"And most importantly, they showed us that no matter whom we choose to love, be they heterosexual, homosexual, asexual, bisexual, trisexual, quadrisexual, pansexual, transexual, omnisexual or that thing where the chick ties the belt around your neck and tinkles on a ballon, it has absolutely nothing to do with who we are as people."

"If these two men are gay then I'm a one-legged parrot. Anybody see me with a crutch and a cracker?"

"[When Chuck says he and Larry have always been together, in reference to their shifts in the fire department] So were my balls. Now I only have one of them."

"Whenever, whatever. That's the code."

"Silently behind a door, it waits."

"Mark Wheeler - Pengelly"

"Jack McGee - Schmidt"

"Kevin Casey as Nightingale"

"Juan Ramirez - Ray Santos"

"Cedric Young - Grindle"

"Anthony Mockus, Sr. - Chief John Fitzgerald"

"J. T. Walsh - Alderman Martin Swayzak"

"Jason Gedrick - Tim Krizminski"

"Donald Sutherland - Ronald Bartel"

"Rebecca De Mornay - Helen McCaffrey"

"Jennifer Jason Leigh - Jennifer Vaitkus"

"Scott Glenn - John "Axe" Adcox"

"Robert De Niro - Inspector Donald "Shadow" Rimgale"

"William Baldwin - Brian McCaffrey"

"Kurt Russell - Lt. Stephen "Bull" McCaffrey/Capt. Dennis McCaffrey"

"In that instant it can create a hero... or cover a secret."

"One breath of oxygen and it explodes in a deadly rage."

"Ronald Bartel: The funny thing about firemen is... Night and day they are always firemen."

"Ricco, Pathologist: [to Brian about picking up the burned body] Jesus Christ! He's not going to sell you insurance, pick him up!"

"[Rimgale and Brian crash Alderman Swayzak's press conference] These detectives would like to question you on how come you paid Donald Cosgrove, Jeffrey Holcomb and Alan Seagrave to create a phony manpower study! Ask him who made money off firemen dying!"

"Jesus, Stevie, you never know when to quit, do you? Do you ever wonder why you're stuck a fucking lieutenant for life?"

"I'm not gonna quit, Stephen. You hear me?"

"Look at him. That's my brother, Goddamn it."

"You're doin it wrong."

"The only problem is that in this job is there's just no place to hide. It's not like having a bad day selling log cabins. You have a bad day here and somebody dies... and that's just not fucking good enough."

"Well, I thinks its union bylaw that if you get your picture in the paper, even if it's bullshit, that you gotta buy the whole company a drink."

"I told you to stay right be-fucking-side me, Brian!"

"You go, we go."

"One case of scotch, Brian? Man, you're getting cheap in your old age!"

"How do you do it, man? How do you manage to keep coming up with new and amazing ways to fuck up? I mean, that Scotch bullshit? Am I really supposed to believe you came crawlin' home because you felt heartstrings moan for the family biz? You were bankrupt, man! The scary thing is, you probably coulda got away with it for awhile."

"[last words, sadly] It's never an easy thing; Saying goodbye to a brother firefighter. It's not. And this time, particularly, is difficult for me, because, I watched Jack grow into a-- Well, into one of the finest firefighters I've ever known. He joined this department because he wanted to help people. Who knows how many homes are still standing because Jack was there, or how many lives were spared? He gave his life for that cause. We'll never forget you, Jack. And we're better for having known you. But I make you this one promise; Tomorrow, when that bell rings, we will be back on the truck, because you were the bravest of the brave. People are always asking me: "How is it that firefighters run into a burning building when everyone else is running out?" Well, Jack, you answered that question by saving another man's life. Your courage is the answer. And, today, we will be as brave as you. By not mourning you, but by celebrating your life. So, I'd like everyone to stand up and celebrate the life...of Jack Morrison. [everyone gives Kennedy a standing ovation.]"

"Billy Burke - Dennis Gauquin"

"Morris Chestnut - Tommy Drake"

"Robert Patrick - Lenny Richter"

"Jacinda Barrett - Linda Morrison"

"John Travolta - Captain Mike Kennedy"