It’s going to be a scorcher today. ibid. da Mayor
Always do the right thing. ibid. da Mayor
Who the fuck he think he is? Don Corleone and shit? ibid. Raheem radio
There’s nothing like a family in business working together. ibid. Sal
I just killed your fucking radio. ibid. Sal
Today’s weather – hot! ibid. radio guy
I built this fucking place! ibid. Sal
Rob a bank … As long as you don’t do it too many times you’re fine. The Place Beyond the Pines 2013 starring Ryan Gosling & Bradley Cooper & Eva Mendes & Ben Mendelsohn & Dane DeHaan & Emory Cohen & Rose Byrne & Ray Liotta et al, director Derek Cainfrance, Robin to Glanton
Not since Hall & Oats has there been such a team. ibid.
It all started back in New York six weeks ago. A truck loaded with stripped gun parts got jacked outside of Queens. The driver didn’t see anybody but someone fucked up. The Usual Suspects 1995 starring Kevin Spacey & Stephen Baldwin & Gabriel Byrne & Chazz Palminteri & Kevin Pollak & Pete Postlethwaite & Suzy Amis et al, director Bryan Singer, introduction
It didn’t make sense that I’d be there. I mean these guys were hardcore hijackers. But there I was. ibid. Verbal
I’m not a rat. ibid.
I believe in God. And the only thing that scares me is Keyser Soze. ibid.
Keyser Soze: the devil himself. How do you shoot the devil in the back? What if you miss? ibid.
These are the Armies of The Night. They are 60,000 strong. They outnumber the cops three to one. They could run New York City. Tonight they’re all out to get the Warriors. The Warriors 1979 starring James Remar & Michael Beck & Dorsey Wright & Brian Tyler & David Harris & Tom McKitterick & Thomas Waites & Terry Michos Deborah van Valkenburgh & Marcelino Sanchez, director Walter Hill, tagline
The problem in the past has been the man turning us against one another. We have been unable to see the truth, because we have been fighting for ten square feet of ground, our turf, our little piece of turf. That’s crap, brothers! The turf is ours by right, because it’s our turn. All we have to do is keep up the general truce. We take over one borough at a time. Secure our territory ... secure our turf ... because it’s all our turf! ibid. Cyrus
Good news, boppers. The Big Alert has been called off. ibid. DJ
He once killed three men in a bar with a fucking pencil! John Wick: Chapter Two starring 2017 starring Keanu Reeves & Riccardo Scamarcio & Ian McShane & Ruby Rose & Common & Claudia Gerini & Lance Reddick & Laurence Fishburne & Tobias Segal et al, director Chad Stahelski, baddie
Do this for me and your marker is honoured. ibid. contractor
John Wick: the man, the myth, the legend. ibid. Bowery King
119,295. Winston, tell them. Tell them all. Whoever comes. Whoever it is. I’ll kill them. I’ll kill them all. ibid. Jonathan to Winston
Someone is pulling me close to the ground. Carlitto’s Way 1993 starring Al Pacino & Sean Penn & Penelope Ann Miller & John Leguizamo & Luis Guzman & Jorge Porcel & Ara Gelici & James Rebhorn & Joseph Siravo & Adrian Pasdar & Viggo Mortensen et al, director Brian de Palma
Just a bunch of cowboys ripping each other off. ibid.
You don’t get reformed, you just run out of wind. ibid.
You did take the million dollars, didn’t you? You ain’t a lawyer no more, Dave. You’re a gangsta now. You on the other side. Whole new ball game. You can’t learn about it in school. And you can’t have a late start. ibid.
Maybe everybody’s lying. When you can’t see the angles no more, you in trouble, baby. ibid.
1) The moment you show fear, this city calls your bet; 2) Make the cash without the flash; 3) You never open your mouth. Never. Witness to the Mob 1998 starring Tom Sizemore & Nicholas Turturro & Debi Mazar & Abe Vigoda & Philip Baker Hall & Frank Vincent & Lenny Venito & Angelo Ruggiero & Michael Imperioli et al, director Thaddeus O'Sullivan, opening commentary
I felt no remorse. No guilt whatsoever. I felt only one thing – I felt power. ibid.
This life of ours is a wonderful life. But it’s very unpredictable. There are so many ways you can screw it up. ibid.
Without trust you can’t have betrayal. ibid.
Nobody got a free ride. We set a tax, and you – the public – paid through the nose. Our family controlled this city. ibid.
Everybody called him the Teflon Don. ibid.
We’re not movie stars: we’re gangstas. ibid.
You can’t count on nobody and nothing in this crazy world. ibid.
When it comes to gambling, all life is seven to five against. ibid.
My testimony helped the government convict thirty-seven other people. ibid.
In reality it was just one double cross after another. One betrayal after another. No, there’s no family to protect. ibid.
I’m a gangster. What happened happened. ibid.
See ya and I wouldn’t wanna be ya. New Jack City 1991 starring Wesley Snipes & Ice-T & Judd Nelson & Allen Paynes & Chris Rock & Bill Nunn & Russell Wong & Bill Cobbs & Christopher Williams et al, director Mario van Peebles, Nino to body hanging over bridge
The City 1986: The number of addicted born in Manhattan area hospitals has risen steadily over the past few years. ibid. news commentary
You sounding like this shit is the wheel of something, like it’s gonna change the world. ibid. Nino
I gotta go. I got my face on a cereal box. Heist 2001 starring Gene Hackman & Danny DeVito & Delroy Lindo & Rebecca Pidgeon & Sam Rockwell & Ricky Jay & Patti LuPone & Alan Bilzerian & Richard Friedman & Robert Lussier et al, director David Mamet
I’m gonna be as quiet as an ant pissing on cotton. ibid. Jimmy
Never liked the Swiss. They make them little clocks. These two cocksuckers come out of them. These little hammers. Hit each other on the head. What kind of sick mentality is that? ibid. Pinky
Joe: Nobody lives for ever.
Fran: Frank Sinatra gave it a shot. ibid.
You gotta rob to get rich in the Reagan era. ibid. Nino to gang
We taking over the Carter. We gonna bum-rush the whole damned thing. ibid.
The Cash Money Brothers are a self-contained unit now. ibid. Nino to messenger
I have a crack baby; he was born blind. ibid. mother’s confession
There’s nothing like the smell of spring. Scarlet Street 1945 starring Edward G Robinson & Joan Bennett & Dan Duryea & Margaret Lindsay & Jess Barker & Rosalind Ivan & Arthur Loft & Charles Kemper & Russell Hicks & Samuel S Hinds et al, director Fritz Lang, Chris
Time for Kitty to be in bed. ibid. her to him
That’s the important thing – feeling. ibid. him to her
I’m not crying, you fool, I’m laughing. ibid. her to him
Murder never solved anything. ibid. hack on train
Ray: I need our six thousand bucks … I’ve got a brilliant idea. I’m gonna make us rich.
Frenchie: How you gonna make us rich? Rob a bank? Small Time Crooks 2000 starring Woody Allen & Tracey Ullman & Elaine May & Elaine Stritch & Hugh Grant & Michael Rapaport & Tony Darrow & Jon Lovitz & Brian Markinson & George Grizzard & Kristine Nielson et al, director Woody Allen
How’d you know that? That’s fantastic. How’d you guess that? ibid.
OK so we got off to a shaky start. ibid. him to her
It’s complicated. We keep getting lost. ibid.
Your accountants are in Venezuela. ibid.