The Godfather

"[to Bonasera] I want you to use all your powers, and all your skills. I don't want his mother to see him this way. [looks in anguish at Sonny's bullet-ridden body] Look how they massacred my boy!"

"I spent my life trying not to be careless. Women and children can be careless, but not men."

"[to Rocco Lampone, after Rocco kills Paulie Gatto] Leave the gun. Take the Cannoli."

"Marlon Brando – Don Vito Corleone"

"Al Pacino – Michael Corleone"

"James Caan – Santino "Sonny" Corleone"

"Robert Duvall – Tom Hagen"

"Diane Keaton – Kay Adams"

"Abe Vigoda – Sal Tessio"

"Sterling Hayden – Captain McCluskey"

"Talia Shire – Connie Corleone Rizzi"

"Gianni Russo – Carlo Rizzi"

"John Cazale – Fredo Corleone"

"Richard Castellano – Pete Clemenza"

"John Marley – Jack Woltz"

"Al Lettieri – Virgil "the Turk" Solozzo"

"Alex Rocco – Moe Greene"

"Richard Conte – Don Emilio Barzini"

"Louis Guss – Don Joe Zaluchi"

"Al Martino – Johnny Fontane"

"Lenny Montana – Luca Brasi"

"Victor Rendina – Philip Tattaglia"

"One of my favorite books-and I emphasize the word book here because I'm not talking about the movie-is The Godfather, because that book took me to another world-not necessarily a real world, but it did make good guys of some rather unpleasant people. It did take me to another world."