- Brad Dourif: I'm not used to doing fifty takes. I'm really not. I'm not used to doing a minimum of thirty-two takes.
- Kris Kristofferson: [On the making of "Heaven's Gate"] Betrayal. There's so many things that come to my mind, what with "Heaven's Gate," you know? Iraq even comes to mind!
- Willem Dafoe: [voiceover] There would be appeals, threats, even prayers for cost-cutting, all to no avail, for Michael Cimino knew that the executives at UA were weak. That was evident from the beginning.