- Commissioner: You know it could take us weeks to find where this thing is holed up. I mean it could be in the woods. Away from the city someplace, could be over in Jersey some place. My God with a wingspan like you're talking about here, that thing could fly miles into New York every day. And it would do that of course, you know because, New York is famous for good eating
- Shepard: [as ambulance staff wheel away a covered headless corpse] Hey, what are you looking for?
- Powell: Looking for the head. The only place I haven't looked is up in the parapets.
- Shepard: Won't be much left of it. You ever drop a cantaloupe from 40 stories?
- Powell: [Ambulance doors slam shut] All right, so what the hell do you make out of this?
- Shepard: Well, I figure something fell out of one of the windows from the floor up above. Hit him. Sheared his head clean off. A shard of glass or something like that.
- Powell: There are no broken windows up there.
- Shepard: Oh shit! Maybe his head just got loose and fell off. Look, whadda' you want from me?
- Doyle: The entire gig shouldn't take more than 3 and a half minutes, right? In and out.
- First Robber: Hey Quinn? Take it easy on the cashew chicken will you?
- Jimmy Quinn: [sarcastically] Oh I'm sorry, I thought you had some
- [passes him the plate]
- Webb: You got to watch this guy, you know. I'm telling you, he's a nervous eater. You got to defend yourself over here.
- Jimmy Quinn: Now, let's talk business. I'm strictly a wheelman. I don't go inside. And I don't carry a piece. And my cut is 20%
- Doyle: [talking over] Oh no no, your cut is 12.5%, and you haven't worked in 8 months. Well, Quinn, What's it going to be? In or out?
- Jimmy Quinn: I'll let you know.
- Webb: You better let us know real soon, Quinn.
- Jimmy Quinn: Oh, you're not the only action in town.
- Doyle: Oh! No, our friend has other prospects here.
- Jimmy Quinn: I might have another job.
- First Robber: Oh yeah huh, Quinn?
- Jimmy Quinn: Working.
- Shepard: [the police just killed the infant Quetzalcoatl] Now, leave it. The scientist will want to look at it.
- Jimmy Quinn: [to Lt. Murray] They didn't even get the bird. They got the egg. If they had done what I told them to do, put the canvas over the top.
- First Robber: Okay, we go in on the hour. Give me the paper bag.
- [hands Quinn a revolver]
- First Robber: Stash this under your coat.
- Jimmy Quinn: What are you handing me this for? I don't take revolvers.
- First Robber: Hey let's go.
- Jimmy Quinn: What do you mean? I'm staying here I'm not going anywhere. We have a deal man.
- First Robber: [takes the keys out of the ignition] Not with me you don't.
- Jimmy Quinn: Hey, come on dude.
- First Robber: You take an equal share then you take an equal chance. Let's go.
- Jimmy Quinn: Hey Morgan I'm gonna wait here.
- First Robber: [impatiently opens the driver side door] Move it. Now!
- Jimmy Quinn: Is it loaded?
- First Robber: Come on.
- Jimmy Quinn: Christ, I could blow my nuts off.