"I'm tired, boss. Tired of bein' on the road, lonely as a sparrow in the rain. I'm tired of never having me a buddy to be with, to tell me where we's going to or coming from, or why. Mostly, I'm tired of people being ugly to each other. I'm tired of all the pain I feel and hear in the world every day. There's too much of it — it's like pieces of glass in my head, all the time. Can you understand?"

"Why, they's angels. Angels, just like up in heaven."

"You be still, now ... you be so quiet and so still."

"I tried to take it back, but it was too late. (crying)"

"John Coffey, just like the drink, only not spelled the same."

"On the day of my judgement, when I stand before God, and he asks me why... did I... did I kill one of his true... miracles... what am I going to say? That it was my job? It was my job..."

"I think about all of us. Walking our own Green Mile, each in our own time."

"Time takes it all, whether you want it to or not. Time takes it all, bears it away, and in the end there is only darkness. Sometimes we find others in that darkness, and sometimes we lose them there again."

"We each owe a death — there are no exceptions. But, oh God, sometimes the Green Mile seems so long."

"Elaine — you'll die, too. And my curse is knowing that I'll be there to see it. It's my atonement, you see — it's my punishment for lettin' John Coffey ride the lightning. For killing a miracle of God. You'll be gone like all the others, and I'll have to stay. Oh, I'll die eventually; of that, I'm sure. I have no illusions of immortality. But I will have wished for death long before Death finds me. In truth, I wish for it already."

"I've done some things in my life I'm not proud of, but this is the first time I've ever felt in real danger of hell."

"[grabs Percy, who is trying to turn away from the botched execution he caused] You watch, you son of a bitch!"

"[as Brutal grabs onto Percy's ears] A big man is ripping your ears off, Percy, I'd do as he says."

"[about Percy] The man is mean and careless and stupid, and that's a bad combination in a place like this. Sooner or later, he's gonna get somebody hurt, or worse."

"Goddamn it, Percy, get the hell off my block! [Percy leaves]"

"What happens on the Mile, stays on the Mile. Always has."

"I guess sometimes the past just catches up with you, whether you want it to or not. Usually, death row was called "the last mile"; we called ours "the Green Mile" — the floor was the color of faded limes. We had the electric chair — "Old Sparky," we called it. Oh, I've lived a lot of years, Ellie, but 1935 — that takes the prize. That year, I had the worst urinary infection of my life, and that was also the year of John Coffey and the two dead girls."

"Clifton James - Carr"

"Joe Don Baker - Fixer"

"Buck Kartalian - Dynamite"

"Anthony Zerbe - Dog Boy"

"Ralph Waite - Alibi"

"Harry Dean Stanton - Tramp"

"Wayne Rogers - Gambler"

"Dennis Hopper - Babalugats"

"Warren Finnerty - Tattoo"

"Richard Davalos - Blind Dick"

"Marc Cavell - Rabbitt"

"Robert Drivas - Loudmouth Steve"

"Lou Antonio - Koko"

"Morgan Woodward - Boss Godfrey"

"Andre Trottier - Boss Popler"

"John McLiam - Boss Kean"

"Joy Harmon - The Girl (Lucille)"

"Robert Donner - Boss Shorty"

"Luke Askew - Boss Paul"

"Oh come on! Stop beatin' it! Get out there yourself! Stop feedin' off me! Get out of here! I can't breathe! Give me some air!"

"That's my darlin' Luke. He grin like a baby, but he bites like a 'gator."

"We got a couple men here doing 20 spots. We got one that's got all of it. We got all kinds, and you gonna fit in real good. Of course, unless you get rabbit in your blood and you decide to take off for home. You give the bonus system time and a set of leg chains to keep you slowed down just a little bit, for your own good. You'll learn the rules. Now, it's all up to you. Now I can be a good guy, or I can be one real mean son-of-a-bitch. It's all up to you."

"You run one time, you got yourself a set of chains. You run twice, you got yourself two sets. You ain't gonna need no third set 'cause you're gonna get your mind right. And I mean RIGHT. [To the other inmates] Take a good look at Luke. Cool Hand Luke?"

"The man...and the motion picture that simply do not conform."

"On The Chain-Gang They'd Seen Every Kind Of Man - But Luke Became A Legend"

"What we have here is 'failure to communicate'."

"He was a cool customer. . .until the law made it hot for him!"

"Paul Newman - Lucas "Luke" Jackson"

"George Kennedy - Dragline"

"J.D. Cannon - Society Red"

"Strother Martin - Captain"