How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Alien.
Quote #4
RIPLEY: Ash, when Dallas and Kane are off the ship, I'm senior officer.
ASH: Oh, yes, I forgot.
RIPLEY: You also forgot the science division's basic quarantine law.
ASH: No, that I didn't forget.
RIPLEY: Oh, I see. You just broke it.
ASH: Look, what would you have done with Kane? His only chance of survival was to get him in here.
Ripley continues to make decisions that are best for the group, although this one is a rough one. What we're curious about are Dallas's motivations. Does Dallas think he is doing what is best for the group—that is, rescuing Kane? Or is he still thinking about Dallas's needs, i.e. not having a guilty conscience when this is over?
Quote #5
BRETT: Back to the old freezerinos.
KANE: I've got to have something to eat before we go back.
PARKER: I need something myself.
DALLAS: Yeah. One more meal before bedtime. I'm buying.
PARKER: Hey, that's a break.
Here, we have one of the moments when the group genuinely comes together as a community. Not surprising, the celebration is connected with the idea of food, the only force powerful enough to get bitter family members together around the holidays.
Quote #6
PARKER: That damn Company! What about our lives you son of a b****?
ASH: I repeat: All other priorities are rescinded.
Speaking of self-interest, it turns out the Company was using the crew to get what it wanted, a shiny new alien species to test on. Here, the Company's self-interest operates on a larger, more evil corporation scale, but it's the same impulse that motivates all the other characters—except maybe Ripley.