"This ain't pool. This is for bangers. Straight pool is pool. This is like hand-ball, or cribbage, or something. Strai…"

"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 …"

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

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