"I don't pray to God for forgiveness or favors, I only pray to be closer to Him, and when I pray, I fill my heart with love. When I pray this way, I know that God is love. When I feel that love, I remember that we don't need angles or a heaven, because we are a part of God already."

"Federico Aranda: Are we supposed to fly that close to the mountains?"

"[voice over] And so we were saved. Nando and Canessa breached the Andes and we were saved. Later, a group went back and buried the bodies. They built a rough stone altar by the grave and on top of it, they placed an iron cross. There's nothing more I can tell you. We were brought together by a grand experience."

"Carlitos Páez: Hey, I'll pay for pizza if you go get it."

"I saw no color at all in the mountains, just muted patches of black and gray. There was no softness, no life, only rock and snow and ice, and as I looked down into all that rugged wildness, I had to laugh at the arrogance of anyone who had ever thought that human beings have conquered the Earth."

"You can't build a life on a foundation of dreams and wishes. A good life isn't plucked from the sky. You build a life up from the ground, with hard work and clear thinking. Things make sense. There are rules and realities that will not change to suit your needs. It's your job to understand these rules. If you do, and you work hard and work smart, you will be all right."

"They survived the impossible...by doing the unthinkable."

"[voice over] After 20 years, you analyze a lot. You remember people, heroism. The Miracle of the Andes...that's what they call it. Many people come up to me and say that, had they been there, they surely would have died - but that makes no sense because, until you are in a situation like that, you have no idea how you'll behave. To be affronted by solitude without decadence or a single material thing to prostitute - that elevates you to a spiritual plane...where I felt the presence of God. Now there's the God they taught me about at school - and there's the God that's hidden by what surrounds us in this civilization. That's the God that I met on the mountain."

"Paul Gleason - Kenny Bacon"

"Jane Adams - Evans"

"Dan Butler - Wilson Chess"

"Lisa Lu - Virginia Harvey"

"Nora Dunn - Lindy"

"They were ordinary young men driven to the very limits of human endurance."

"Michael Tayles - Alfredo Delgado"

"Charles Martin Smith - Rick Medwick"

"James Rebhorn - The Thin Man"

"Robert Loggia - Matt Greenfield, Chronicle Editor"

"Saul Rubinek - Sam Smotherman"

"Kelly Rutherford - Kim"

"Romance Was Never More Dangerous!"

"Julia Roberts - Sabrina Peterson"

"Olympia Dukakis - Jeannie, Peter's Secretary"

"Nick Nolte - Peter Brackett"

"Where did you say you were from? Bitchville?"

"Sam Smotherman: Pete, it's good to see you, buddy. I'm dying to read your book, man. When's it coming out on tape?"

"Marsha Mason - Senator Gayle Robbins"

"Steven Shayler - José Pedro Algorta"

"Eugene Levy - Justice of the Peace"

"Michael Sicoly - the Pilot (Col. Julio César Ferradas)"

"Page Leong - Angel Lee"

"Edgar Small - Judge"

"Edward Walsh - Det. Joe Stevens"

"Tisha Campbell - Amy Smith"

"Felice Orlandi - Warden"

"David Anthony Marshall - Willie Hickok"

"Andrew Divoff - Richard "Cherry" Ganz"

"Ed O'Ross - Frank Cruise"

"Bernie Casey - Kirkland Smith"

"Nick Nolte - Det Sgt. Jack Cates"

"Brion James - Det. Sgt. Ben Kehoe"

"Brent Jennings - Tyrone Burroughs"

"Kevin Tighe - Det. Lt. Blake Wilson"

"Let me tell you something, Jack. If shit was worth something, poor people would be born with no asshole."

"When you've been in prison as long as I have, you remember every story about pussy you ever heard."