Robert De Niro movie quotes

“- Rusty: What could you be scared of, huh? What's the worst fear, that you'll fall in the street? That someone'll make fun of you? I mean, what?
- Walt Koontz: That no one will want to sleep with me anymore.
- Rusty: Guess what, somebody won't.”
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Rusty
Robert De Niro - Walt Koontz

“There's death everywhere these days Johnny. But what gives human life its worth, anyway? Because someone loves it, hates it? The flesh is weak, Johnny. Only the soul is immortal.”
Robert De Niro - Louis Cyphre

“You're smart, talented and you know a few things, but talent means nothing in this game if you don't make the right choices.”

Robert De Niro - Nick Wells

“When was it you started thinking you were better than me?”
Robert De Niro - Nick Wells

“- Gil Renard: He made this business.
- Garrity: Your father made beautiful knives. San Francisco made this business.”

Robert De Niro - Gil Renard
Dan Butler - Garrity

“The more scribbled the name, the bigger the fame.”
Robert De Niro - Rupert Pupkin

“No matter how cleverly you sneak up on a mirror, your reflection always looks you straight in the eye.”
Robert De Niro - Louis Cyphre

“- Michael: What kind of beer would you like?
- Linda: What? I don't know. I don't care. Any kind.
- Michael: I'll get you a Rolling Rock.
- Linda: Okay.
- Michael: It's a good beer, it's the best around.”
Robert De Niro - Michael
Meryl Streep - Linda

“- Jonathan Mardukas: I got money, y'know.
- Jack Walsh: I'm sure you do.
- Jonathan Mardukas: I'll give you whatever you want.
- Jack Walsh: Start by shutting up. I know you all of two minutes and already I don't like ya.
- Jonathan Mardukas: Gee, that's too bad. I really like you.”
Charles Grodin - Jonathan Mardukas
Robert De Niro - Jack Walsh

“- Jack Walsh: How much is here?
- Jonathan Mardukas: Neighborhood of three hundred thousand.
- Jack Walsh: That's a, that's a... very respectable neighborhood.”
Robert De Niro - Jack Walsh
Charles Grodin - Jonathan Mardukas

“- Dr. Ben Sobel: I have to say, not being able to perform three or four times...
- Paul Vitti: Eight times.
- Dr. Ben Sobel: ...eight times, is not catastrophic.”

Billy Crystal - Dr. Ben Sobel
Robert De Niro - Paul Vitti

“I'm a dead man, you call yourself a doctor? You should be ashamed of yourself, a real doctor wouldn't turn his back at someone who's suffering.”

Robert De Niro - Paul Vitti

“Sometimes in the heat of passion, the little head tells the big head what to do, and the big head should think twice about what you are doing.”
Robert De Niro - Lorenzo

“Upset? Why should I be upset? You've only ruined my life. Why should I be upset?”

Robert De Niro - David Merrill

“- Dominic Manetta: Times are changing. You've got to change with the times.
- Paul Vitti: What, am I supposed to get a fuckin' website?”
Joseph Rigano - Dominic Manetta
Robert De Niro - Paul Vitti

“- Jake La Motta: Did Salvy fuck Vickie?
- Joey LaMotta: What?
- Jake La Motta: Did Salvy fuck Vickie?
- Joey LaMotta: Jack. Jack, don't start your shit. I mean it, don't start.”

Robert De Niro - Jake La Motta
Joe Pesci - Joey

“Come on, Nicky, come home. Just come home. Home! Talk to me. You just talk to me. Nicky. Nicky.”
Robert De Niro - Michael

“- Eddie Moscone: Let's go have some breakfast.
- Jack Walsh: I don't eat breakfast.
- Eddie Moscone: Well then have an early lunch, let's go!”
Joe Pantoliano - Eddie Moscone
Robert De Niro - Jack Walsh

“- Paul Vitti: People get depressed, they jump. But that ain't my fault.
- Dr. Ben Sobel: So you're telling me it was suicide?
- Paul Vitti: I don't know, he probably left a note.”

Robert De Niro - Paul Vitti
Billy Crystal - Dr. Ben Sobel

“- Vincent: Are you sure you can do this?
- Sam: I once removed a guy's appendix with a grapefruit spoon.”

Jean Reno - Vincent
Robert De Niro - Sam

“- Jack Byrnes: Do you want to marry her?
[Greg Focker says nothing]
- Jack Byrnes: Do you want to marry her?
- Greg Focker: I did, till I met you.”

Robert De Niro - Jack Byrnes
Ben Stiller - Greg Focker

“- Dr. Ben Sobel: Let me get this straight: You flew all the way down to Miami and kidnapped me from my hotel room in the middle of the night just because you couldn't get an erection?
- Paul Vitti: Don't that prove I'm motivated?
- Dr. Ben Sobel: You know, you can take a pill for that.”
Billy Crystal - Dr. Ben Sobel
Robert De Niro - Paul Vitti

“I might not be the best citizen in this country, but I was raised to stand up for what I believe in, and I'm going to raise my son in the same way, and as hard as that is sometimes, I'm gonna try to live it, and if that isn't what a real American is, then we've failed!”
Robert De Niro - David Merrill

“- Gil Renard: He used to say the most beautiful play in the game is a sacrifice fly. You know why?
- Richie Renard: 'Cause you give yourself up for the team?
- Gil Renard: And it doesn't even count against your average. That's why baseball's better than life. It's fair.”

Robert De Niro - Gil Renard
Andrew J. Ferchland - Richie Renard

“- Eady: You travel a lot?
- Neil McCauley: Yeah.
- Eady: Traveling makes you lonely?
- Neil McCauley: I'm alone, I am not lonely.”
Amy Brenneman - Eady
Robert De Niro - Neil McCauley