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"Beulah Koale as Specialist Tausolo Aieti"
"They never let business get in the way of having fun."
"They never let the rules get in the way of having fun."
"It was their world. We just lived in it."
"Ava Gardner: [to Frank] I love it when you sing, cos you're honest when you sing. You're an angel when you sing. [pause] Why don't you just sing?"
"Bobby Kennedy: [to his brother] You can't stay at Sinatra's house in Palm Springs. Be pen pals, talk on the phone. The President of the United States can't sleep in the same bed that Sam Giancana slept in. Not while I'm Attorney General."
"You've gotta love livin', baby!"
"[at the Sands Hotel, on Frank and Dean to the audience] Look at these two, ladies and gentlemen, the Italian bookends! Pretty soon they'll be telling you what wonderful work the Mafia's been doing."
"[jokingly] I'm not really part of this show, folks, I just couldn't get a reservation."
"Sam Giancana: [when being asked by Johnny Roselli to whack Sinatra and his Rat Pack group] Nah, I wanna hear Frank sing "Chicago" again. I love the way he does that. [lights his cigar]"
"It's all about layers, Bobby, like a woman. Who wants a woman who just appears naked in your bed and spreads legs. Where's the sport in that? No, the name of the game is hide and seek. You have to cover the prize with sprinkles and then voila, pistachio."
"[on Frank] He's crazy. We're all crazy."
"Ray Liotta - Frank Sinatra"
"[in the US Senate hearing about the death penalty] Through this work, I've learned that each of us is more than the worst thing that we've ever done; that the opposite of poverty isn't wealth, the opposite of poverty is justice; that the character of our nation isn't reflected on how we treat the rich and the privileged, but how we treat the poor, the disfavored, and condemned."
"Michael B. Jordan as Bryan Stevenson"
"I came out of law school with grand ideas in my mind about how to change the world. But Mr. McMillian made me realize we can't change the world with only ideas in our minds. We need conviction in our hearts. this man taught me how to stay hopeful, because I now know that hopelessness is the enemy of justice. Hope allows us to push for word, even when the truth is distorted by the people in power. It allows us to stand when they tell us to sit down, and to speak when they say be quiet."
"Jamie Foxx as Walter McMillian"
"I'm an actor, Frank. I'm just an actor. Not a messenger boy, hm? And it's humiliating, do you understand that? I've got the President of the United States of America passing messages through me to Marilyn Monroe, who happens to be drinking out of a flask at the moment, and then I've got Bobby Kennedy whose passing messages through me to you, and your passing messages to Joe Kennedy... And you know what? I just wanna act, Frank. I just wanna... I just wanna act and cheat on my wife! Is it too much to ask? [Frank takes his jacket and leaves in silence, Peter stands alone in the studio] Is it too much to ask?"
"Joe Mantegna - Dean Martin"
"[seeing builders working on a guest compound for JFK at Sinatra's mansion, before giving Frank the bad news] Fucking Kennedy's. Fucking Frank."
"Brie Larson as Eva Ansley"
"Rob Morgan as Herbert Richardson"
"Tim Blake Nelson as Ralph Myers"
"Don Cheadle - Sammy Davis Jr."
"Rafe Spall as Tommy Chapman"
"Angus Macfadyen - Peter Lawford"
"[performing at the Sands Hotel, jokingly] Maestro, how long have I been out?"
"26, a winner. My table. New rules, doll."
"[Sammy, Joey, and Peter come out on stage without wearing their trousers] There they are, folks. Tarzan, Jane, and the African Queen. Ohhhh, well I think I'm gonna make myself a little salad."
"[smiles, smoking a cigar] Life is good."
"I figure, if power doesn't mean that you have the opportunity to work with the people that you love, [points to his group] then you haven't really got any."
"Don't squirm, Peter. I hate it when you squirm."
"Help me put your brother in law in the White House. I mean, what else is there for a skinny Wop like me to accomplish in this world, huh?"
"The whole world is drunk and we're just the cocktail of the moment, pallie. One of these days, everybody's gonna wake up with a heck of a hangover, down two aspirin with a glass of tomato juice, and wonder what the hell all the fuss was about."
"[at a casino, jokingly to the photographers] Oh nellie, how'd you all get in my room?"
"Maddy Martin as Abby Sutterer"
"Isaac Kragten as Josh"
"[older, waiting backstage, getting ready to perform] I miss my guys. I miss my guys."
"Dennis Haysbert as Dr. Garrett"
"Mike Colter as Tommy Shine"
"Sam Trammell as Doctor Kent Sutterer"
"[on Dean] Could you believe him? He's the only guy in the world who could say "no" to me, and I gotta tell ya, I still love him."
"[to Peter Lawford] I wanna help Jack get elected. Unless we wind up with another stuffed shirt. This country needs some shaking up. And I don't mean by Elvis."
"I guess you crackers couldn't afford a ticket! Thought I'd bring the show to you!"
"[to Dean and Frank] Hey, hey, now be fair, be fair, that's all I ask. How'd you like it if I said "Have you ever seen a Wopsicle?""
"Barbara Niven - Marilyn Monroe"
"Holy Spirit, I need you now. I need you now. Please, please, don't take my son. Please! Please! Please bring life back into John. Please! Please, God! Please, please, please. Come, breathe life into John. Please, God... Please, God. Please, God. Send your Holy Spirit to SAVE MY SON!!!"
"[from the trailer] I'm not giving up on my son."
"Veronica Cartwright - Rocky Cooper"
"John Diehl - Joe DiMaggio"