The Color of Money

"This ain't pool. This is for bangers. Straight pool is pool. This is like hand-ball, or cribbage, or something. Straight pool, you gotta be a real surgeon to get 'em, you know? It's all finesse. Now, every thing is nine-ball, 'cause it's fast, good for T.V., good for a lot of break shots... Oh, well. What the hell. Checkers sells more than chess."

"Vincent, get in the car, this is embarrassing. You're acting like some girl who got felt up at the drive-in."

"I can always go back to whiskey; it's been very good to me. I mean, you're sitting in it, and I'm wearing it."

"Pool excellence is not about excellent pool."

"[to Carmen about Vincent] We got a racehorse here, a thoroughbred. You make him feel good, I teach him how to run!"

"Money won is twice as sweet as money earned."

"[To Carmen] I'm not your daddy, I'm not your boyfriend, so don't be playing games with me. I'm your partner."

"[To Vincent] You gotta have two things to win. You gotta have brains and you gotta have balls. Now, you got too much of one and not enough of the other."

"I think maybe the money's what's throwing you off here today."

"[To Grady Seasons] Hey, Grady, up your ass with the spot. Is that okay with you?"

"[To Vincent] You win one more game, you're gonna be humping your fist for a long time. Got that, Vincent?"

"[To Vincent] It's like a nightmare, isn't it? It just keeps getting worse and worse."

"Narrator: Nine-ball is rotation pool, the balls are pocketed in numbered order. The only ball that means anything, that wins it, is the 9. Now, the player can shoot eight trick shots in a row, blow the 9, and lose. On the other hand, the player can get the 9 in on the break, if the balls spread right, and win. Which is to say, that luck plays a part in nine-ball. But for some players, luck itself is an art."

"Orvis: You know who you got stakehorsin' here for you? This here's Fast Eddie Felson. Who the hell are you? The end of the world?"

"Paul Newman - "Fast" Eddie Felson"

"Tom Cruise - Vincent Lauria"

"Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio - Carmen"

"Helen Shaver - Janelle"

"John Turturro - Julian"

"Bill Cobbs - Orvis"

"Robert Agins - Earl at Chalkie's"

"Alvin Anastasia - Kennedy"

"Elizabeth Bracco - Diane at Bar"

"Keith McCready - Grady Seasons"

"Grady Mathews - Dud"

"Steve Mizerak - Duke, Eddie's First Opponent"

"Iggy Pop - Skinny Player on Road"

"Forest Whitaker - Amos"