240 quotes found
"[After proving the Boston detectives wrong] We'll start the ass-kissing with you."
"Now, you Irish cops are perking up. That's two sound theories in one day, neither of which deal with abnormally sized men. Kind of makes me feel like Riverdancing. [Begins dancing]"
"There was a fire-fight!!"
"Cuddle? What a fag."
"Willem Dafoe – Paul Smecker"
"Sean Patrick Flanery – Connor McManus"
"Norman Reedus – Murphy McManus"
"David Della Rocco – David Della Rocco AKA "Funnyman""
"Billy Connolly – Il Duce"
"Ron Jeremy – Vincenzo Lipazzi"
"You should ask Tom... how come he's so good at killing people?"
"Still crazy fucking Joey."
"Any last words before I blow your brains out you miserable prick?"
"If I rob Mulligan's pharmacy, are you going to whack me if I don't give you a piece of the action?"
"Who is your daddy, and what does he do?"
"Do you like being married? Does it work for you? I can't see it working for me. I never felt the urge, you know. A lot of great looking women in the world. I never met one, made me want to give up all the others. Sure you can fuck around, but it's so much damn work, keepin' it quiet. It's not worth the effort. Don't see the upside. You see the upside Joey?"
"[After his guys fail to kill Tom] How do you fuck that up?"
"[About Fogerty] You took his eye. Jesus Joey, you took his eye! Barbed wire, wasn't it?"
"Everyone has something to hide."
"Tom Stall had the perfect life... until he became a hero."
"Viggo Mortensen — Tom Stall/Joey"
"Ed Harris — Carl Fogarty"
"Ashton Holmes — Jack Stall"
"William Hurt — Richie Cusack"
"I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me. Years ago we had the church. That was only a way of saying - we had each other. The Knights of Columbus were real head-breakers; true guineas. They took over their piece of the city. Twenty years after an Irishman couldn't get a fucking job, we had the presidency. May he rest in peace. That's what the niggers don't realize. If I got one thing against the black chappies, it's this - no one gives it to you. You have to take it."
"When you decide to be something, you can be it. That's what they don't tell you in the church. When I was your age they would say we can become cops, or criminals. Today, what I'm saying to you is this: when you're facing a loaded gun, what's the difference?"
"The cops are saying he's a cop. So I won't look for the cop. Are you soft, Fitzy? When I tell you to dump a body in the marsh, you dump him in the marsh. Not where some guy from John Hancock goes every Thursday TO GET A FUCKING BLOWJOB! [Fitzy laughs, Frank hits him with his hat] DON'T LAUGH! THIS AIN'T REALITY TV!!!"
"[to Colin] One of us had to die. With me, it tends to be the other guy."
"[Gives Billy a cellphone] Now, whenever you make a call, ask for Mikey. MIKEY! Heh...you ask for a Mikey, because there is no Mikey."
"[to Madolyn] If we're not gonna make it, it's gotta be you that gets out, cause I'm not capable. I'm fucking Irish, I'll deal with something being wrong for the rest of my life."
"[to Colin Sullivan] Marriage is an important part of getting ahead. It lets people know you're not a homo. A married guy seems more stable. People see the ring, they think 'at least somebody can stand the son of a bitch.' Ladies see the ring, they know immediately that you must have some cash, and your cock must work."
"Please tell me those cars aren't empty. I mean, Jesus fucking Christ, please tell me that those Chinamen's cars AREN'T EMPTY!!"
"[after punching a computer technician] YOU FUCKED THIS WHOLE THING UP!!!! WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO, YOU COCKSUCKER?!?!?! LET GO OF ME!!!! I'M GONNA RIP YOUR ARM OFF AND SHOVE IT UP YOUR FUCKING ASS, YOU HEAR ME?!?!?!"
"Most people wouldn't trust anybody with an immaculate record. I do. I got an immaculate record."
"Lies. Betrayal. Sacrifice. How far will you take it?"
"Underhanded"
"Undercover"
"Unrestrained"
"Cops or Criminals. When you're facing a loaded gun, what's the difference?"
"Loyalty is a lie."
"Leonardo DiCaprio - Billy Costigan"
"Matt Damon - Colin Sullivan"
"Jack Nicholson - Frank Costello"
"Mark Wahlberg - Dignam"
"Martin Sheen - Oliver Queenan"
"Ray Winstone - Mr. French"
"Vera Farmiga - Madolyn"
"Anthony Anderson - Brown"
"Alec Baldwin - Ellerby"
"Kevin Corrigan - Cousin Sean"
"Tracey Paleo - Darlene the Secretary"
"There are many stories about Michael Sullivan. Some say he was a decent man. Others say there was no good in him at all. But I once spent 6 weeks on the road with him, in the winter of 1931. This is our story."
"I saw then that my father's only fear was that his son would follow the same road. And that was the last time I ever held a gun. People always thought I grew up on a farm. And I guess, in a way, I did. But I lived a lifetime before that, in those six weeks on the road in the winter of 1931. When people ask me if Michael Sullivan was a good man, or if there was just no good in him at all, I always give the same answer. I just tell them... he was my father."
"Natural law. Sons are put on this earth to trouble their fathers."
"What men do after work is what made us rich. No need to screw them at work as well."
"[After losing a dice game to Michael Jr., he hands over a silver coin] A man of honor always pays his debts... and keeps his word."
"You would like to apologize? Try again."
"Let's drink to Danny's honor. Let's wake him to God and hope he gets to Heaven... at least an hour before the devil finds out he's dead."
"[beating Connor] I curse... the fucking... day... you were born. I curse it!"
"[to Michael, right before dying] I'm glad it's you."
"This is the life we chose, the life we lead. And there is only one guarantee: none of us will see Heaven."
"(last words) I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry... I'm sorry."
"I shoot the dead. Dead bodies, that is. I don't kill them."
"[Photographing Micheal as he lays dying] Smile."
"I'm something of a rarity."
"Alexander Rance: This is Mr. Rance in the bridal suite and before you proffer your phony congratulations there is no Mrs. Rance residing with me and I'm all the better for it. Now, listen carefully because I am in no mood. I'm going to say this only once. I would like a boiled egg and I want it runny."
"Alexander Rance: Finally, Top marks for speed. No marks for cookery."
"Finn McGovern: [to John Rooney] You rule this town as God rules the Earth."
"Speakeasy employee: All the money for frills and twists and none at all for food or neccessities. Sometimes I think I am dealing with a different species."
"Pray for Michael Sullivan."
"Tom Hanks - Michael Sullivan"
"Paul Newman - John Rooney"
"Jude Law - Harlen Maguire"
"Tyler Hoechlin - Michael Sullivan Jr."
"Stanley Tucci - Frank Nitti"
"Liam Aiken - Peter Sullivan"
"Jennifer Jason Leigh - Annie Sullivan"
"David Darlow - Jack Kelly"
"Dylan Baker - Alexander Rance"
"Daniel Craig - Connor Rooney"
"Ciarán Hinds - Finn McGovern"
"If I'd known we were gonna cast our feelings into words, I'd've memorized the Song of Solomon."
"Nobody knows anybody. Not that well."
"Close your eyes ladies! I'm comin' in!"
"Sister, when I've raised hell, you'll know it."
"You don't hold elected office in this town. You run it because people think you do. They stop thinking it, you stop running it."
"[to Bernie] Shut up. You're dead, get me?"
"[to Caspar] My chin's hanging out right next to yours. I'd worry a lot less if I thought you were worrying enough."
"Tell Leo he's not God on the throne, he's just a cheap political boss with more hair tonic than brains."
"If you want me to keep my mouth shut, it's gonna cost you some dough. I figure a thousand bucks is reasonable, so I want two."
"It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust? For a good return, you gotta go bettin' on chance - and then you're back with anarchy, right back in the jungle."
"I'm talkin' about friendship. I'm talkin' about character. I'm talkin' about - hell. Leo, I ain't embarrassed to use the word - I'm talkin' about ethics."
"You got references? You been to college? We ONLY take yeggs what's been to college, ain't that right, Dane? Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! I'm joking, of course."
"Shut you son of a bitch! Son of a bitch! You stupid son of a bitch."
"What is this, the high hat?"
"That son of a bitch! I had a feeling about this son of a bitch! We silence him! And we do the same to Mink this very night!"
"It's like I tell all of my boys. [Casper shoots Eddie Dane] Always put one in the brain!"
"You double-cross once - where's it all end? An interesting ethical question."
"You are so goddamn smart. Except you ain't."
"You killed Mink you son of a bitch! You killed Mink, and by God I'll hear you say it!"
"Ever noticed how the snappy dialog dries up once a guy starts soiling his union suit?"
"Then I wondered "Why would Einstein want to talk to a gorilla?" So I grab the gorilla and I beat it out of him."
"Do you know who I am?"
"Jesus, I open my mouth, the whole world turns smart."
"You dumpin' Leo for the guy that put a bullet in your brother?"
"Go ahead and run sweetie, I'll track down all you whores."
"I am gonna send you to a deep, dark place and I am gonna have fun doing it!"
"Up is down, black is white."
"You understand that if we don't find a stiff out here, we leave a fresh one."
"Leo O'Bannion: [to Caspar] You ain't got a license to kill bookies and today I ain't sellin'. So take your flunky and dangle."
"Verna: Maybe that's why I like you, Tom. I've never met anyone who made being a son of a bitch such a point of pride."
"Verna: That's you all over, Tom. A lie, and no heart."
"Tic-Tac: You gotta remember to put one in his BRAIN. Your first shot puts him down, then you put one in his BRAIN. Then he's dead. Then we go home."
"Tic-Tac: C'mon, Tom. Boss wants to see ya. He didn't have time to engrave nothin' formal."
"Up is down, black is white, and nothing is what it seems."
"Nothing is what it seems at Miller's Crossing."
"Gabriel Byrne - Tom Reagan"
"Marcia Gay Harden - Verna Bernbaum"
"John Turturro - Bernie Bernbaum"
"Jon Polito - Johnny Caspar"
"J.E. Freeman - Eddie Dane"
"Albert Finney - Liam 'Leo' O'Bannon"
"Mike Starr - Frankie"
"Al Mancini - Tic-Tac"
"Richard Woods - Mayor Dale Levander"
"Thomas Toner - O'Doole"
"Steve Buscemi - Mink"
"Olek Krupa - Tad"
"Lanny Flaherty - Terry"
"David Darlow - Lazarre's Messenger"
"I despise you... I LOATHE YOU!!! Bastard son of Barney! Die! Die, you stuffed ball of fluff! You illegitimate Teletubby! Die, you Muppet from hell! Die, you foam motherfucker! Die! Die!"
"Even when you're squeaky clean, you can still fall in the mud."
"[Smoochy holds up a penis-shaped cookie made by Randolph] What are you, blind? It's a cock! It's not a rocket, you dumb fuck! It's a cock! Look. It's a cock and balls! A dick! Chorizo and the huevos! It's a big stiffy! Yeah, it's a penis! Penis maximus! A willie! A weenie! Mr. Jiggle Daddy! The one-eyed wonder weasel! Don't you see that? It's Jimmy and the twins. Rumple Foreskin. He made this. It's made from dil-dough."
"You better grow eyes in the back of your fucking head, you horned piece of shit, because I'm not gonna sleep until worms are crawling right up your foamy rubber ass! I'm going on a safari, motherfucker! SAH-FAR-I! [makes an elephant noise]"
"[to a baby, after framing Sheldon] Hello, little nipple-nibbler. The rhino's a Nazi!"
"[after getting egged] I've been shot! I'm bleeding! Salmonella! You're a lawyer! That's salmonella!"
"[after being assaulted by Tommy and her henchmen] All right, you spudsucking fucks! I'm suing your Riverdance ass! [heavy Irish accent] I'm gonna send you all the way back home, eh?!"
"[to Sheldon] Do not start with your magician's tricks, young Moses! I am Pharaoh! And you are my slave...and this is my kingdom! [starts singing to the tune of Old MacDonald Had a Farm] Rainbow Randolph is the man; Yes, oh, yes, he is! He's the king of Rainbowland; Yes, oh, yes, he is! With some fun, fun here and a laugh, laugh there, Here a dance, there a song; everything is fun, fun! Rainbow Randolph is the King [stars to cry] La, la, la, la...[covers his face]"
"Friends Come in all Sizes!"
"[singing] Where can you go when skies turn grey? Where the sun always shines and the animals play? Where every day is a happy day? Well, Smoochy's here to show the way!"
"When my brothers and I played cowboys and Indians, I was always the Chinese railroad worker."
"[singing] He slams the door, He stomps his feet, He sends me to bed with zilch to eat. But my step-dad's not mean, he's just adjusting."
"Captain Kangaroo, like Jesus, was someone you could really believe in. With those guys, it wasn't about the bells and whistles and the ricketa-racketa; it was all about the work. Especially Jesus."
"Now I'm not pointing any fingers, Lord knows you start pointing fingers and someone's gonna get poked. And I want you both to know that its not my intention to try and poke either of you."
"You can't change the world but you can make a dent."
"Someone toss me a beach towel because my head is swimming."
"Let's face it. Big junkies come from little junkies. We gotta nip this in the bud, Burke!"
"There are a lot of kids and a lot of junkies out there who are counting on me."
"Wasn't that fun in an Awkward Way?"
"BURKE! BURKE, GET BACK HERE!!!"
"You just F**ked up with the wrong rhino..."
"Angelo Pike: He was jacked up higher than a prom dress in June."
"Tommy Cotter: [at a funeral] It's a shame this happened. Okay, now let's go pray and get shit-faced."
"Nora Wells: You're here to sell sugar and plastic."
"Merv Green: Wipe your forehead Frank, you got plenty of time to sweat."
"Merv Green: Eventually we all grow old and die, only sometimes the growing old part doesn't happen."
"Buggy Ding Dong I NEVER SAW VENICE! (Screams)"
"KidNet CEO Here at the KidNet Jungle, The rhino, Is Extinct."
"Get ready for an unexpected hit."
"He's Big, He's Blue, He's Smoochy... and He's got to DIE!"
"It's the Rhino vs. the Wino... with a little help from the mob"
"The Blackest Comedy on Children's Television!"
"It's a kids show... with gangsters, bribery and corruption!"
"Welcome to the Dark Side of Children's Television"
"We're all looking for a movie to take our children to, This is not that movie."
"Robin Williams"
"Edward Norton"
"Catherine Keener"
"Jon Stewart"
"Danny DeVito"
"Harvey Fierstein"
"No, I don't care to give my name. Stop farting around and give me Foley."
"Can you imagine being a kid like that. What is he, 24 or something. Greatest hockey player in the world. Number four - Bobby Orr. Geez, what a future he's got, uh?"
"This life's hard man, but it's harder if you're stupid!"
"And keep this mind. I've got more than five machine guns, and the rest are gonna be pointed at you."
"The only one fuckin' Eddie Coyle is Eddie Coyle."
"It's a grubby, violent, dangerous world. But it's the only world they know. And they're the only friends Eddie has."
"Robert Mitchum - Eddie "Fingers" Coyle"
"Peter Boyle - Dillon"
"Richard Jordan - Dave Foley"
"Steven Keats - Jackie Brown"
"Alex Rocco - Jimmy Scalise"
"Joe Santos - Artie Van"
"Mitchell Ryan - Waters"
"So I was in Boston, I just ended up there. Seemed far enough away. They come to me then, it just happened, you know how that is, things happen and other things happen and it's your life. They were looking to get somebody to go undercover here, they wanted to get somebody who knew the Kitchen who was known. And I coulda said no but I thought I could do it. It was like this opportunity in which I could look the entire thing in the eye. And you'd be gone, or married, forgot about me I thought. And Jack, I would leave him out of it. But it was only an idea. Nothing to do with the truth. It was just a fuckin' idea like... You believe in the angels or the saints or there's such a thing as a state of grace. And you believe it, but it's got nothing to do with reality. It just an idea. I mean you got your ideas and you got reality, and they're all... they're all fucked up."
"Nobody's doin' nothin' to nobody. It's all just happenin', see?"
"She thinks I'm an asshole. And if she thinks that about me, what in the long run is she going to think about you?"
"Either they forgot about us, or this entire fuckin' neighborhood better get ready to duck."
"[at the church] I came here, I knelt down, I thought about Stevie as hard as I could... and I hoped it was praying."
"A family ripped apart by violence. A love corrupted by betrayal. A friendship stained by blood."
"The Irish mob in Hell's Kitchen."
"Sean Penn - Terry Noonan"
"Ed Harris - Frankie Flannery"
"Gary Oldman - Jackie Flannery"
"Robin Wright - Kathleen Flannery"
"John Turturro - Nick"
"John C. Reilly - Stevie McGuire"
"R. D. Call - Pat Nicholson"
"Joe Viterelli - Borelli"
"Burgess Meredith - Finn"
"Marco St. John - Jimmy Cavello"
"Mo Gaffney - Maureen"
"Deirdre O'Connell - Irene"
"Thomas G. Waites - Frankie's man"
"Brian Burke (actor) - Frankie's man"
"Michael Cumpsty - Frankie's man"
"Ding dong motherfucker... ding dong!"
"This ain't rocket surgery."
"There's two kinds of people in this world when you boil it all down. You got your talkers and you got your doers. Most people are just talkers, all they do is talk. But when it is all said and done, it's the doers that change this world. And when they do that, they change us, and that's why we never forget them. So which one are you? Do you just talk about it, or do you stand up and do something about it? Because believe you me, all the rest of it is just coffee house and bullshit."
"Real men hide their emotions. Why? Because it's none of your fuckin' business!"
"That was one of the finest examples of spiritual guidance I've ever had the good fortune to witness."
"[Introducing Romeo to Doc] This is our Mexican."
"Shut up! Romeo's crying!"
"Well, since we've already broken the fuck barrier, allow me to be blunt. It is because I'm so fucking smart that I make smart people feel like they are retarded."
"I am a FBI agent controlling this investigation from within in order to ensure that you gentlemen never see the inside of a prison cell. Now I am conspiring with 3 like minded individuals who have aided you in the past though I have yet to inform them of my agenda because, well a girl's got to have her fun."
"With all due respect... man I hate it when people say that because it is inevitably followed by a disrespectful remark. Here let me give you an example: With all due respect detective, this matter falls under whatever jurisdiction I fuckin' say it does."
"On a sultry Saturday in September, the Saints saved seventeen souls."
"[Has a gun to his head] Conner! Son, Daddy's workin'."
"Peace, they say, is the enemy of memory. So it had been for my boys. For some time now, their past had felt like a dream. Then, suddenly, it was back."
"[Greenly has just been fatally wounded] Proudest day of my life, boys."
"Thanks for comin' out!"
"These sons of bitches prison-fucked us... In the ASS! And then they wiped their dicks on our grandma's drapes!"
"These saints put my father on his knees!"
"Sean Patrick Flanery as Connor MacManus"
"Norman Reedus as Murphy MacManus"
"Billy Connolly as Da"
"Clifton Collins Jr. as Romeo"
"Julie Benz as Special Agent Eunice Bloom"
"Bob Marley as Greenly"
"Brian Mahoney as Duffy"
"David Ferry as Dolly"
"David Della Rocco as Rocco"
"Peter Fonda as The Roman"
"Daniel DeSanto as Crew Cut"
"Gerard Parkes as Doc"
"Matthew Lemche as Noah"
"Robert Mauriell as Louie"
"Judd Nelson as Concezio Yakavetta"
"Robb Wells as Jimmy the Gofer"
"Paul Johansson as Kuntsler"