Jimmy Doyle: I didn't kill Andrews, I only followed him.
Cal Lightman: Well then, the person who did it wanted us to think you did.

Cal Lightman: All fanatics wash their hands of the blood of the innocent in the name of the cause.
Jimmy Doyle: You're no innocent, Lightman
Cal Lightman: Not by any stretch of the imagination.

Cal Lightman: Nobody can tell the whole truth, it's subjective, and passes through our own filters.
Judge Quinn: How about you promise to be honest to the best of your ability?
Cal Lightman: Now you're talking!

Clara Musso: There seems to be a lot of chemistry there with your ex-wife
Cal Lightman: Yeah, well there's a lot of chemistry in Chernobyl.

Clara Musso: Leo couldn't have done it. Victor and Leo were like brothers.
Cal Lightman: So were Brutus and Caesar.

Eli Loker: Your step-son says you're sleeping together the same time you're bedding daddy. That could breed contempt.
Cal Lightman: Yeah, in my country it's a new member of the royal family.

Zoe Landau: Don't worry I will be gentle with you today.
Cal Lightman: Last time you said that, you left claw marks.

Ria Torres: If you want my read he's telling the truth. That's the kind of guy I would follow into war.
Gillian Foster: That's because he was flirting with you the entire time.

Cal Lightman: Well, that's the official version.
Ria Torres: You think there is more than one version?
Cal Lightman: There is always more than one version.

Captain: I thought the point of therapy was to put the day behind him.
Cal Lightman: You a psychiatrist in your spare time eh? Me neither... She (points at Gillian) is however.

Captain: The Sergeant here is an unstable man, history of mental problems.
Cal Lightman: Yeah, yeah, he is absolutely crackers. But one minute later Zimah gets blown off the map. Who called in the air strike? Captain? I wonder?

Gillian: Do you still have that note, that I brought you? I want it for my office.
Cal: (handing over the note) You really are a pack rat.
Gillian: You could have just told me what this was for.
Cal: No. You're a terrible liar.
Gillian: Normal people think that's a good thing.

Lie to Me Quotes

Weil: You haven't done enough muck-raking for one day?
Ria: Sir. We don't think you were doing anything sexual at that club, because, I believe this escort, Melissa, who you paid for time with-
Weil: What about her?
Ria: She's your daughter.

Gillian: Do you still have that note, that I brought you? I want it for my office.
Cal: (handing over the note) You really are a pack rat.
Gillian: You could have just told me what this was for.
Cal: No. You're a terrible liar.
Gillian: Normal people think that's a good thing.