"Oh, God. What do we do now? Huh? Huh? What do we do now, huh, boy producer? Huh? Mister win-an-Emmy, social-conscience, whale-shit, save-the-rain-forest, peacenik-commie, fuckin'-hire-a-convict-shithead? Huh? What do we do now, liberal, affirmative action, shithead, peacenik commie fuck? What do you want to do now?"

"Corny? He says it's corny? Of course it's corny. We wouldn't be doing the flippin' thing if it wasn't corny."

"King, King, I got a thing here, a product placement, gonna have a bigger back-end than Hattie McDaniel."

"Johnny, I got a lot of people here who are a little depressed because the war just ended, please give me a new song."

"That's right. During the filming of 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse,' three of the horsemen died two weeks before the ending of principle photography. This is nothing, this is nothing. This is... this is... this is act one- The War."

"Look at that! That is a complete fucking fraud, and it looks 100% real. This is the best work I've ever done in my life - because it's so honest."

"The war ain't over til I say it's over. This is my picture. You think you're in a spot? You think this is a tight spot? Try making the Hunchback of Notre Dame when your three lead actors die, two weeks from the end of principal photography."

"Y'know, producing is being a Samurai warrior. They pay you, day in, day out, for years, so that, ONE DAY, when called upon, you can respond, your training at Its peak, and save the day."

"This is nothing. D'you ever shoot in Italy? Try three Italian starlets wacked out on Benzedrine and grappa, this is a walk in the park..."

"You take the fruit of 40 years - hard lessons, mistakes - and you call it wisdom."

"Can't have a war without an enemy...You could have one, but it would be a very dull war..."

"This is a shitty business, and it needs no ghosts coming from the grave to tell us so. But Lord willing and Jesus tarries, in eight days I will be taking you into the second term."

"54, 40 or fight. What does that mean?...Remember the Maine...Tippecanoe and Tyler, too...They're war slogans Mr. Motss. We remember the slogans, we can't even remember the fucking wars. Y'know why? Cause its show business. That's why I'm here. Naked girl, covered in Napalm. Five marines Raising the Flag, Mount Suribachi. V for Victory, Y'remember the picture, fifty years from now, they'll have forgotten the war. Gulf War? Smart bomb, falling down a chimney. Twenty five hundred missions a day, 100 days, one video of one bomb Mr. Motss. The American people bought that war."

"All combat takes place at night, in the rain, and at the junction of four map segments."

"I've been on a hot streak. So what? The things I could learn from you."

"[to John Williamson] What the hell are you? You're a fuckin' secretary. Fuck you. Yeah, that's my message to ya: fuck you and kiss my ass, and if you don't like it baby, I'm going across the street to Jerry Graff, period. Fuck you."

"That's defeatist! Fuck it!"

"You are a shit-head, Williamson. Can't think on your feet, you ought to keep your mouth closed."

"I subscribe to the law of contrary public opinion: if everyone thinks one thing, then I say, bet the other way."

"A Story For Everyone Who Works For A Living."

"Lie. Cheat. Steal. All In A Day's Work."

"Al Pacino - Richard "Ricky" Roma"

"Jack Lemmon - Shelley "The Machine" Levene"

"Alec Baldwin - Blake"

"Ed Harris - Dave Moss"

"Alan Arkin - George Aaronow"

"Kevin Spacey - John Williamson"

"Jonathan Pryce - James Lingk"

"Bruce Altman - Larry Spannel"

"Jude Ciccolella - Detective"