat for the ultimate fireworks show."

"WARNING! Your next stop may not be there."

"Don’t make plans for August."

"The question of whether or not we are alone in the universe...has been answered."

"We've always believed we weren't alone. On July 4, we'll wish we were."

"EARTH: Take a good look. It could be your last."

"[to the pilots at Area 51 before the mass sortie] Good morning. [turns on mic] Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world, and you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind. [pauses] Mankind. That word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests. Perhaps it's fate that today is the Fourth of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom. Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution… but from annihilation. We're fighting for our right to live. To exist. And should we win the day, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day when the world declared in one voice: We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive! Today, we celebrate our Independence Day!"

"[to the unconscious alien] Y'know, this was supposed to be my weekend off. But no! You got me out here, draggin' your heavy ass, through the burnin' desert, with your dreadlocks stickin' out the back of my parachute. You gotta come down here with an attitude, actin' all big and bad. AND WHAT THE HELL IS THAT SMELL?! [screams and kicks the alien] I could've been at a barbecue!...But I ain't mad. It's all right."

"[after downing an alien ship via parachute; in crazed relief] THAT'S RIGHT! THAT'S RIGHT! [struggling with the parachute] Get offa me, get offa me! THAT'S WHAT YOU GET! HAHA! Look at you! Ship all banged up! WHO'S DA MAN?! HUH?! WHO'S DA MAN?! Wait till I get another plane! I'm linin' all of your friends up, right beside you! [climbs onto the alien ship] Where you at, huh?! Huh?! Where you at?! [the alien pilot emerges, but he punches it and knocks it out] Welcome to Earth! [puts a cigar in his mouth] Now that's what I call a "close encounter.""

"On T2, I wondered if I could get the audience to an emotional place where they would cry for the Terminator. That was my goal: Could I take world's coldest motherfucker and turn you around in a two-hour time period to where you actually felt sorry for him? Forget about all the hoo-ha with the liquid metal guy: that was fun, but getting the audience to cry for the Terminator was the big cinematic challenge. That's the reason I made the movie."

"Xander Berkeley – Todd Voight"

"Jenette Goldstein – Janelle Voight"

"Danny Cooksey – Tim"

"Castulo Guerra – Enrique Salceda"

"S. Epatha Merkerson – Tarissa Dyson"

"Joe Morton – Dr. Miles Bennett Dyson"

"Earl Boen – Dr. Peter Silberman"

"Robert Patrick – T-1000"